Problem's with 2015…

[Justin Montois]

Originally Posted by themccannman

I'm going to disagree with you here. I think of all of the years in FRC this is the year that is easiest to win playing solo. Last year was unwinnable solo because of the geometric scaling of assist points. This year on the other hand, a single robot can run a 32 point auto routine (if you're the only robot on the field) and make 3-4 stacks of 6 (42 points a piece). 158-200 points is definitely a winning score which is totally achievable solo. I think this year is the best in terms of not getting screwed over by your schedule, the only time you will be screwed by scheduling is if you face a team that grabs all the center RCs which limits you to 3 stacks instead of 4 which isn't nearly as big a deal as previous years.

This game is not about "winning solo" and I think your match schedule has a more drastic effect on your ranking than any prior year. In years past, if you were paired with 1114 for example you would likely win but you only gained 2 QP's. However, this year, if you play with 1114 and they (and you) put up a big number, that's a huge advantage over teams that don't get to play with 1114 cause it's not 2 QP's it's a huge boost to your QA that other teams won't get.