[EricLeifermann]

I think it comes down to how you want to play the game. Do you want a robot that rocks in qualifications but not in elims? remember that win/loss doesn't matter this year until the elims.

So I like to take the strategy of Beatty (71) back in 2002. We don't care where we rank after quals, we know that we will get picked and will win with the strategy we picked to play.

In elims defense is going to be a huge part of the game, letting the other team score doesn't matter anymore just winning. So if you have the best defensive robot and can shut anyone down, you will get noticed and you will get picked, or even with the seeding points this year you could still have a chance to be a picker.