[rees2001]

I would suggest that what this thread comes down to is execution & driver skill, much like most FIRST games. A shooter with high throughput can beat simple dumper. A power dumper can beat a shooter. It doesn’t matter which design you decided on what matters is the speed in which you can score 10+ balls. If you need 25 balls to score 10+ in one shot (power dumper) or you need 15ish balls to score 10+ (power shooter) it still comes down to how fast it happens. If your robot shoots/dumps too slowly your target will be gone. If your co-driver can’t easily operate your mechanism, your target will be gone. If your software doesn’t react quick enough… stop me if you’ve heard this, your target will be gone. Many of you will say that your target will not be gone if you are pinning them. That’s nice if the robot pulling up to your trailer doesn’t deliver the balls faster than you.

What this game comes down to is how fast can you deliver the balls you have? The longer it takes the farther away your target just got, or the more balls that just got unloaded on you.

Execute or lose.