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Re: Game design /w surface leveling the competition?

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Question to all who competed or attended Week One region events, Is this year's game design /w RFP leveling the competition so that there is not dominating robot design?
Absolutely not.
The game is being dominated by those whom understand the game and all of its impact

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Has the surface and bumper envelope restrictions resulting in scoring being dominated by HP and robots getting caught in the corner?
HPs are scoring, and scoring well, but generally only when a robot is pinned near the HP. The best scorers in NH are fast power dumpers (those that can store a lot of balls and dump them quickly).

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I've watched only a few dozen matches from DC and now OKC and I don't observe dominance from traditional powerhouse robot teams. Can anyone add to or shed new data/observation to my hypothesis?

APS
The traditional powerhouses are still the powerhouses. They, for the most part, have the understanding of what is required in this game to win.
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