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Originally Posted by Shadow503
I'm curious how you suggest teams take into account for defensive strategies. If a ball is pinned against a wall, what can a team do besides ignore it and do laps? My point is that any offensive bot can be neutralized by this technique.
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Very simple, push them out of the way. There is nothing to prevent bumper to bumper contact. If we had chosen to use our drive train from last year we could have pushed any of the defensive bots out of the way, very easily. We could even have pushed other bots sideways in some cases. Also, you could simply not let them pin in the first place. Part of the game this year, I would almost say the most important part, is ball control. You must be able to pick up quickly and reliably and a team that does this can make it so another team never has the chance to play defense in the first place.
Finally, I direct you to the eliminations at GLR. There you can see a very fine showing of counter-defense between us (910) and the Thunderchickens. Above all else teamwork can prevent defense from shutting you down.
Also the 135 degree walls are likely there to give the track a somewhat oval appearance, to simulate a race track. Not for any specific anti defense reason.