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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
That's true in some situations, but not all. Hurdles only count over your half of the overpass, placing counts on both halves. There are going to be scenarios where you have the time to hurdle on your half, drive halfway around the track, and place (where you wouldn't have time for another full lap to hurdle). That's a 12 point difference right there, rather than just 4.
edit: Optimizer just beat me.
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That's a pretty good point. I think it's open to interpretation, though, because a shooter robot could potentially get one more hurdle per match than a standard arm robot (that is, if it's fast enough), so the bonus may or may not play a significant role at the end of of a match if the shooter is quicker overall.
This could potentially be an important quality for a robot to have, as a last minute bonus on the opposing stretch of the track could mean the match for a certain alliance.
Ah, well, I guess practice day is going to be devoted to placing a ball on the overpass!