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Re: [FTC]: Autonomous Ideas?

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Originally Posted by RRLedford View Post

-Dick Ledford
I will grant you that your mode will work for your first couple of qualification matches (and perhaps also against an elim opponent that isn't paying attention). However, there is an extremely simple autonomous counter:

Noob team 10001 creates a "drive straight for 1.5 seconds after a 5 second delay" autonomous. The robots collide. Your team gets only 25 points for position + rolling goal batons and a possible possession penalty if the timing is right. You may win auto mode by 10-15 points, however you've left yourself in the precarious position of having easy defense played on you for the rest of the match.
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