scouting

[Kpchem]

Originally Posted by boomergeek

How could a good scouting/picking team decide if defensive pick is better than another offensive pick if the scouting team has not come up with tangible metrics for defense centric bots?

By my experience, the question isn't whether to pick another offensive robot or a defensive robot based on the metrics you find. That is answered through your own unique strategy to the game. Some teams will decide three offensive robots is the way to play this game, others will decide that it's two offensive and defense, and I'm sure there will be other combinations based on how many feeder bots there are at that regional

However, I am also curious as to how people are quantifying defense. In general we like to use simple ratings of 1-5 for defensive ability, but these can often be prone to bias as it is a purely subjective rating, even when it is limited to one or two people making that decision.