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Originally Posted by thefro526
IMO, I think this year we're going to see a lot of mid-numbered alliances winning. Alliances 3,4,5,6 will have much better selections than 1 or 2. This is not the year you want to drag a robot to victory.
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I disagree with this sentiment and I'm not sure why it's so common.
This year there is going to be an even bigger gap between the good robots and the bad robots. There will probably be fewer good/elite robots than in year's past, which means having the number one pick is all the more important. Especially at regionals, where most regionals really only have 1-2 robots who are very very good.
If you're picking from the #3-5 spot, you get a better second pick, but your first pick is probably a significantly worse scorer than the #1 pick of the regional. I'd rather have an alliance with 1114, 148, and a third bot that can drive very well than an alliance of three average scoring robots, or two average scoring robots and a very good defender/pinner.