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Re: Defense, It's still here.
It seems some teams have an adverse reaction to those teams that choose to employ defensive tactics. Right up until alliance selection occurs when they rather have those defensive teams with their alliance rather than against!
I've said this before and still believe it to be true: without defense, FRC becomes an robot exhibition rather than a game. Effective defense places a premium on robot speed & maneuverability, driver skill, situational awareness, scouting and coordination with alliance partners. BTW, defensive robots can still rack up scores for their alliance: knocking down balls and crossing lines in hybrid mode; clicking off a few laps and herding/feeding Trackballs to hurdling partners during tele-operated play.
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