Feeder Robots: Do They Exist?

[Siri]

If "feeder" means getting a tube from the Feeding Station, possessing it across the field and dropping it in the safe zone, then no, I haven't seen many and most are't fast enough to be useful. If "feeder" means getting tubes to where they're useful for scorers, then yeah, there are a bunch and they can definitely be helpful for your average and even above average scorers.

Our strategies at FLR didn't always specify "feeder" though. If you've got bots scoring upwards of 3-4 tubes each or are playing a tube-scarce or defense-necessary match, they play a big role. If it's quals and you've got 3 scorers at 2-4 tubes/match with normal opponents, switching around often worked out for the best. It's not really crowded with good communication and it helps if someone runs into issues.

Defense is only important with some alliance pairings and often isn't really what you need to max your RS. And at least at Week 1 FLR using a 2-3 tube scorer as a dedicated feeder tended to slow scoring down. Tubes tend to be close for most matches, though that should change some as HPs improve. Most bots didn't go past (usually even close to) their towers until Deployment.