A Recycle Rush Reflection

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

There was discussion of it on chief. I distinctly remember posting that they'd be the only thing that mattered once a relatively low point threshold was achieved.

Just like this year, many people who didn't understand competition argued they weren't that important.

To be fair, this year the canburglars only matter insofar as the point values that can be attained after the cans are acquired. In 2011, a fast minibot gave points regardless.

The statistic that hasn't even been evaluated, probably because it's tough to acquire the data, is what % of canburglaring turned into points, and whether or not those extra points changed an outcome of Elims averge ranking. If we could get that data and analyze it I think (IMO) it'd translate back to the average team's design decisions in Week 1-2 to not do canburglars given the efficiency in match flow of few high stacks vs many short stacks at a typical event.

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Moving forward to champs, niche things like this seem to be the only publicly-discussed thing that matters for the average champs-bound team. While I don't think canburglars are the only thing a team who can't solo > 2 capped 6-stacks, I think it's almost a must. Such a shame too.

Where would a canburglar specialist be picked in selections? Where do they fit, outside of the 2-3 elite alliances who can do 5+ capped 6-stacks?