Scouting at the championship

[MARS_James]

Originally Posted by Rebellion2638

I am not doubting our team's ability, but a few of us on our team don't think our robot has the capability to be a alliance captain. What's all of your opinions about scouting in this situation?

I think it may be a waste of time and I know if somehow we are in the top 10 we can find some data though another teams published data.

Back in 2008 my team thought the same and I argued against it to the point of scouting my entire division by myself and let me tell you the experience I gained was immeasurable, seeing all these different bots and strategies even in a game like Overdrive was worth it and being able to show data of what top tier teams were capable showed me through scaling what to expect for the next few years.

So to summarize even if you will not be in a position to pick (or even be picked) I can not stress the importance of this. Also if you do get picked wouldn't it be bad to be in an alliance with 3 teams who didn't scout themselves and relied on other teams data when it came time to strategize?