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Originally Posted by akeisic
I agree with Ike. Watching the vids of 184 and 254 brings doubts to the shooters out there, but their game changing impact the last 20 seconds will be crucial.
As shooter teams head to collect the super cells other teams will likely be looking for a place to hide. The smart alliances will send their dumper and shooter to opposite ends of the field to collect the super cells - maximizing scoring potential. I suspect there will be a bunch near the middle of the field at the end of most matches, which is where the shooters will be the most effective as they'll be able to target 'over their shoulder' to score the super cell.
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I completely agree with you. As I posted in driving stratagies, if your teammates can pin the opposing robots, sending your shooter in to dump a super cell or two into the opposing alliance's trailers will be very important. Also, the turreted shooters have the advantage when it comes to manuverability. A dumper (as far as I have seen) cannot aim itself without turning the entire robot. However, a turreted shooter can still score even when pinned. The shooter bots will have to use every advantage they have at their disposal.
Teamwork is crucial, so the scouts and drive teams of each alliance need to spend a decent amount of time stratagizing before their matches. The drive teams need to be well coordinated and know what each team is doing. Failure to do so will result in a lost match.
Edit: Something to add: One thing I saw with the dumpers: other than driving right up to the trailer, they don't really have a way to direct the balls into the trailer. Some may miss. A shooter that can work like a power dumper will be absolutly deadly. If the robot is able to take long shots as well as get really close and unload fast and accuratly, they will be the ultimate robot. Even a shooter that has a low shot angle and is designed to spit out balls right into the trailer from two feet (like what we want to do) can be better than a dumper. Maybe I'm just being confident for my team's design, but I like to think we can do some serious damage.