Thread: Week 5 Impressions of the Rack. The Conclusion of the Games.
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Re: Week 5 Impressions of the Rack. The Conclusion of the Games.
#1 Autonomous was not worth enough
#2 Ramps are worth too much, or ringers aren't worth enough
#3 Defense rules the day if it is played

Even at Western Michigan, we saw that it is very easy for an "ok" robot to shut down an "excellent" scoring bot. This competition can very easily turn into a snooze fest while 3 ramp bots play defense on the other teams scorers, then ramp for the win.

Nationals will see some high scores, but it's also going to see insane defense played by some of the top end bots there with good drivetrains. It's not even necessary to push the other bot in the corner - just stay between them and the rack and 90% of the offensive bots will not be able to score.
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