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Re: Picking up balls or not

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Originally Posted by EricVicenti View Post
Keep in mind, in order to load your robot from the payload specialist, you must stand still, something making you an extremely attractive target in this game, either for the opposing payload specialists or for the opposing bots. There is nowhere to hide.
You can do a lot to reduce the accuracy of opposing PSs, if you think about it. At long ranges, simply moving semi-erratically will be more than sufficient. When you're at a dead stop being loaded by your PS, you can pretty easily make things very difficult on the opponent PS that's behind the same alliance station. If you slide in sideways or back in so your trailer is snug against the wall, it's going to be a much trickier shot for that PS. If you back in, you can make it trickier for the OUTPOST PS and robots to score on you as well, though you're then making it a little tougher for your PS to reload you.

Still, if you work the angles and field elements appropriately, sitting still doesn't have to equate with being a super easy target.
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