Thread: Is there a place this year for robots that cant hurdle?
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Re: Is there a place this year for robots that cant hurdle?
Which would you pick, given that you already have 2 moderately effective hurdlers, who are average speed.

1) A robot that can maneuver the ball moderately well, push it around and play keep away, they are quite fast and good drivers. They can knock off balls easily, but not hurdle.

2) A robot that can maneuver the ball just as well, is slightly slower, but can hurdle somewhat effectively.

3) A robot that can do it all and is fast

Clearly your choice should be the third one, but chances are that team doesn't exist in the second round of picks after 16 teams are gone. So would you like to see a robot that can hurdle if needed (say a malfunction in your robot) or would you like the speed demon. Speaking from a mechanical standpoint, and after watching what happened to alliances last weekend, I would pick choice 2. The two hurdlers on your alliance are not perfect, yes in the ideal world they are, but I doubt anyone can say that it's not possible for their hurdling beast to become handicapped after seeing the chaos on the field. So if you only have one hurdler left, what are the chances you'll win? I'd take a back up every time.