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Re: Defense?

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Originally Posted by NOV8R View Post
The winning strategy in the regional finals I've seen have bee based on the saying " the best defense is an aggressive ofense". During autonomous if an alliance can get balls downfield and score a few in the process, the far end robot leaves the zone during the start of teleoperated leaving no defender in that zone. Once in the mid-field the best herder/near zone kicker moves to the near zone ganging up on the lone defender. The mid-fielder keeps shooting and scoring balls as well. This strategy seems hard to defend against.

While I agree with you, I can't help but feel like it's relying a bit too much on autonomous. Having a defender in the close zone at least makes it harder to score, even if they do allow balls though. Robots who are in the mid-field will have to have to be able to boast the ability to transport balls to their scoring zone quickly and effectively in order to keep the edge on their side. Not only that, but they also have to keep balls away from the other mid player. Having a defender bot takes a way a little bit of that pressure of the mid-fielder; yes they have to get balls over the bump, but at least this way it's a little harder for the other to score.
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