A Recycle Rush Reflection

[orangemoore]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

There was no energy from the crowd. At least nothing compared to previous years. Teams left hours before pits closed which isn't uncommon. However this year a large majority of teams left very early. Pit scouting was much less meaningful and as a result I saw much less strategizing than previous years.

I think I completely disagree with this paragraph. But I think it might depend more on the event and your/my view/perception.

Most matches at the Midwest regional this year were exciting. The regional had a couple "flashy" teams but the majority of the field was trailing not far behind with my team's average of 98.2 instead of being 10th at all non-DC events except for 1 we would have been ranked high sometimes 1st. The deep field probably helped match play be exciting.

Back in the pits we could easily hear the crowd scream for either excitement or disappointment depending on what happened. It never felt like there was a really boring match but I could have missed those ones.

I'm not sure why you wouldn't strategize for every match to maximize your points. We talked every time with out alliance partners and opponents (for co-op) to get as many points as possible.