[pfreivald]

Hanging is situational, but can be critical. In a close game, one (or two!) hanging robots makes the difference between a win and a loss, and especially given that close win/losses garner a lot of QPs, it's very important.

Two otherwise-equally matched teams play in an elimination match. One has good hangers, the other does not. Who wins?

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We built our robot as a strong mid-fielder -- one that can consistently and effectively funnel balls from the midfield into our alliance's scoring zone. If left alone, we did that very well, and won by a lot. If defended against, we tied up all of the balls in the middle most of the game, keeping the score rather low, and then hung to win -- and thus won by a little.

This usually worked. It would not be a valid strategy if we were not a consistent hanger.

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So that's the answer to your question: the importance of elevation depends on how you built your robot to win games.