Lessons learned in all weeks.

[Eagleeyedan]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

Human players like to think they're playing defense by throwing a tube at a robot as it scores.

That doesn't work. If it bounces off and descores a tube, congrats, you get a Red Card.

Is that what they were thinking? I thought it looked deliberate sometimes.

[nighterfighter]

They were deliberately trying to knock a tube OUT of the robots possession, which is 100% legal.

But it usually never worked, or gets you a red card.

[Eagleeyedan]

Ahhhh. Yeah, most teams have made their robots so that they don't drop the tubes even when they get hit so hitting them with a tube does no good!

An accurate deployment system is better than a fast minibot. Well, at least until the elims and at St, Luis, then you need both!

[nighterfighter]

Originally Posted by Eagleeyedan

Ahhhh. Yeah, most teams have made their robots so that they don't drop the tubes even when they get hit so hitting them with a tube does no good!

Here is our head ref calling the penalty on it-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzc6AeoCi58

If you skip to 4:30 she talks about it.

[Eagleeyedan]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

Here is our head ref calling the penalty on it-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzc6AeoCi58

If you skip to 4:30 she talks about it.

Yep. Good call. What regional is that?

[nighterfighter]

Peachtree

[theprgramerdude]

Floor-loading is the key to taking home the gold for the tube part of the game --- no exceptions. If you can reliably pick stuff up off the floor, you save tonnssssssssss of time compared to driving to the pocket. It's even nicer when you can grab tubes in mid-air as they're thrown by the opposing alliances human player.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by theprgramerdude

Floor-loading is the key to taking home the gold for the tube part of the game --- no exceptions.

I think two exceptions have been pointed out already: 1503 and 179.

[Arefin Bari]

Originally Posted by EricH

I think two exceptions have been pointed out already: 1503 and 179.

I believe 175 human loads as well...

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Arefin Bari

I believe 175 human loads as well...

They human load but they can pick up off the ground, just it isn't worth it according to a member I spoke to.

[BIGWILLI2081]

just my $0.02:

- As previously stated, minibots are a game changer

- Be careful if there is a defender on your end. If you get pushed into the opposing alliance's lane, it is a penalty on you and the defending bot only gets one if the action is deemed intentional. My strategy for this is to not come out of your home zone unless you know you've got the defending robot beat.

- There are many strategies to Logomotion. If it seems the team you're going up against can outscore you, or has only one minibot when you have two, try starving the field. It will produce lower scores for both teams, but if you get more minibots scored than the other alliance (and have successfully starved the field), it is likely you will win.

- Don't underestimate the third alliance pick. They have to be a good at defending and herding tubes for your alliance to be successful.

- Lastly, beware of over inflated tubes. The rules about tubes changed after the build season and they are now inflated to 7-8 inches instead of just being 7. My team had to cut off some of our claw to fit in the boundaries at the beginning of the match, but it seemed the inflated tubes (especially the squares) were easier to pick up, so it was a blessing in disguise.

[racesick222]

Teams have to learn not to set up at the min i bot tower with 30 some seconds left. Complete a logo or just place a piece on the rack you will get back to the tower in time for most team.

[torihoelscher]

Autonomous and MiniBot very important.

Autonomous that doesnt go backwards!!! LOL

[Jimmy Nichols]

Originally Posted by theprgramerdude

Floor-loading is the key to taking home the gold for the tube part of the game --- no exceptions. If you can reliably pick stuff up off the floor, you save tonnssssssssss of time compared to driving to the pocket. It's even nicer when you can grab tubes in mid-air as they're thrown by the opposing alliances human player.

The key is to be versatile. You will need to be able to pick from the floor and the feeder station. At Pittsburgh Simbotics was quick to make rows from floor loading in the mid field. During the elims, when we played them, we were able to stop their floor loading by getting to the tubes quicker, so they immediately switched to the feeder stations. Althought our strategy did not win us the round, we were able to keep their scores a little lower than others.