A Recycle Rush Reflection

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by jvriezen

Not really true. If you can grab three cans off of the step to own six total, the other team can cap at most four stacks. You probably only need to cap five stacks to win. If you grab all the cans from the step to own seven, you only need to cap four to exceed the three capped stacks the other alliance has.

I don't think this is correct for 80-90% of teams at a typical event. In Quals, QF's and SF's you aren't directly competing with the opposing alliance, but also all of the other teams. Denying the RC's in one match is irrelevant unless their next opposing alliance can also deny the RC's. All that matters in Qual/QF/SF are individual scores - so Canburglaring is only effective if used as the means to that end. At a typical events, I seriously doubt they made a big difference before Finals.

At champs they matter even in Quals because there is a good chance that average teams are paired with elite teams who can use 4+ RC's.