Thread: What do you think will be important this year?
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Re: What do you think will be important this year?
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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
Ability to play in any field zone will be a big factor for a number of teams, I think.

Ability to pass/receive passes will be something to watch for, as will be ability to defend the tunnels.

Hanging will be important, especially the ability to hang with another robot or two hanging from you.
I doubt hanging will be that important within game play because a team that can score effectively and get the balls back out will be able to make up those points quickly. Personally I still want to hang, but more for political reasons within the regional, being able to hang well and have other robots hang from you can be something that will help set you apart from the rest of the competition.

Also on that note I think were going to see another competition where the human player will be a big part of things. The coralers won't need to do much, but they can ruin things if they're not paying attention to what's going on, but as we saw in the kickoff demonstrations with Dean, Woodie, and Lavery the trident holder, the more important of the positions, needs to work fast and avoid getting the ball stuck in the trident, from pushing it in to hard, and getting it stuck on the track, by spreading the track and having it close in on the ball.

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The tunnels will be insignificant. Hanging from the tower will be common, until teams realize they can't defend during that time. Being able to move balls accurately is key.
Don I think there is some truth to what your saying because robots could become easily blocked if only able to move through the tunnel, but teams that can go through the tunnel will be able to move much faster than those who can only go over the ramp, if the tunnel isn't blocked. In my opinion the teams your going to see trying to move from zone to zone will try and go through the tunnel first, but have the capability to go over the ramps. Also I think a trend will start to develop where you'll see teams that don't hang during the endgame will be these bots that can go through the tunnel.