I'm glad 1717 and 399 got their tickets to Atlanta this weekend, they both deserved it
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Originally Posted by Looking Forward
Vegas was a terrific example of this, with both finalist alliances blending defense and offense together. 330 was the undoubted leader of their finalist alliance, often scoring one large payload then playing outstanding defense on their leading opposing scoring machine (and fully utilizing their pseudo-crab). But their alliance couldn't pull it off against a well-balanced #3 alliance, which featured three solid scoring machines, but no single "explosive" element. 987 and 1622 weren't the flashiest, but they got the job done. 1013 is what set the alliance apart, providing both defensive and support scoring, and made many other alliances look foolish for not picking them earlier.
254 and 1538 paired up as the number 1 alliance, but the two robots were too similar in design and strategy to work together ideally. Defense and less than spectacular teamwork led to their semi-final demise.
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From what I saw, Vegas went down a little bit differently than this. For one thing, 3006 was the primary scorer and seemed to be a solid leader for the #4 alliance, not 330. 330 was kind of a wildcard (ironic considering what the Highrollers named their robot
), they would load up in the beginning and spend most of the match looking for a good opening to unload. Whether or not they got this opportunity was what decided most of their matches, and it sure kept everyone on the edge of their seats!
Also, I don't recall seeing 1013 ever score a moonrock, but they played some seriously tough defense that gave the Highrollers and Spyder the openings they needed to score.