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Originally Posted by iCurtis
The Rhode Warriors also have some pretty Rhode Warrior centric videos from 2004 (and other years too!) |
Make sure you watch the videos (not sure what match numbers, will look up later) of one of the greatest upsets in FIRST history in that Rhode Warriors archive, where the heavily favored alliance of 60, 33, and 1241 were defeated by the #8 alliance (pre-serpentine era) featuring 121 in the quarters.
One thing to keep in mind when discussing any game is how the strategies change with the levels of play. Certain strategies are very effective in qualification matches, but less effective against higher-quality teams in elimination matches. And then once you reach the Championship elims, the whole stakes change again. So, I'd try and pick as wide a selection of video as possible (obviously limited by what's available) to try and get an idea of how the game played out at various levels of competition.
Another thing to focus on in 2004 is the critical importance of human players. You could have a great robot, but if your HP couldn't score, it left you at a massive disadvantage. And otherwise mediocre teams were held aloft by elite human players. So if you see a robot in the eliminations and wonder, "how the heck did they get picked!?!" consider watching the human players to see.
One final tidbit, you can also try and find video of the 2005 Vex pilot. It was essentially the same as the 2004 FRC game, with the bar only valued at 20 points and no autonomous mode.