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Exclamation Re: Shooters vs Arms

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Originally Posted by Donut View Post
The one humongous disadvantage I see against shooter bots is that they don't get the courtesy of protection during hurdling really, as there is no way to judge when they are attempting to hurdle. Standard defensive maneuvers of parking in front of them won't work, but instead it's very easy to push them from behind and not give them a chance to slow down to a speed they want to shoot at, and simply push them past the line so they must go around the field again to hurdle. I also see stealing a ball that has been launched as easier to do than stealing a ball that is just dropped over the overpass.
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Originally Posted by Competition Manual, Section 7
HURDLING: The act of completing a HURDLE. To be considered in the process of HURDLING,
the ROBOT must:
 be in its own HOME STRETCH, and
 be in POSSESSION of a TRACKBALL, and
 be moving toward the OVERPASS and/or elevating the TRACKBALL so that the top of the
TRACKBALL is higher than the LANE DIVIDER.
Please read the thread before posting, this has been posted many times.
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