[FTC]: Climb or No Climb-That is the question?!

[DadInaDaze]

Our team, as well as most others we know, seemed to determine mountains = most-point potential. But, as the game was designed, it comes with far-higher risks.

Watching another team practice-- with my ref's hat on-- I wanted to point this out: watch how fast and far you move your robot up the mountain, especially if you want to establish yourself in the High Zone before the End Game. If the robot needs to go at high speed or as high as possible-- or drivers choose to drive it so-- your robot might overshoot and engage the Cliff low bar enough to nullify scoring End-Game scoring achievement possibilities for your Alliance on that mountain. If you plan to build and operate to climb high, be sure it can be done to avoid contacting the Cliff's All-Clear Signal, Pull-Up Bar, or Low Bar before the End Game.

See section 1.5.4 and <GS18> of Game Manual Pt. 2 for details.