The Not So-Secret Secret End-Game

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by aldaeron

With three robots playing zone defense and passing when the ball is in another zone - do you really think six 20 points cycles is reasonable? I foresee a lot of pinning to prevent that (what else are the other bots doing?). Or at least interfering with the super bot when it tosses over the truss. Keep in mind that three passes and a high score is 40 points per cycle so you would only need 3 to outscore the scenario you described. Now the 2 defenders may have to help the 20 point cycling super bot allowing more 40 point passing based cycles.

I do think that the super bots will be able to score quite a bit and probably still win matches by themselves - I just think it will be less of a runaway.

I believe the logistical complexity of passing the ball between three robots and three zones (which means it will take considerably longer to do than a team 'going solo' as I described earlier), with the relatively weak position of MOST teams at the regional level means that it will be Championship Elimination rounds (or MSC) before we see some really stellar 3 assist runs from both alliances in a match.

I'm not saying it won't happen. Certainly, you'll see teams (especially those that share a practice facility) that are well practiced at assist manoevres in regional eliminations. 1114 + 2056 come quickly to mind as a pair that will likely be very good at it. But in qualifications, when they'll be paired up with comparatively weaker and slower partners? I'm betting you'll see more solo scorer 2 defender alliances than not.