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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
I've been busy with at my own regional, so I haven't watched any of this district. However, it's obvious 469 is doing much better in qualifications this time around than they did in their previous district (where they were shut out multiple times and lost four matches).
What's the difference? Are teams buying into the 469 system more now that they've seen what it can do? Are the robots just better at scoring at this event (especially with two more weeks to work on them)? Are fewer teams attempting to defend against 469 and just attempting to maximize their rankings? Some of each? Something else?
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469 seemed to have technical difficulties at Cass tech. Thier ball return system seemed to malfunction and not extend in numerous matches. When they are forced to survive on their drive system and kicker, they are a far less dangerous robot to play against.
I can only (selfishly) hope this pattern of strategy regarding scoring FOR 469 and not for themselves continues. All it would take is 4 or 5 goals by the opposing teams to change these 25 + 5 = 30 point matches in 25 + 10 + 5 = 40 point matches. It's keeping their scores reasonably sane. It makes logical sense to - if they get locked into place in auton, score with them and not against them, since they're likely going to smash you anyway if they have even a single good offensive partner.