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Originally Posted by Tetraman
I am completey suprised with so few Auto-modes. The auto-mode is SOOO important this year. Probably only 1 step lower in importance from Aim High. Seriously, having keepers on the rack before robots can play the defense game is like going twice to begin a game of Tic-Tac-Toe.
And it's not like it's a difficult auto-mode either. Tripple Play was difficult, Aim High was easy, Rn'R is between. I am suprised that no robots take a ringer by the side and run toward the spider legs to hook the keeper on the side.
I think the high defense is a result of the low auto-modes.
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Not so much. This year there is no auto bonus. There also is no real strategic value to it beside the opportunity to start a row and get a clear head start. It would be one thing if 3 robots could all land ringers at once, but i scarcely see too many teams successfully placing keepers.
Last year on the other hand, there was a clear advantage. First, you get points, second, there is a bonus, third there was the advantage of playing defense first, which i know at least 25 used to thier advantage when playing. I even think that they lost the final in nationals due to the fact that they were beaten in autonomous in one of the final matches. ( correct me if im wrong)