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Originally Posted by Tom Line
Second - they've got traction wheels. Someone here says they do well when not locked on - that really isn't very true. They have difficulty turning, aren't very fast, and can't do much of anything if defended. That isn't a knock on their bot. Frankly, it's incredibly effective at what is does. There is NO OTHER WAY you're going to average 1 ball every 4 seconds.
Third - they physically lock onto the tower. With large aluminum plates. There's pretty much no point in trying to move them.
Fourth - you can block them. You have to travel partially into the tunnel at an angle. A number of teams were at the practice field programming auton to do exactly that. Once you stop them from locking in, there no better (and in fact a bit worse) than many other bots. They have a good kicker and a good ball sucker, but they are slow-slow-slow. Don't count on that continuing long though - they're Las Guerillas after all.
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I didn't mean to imply that they're great when not in the tower. But if you watch Qual34 (linked earlier in the thread), you can see them score 4 goals (all from the middle zone) and advance one more when not in the tower. That's not incredible, but it's certainly a solid performance. That's certainly good enough to be on most elimination alliances, and tip the favor of the match towards their alliance (considering the other alliance will essentially be playing down a member).
Granted, I don't pretend to have as in depth a knowledge of the machine as people as the event. Their strategy and design are certainly very dependent on their partners for success. It will be interesting to see how effective they are moving forward.