Why does everyone hate this game so much?

[Citrus Dad]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

At higher levels some defense started to occur but, as evidenced by the world champs, the optimal alliance involved 3 robots running and gunning.

Based on our experience in 2013, the optimal alliance was an FCS with a counterdefense robot and a ground pickup for rebounds. Watch SF 1-1 on Einstein to see that in action. Our robot went dead in SF 1-2 (our fault) so it's hard to prove that point, however this required TEAM strategy, not individual robot performance.