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Support Bots?

View Poll Results: Support: Viable or no?
Yes! Supports can speed up scoring by teammates.	46	51.69%
Only at a very high level, otherwise a shooter would contribute more.	15	16.85%
Only at a low level with robots that need help.	21	23.60%
No. It's too specialized to be any help.	7	7.87%
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11-01-2016, 14:28

Boltman

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Re: Support Bots?

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Originally Posted by based_toat_goat

Does anyone think there would be a niche role for a support robot that could do things like
-Hold open defenses to let others through
-Ferry and give boulders to shooter bots
-Defend only if needed
-Shoot olny if needed
or would this be made redundant by high-scoring, fast-loading bots?

"Ferry and give boulders to shooter bots"

Ejecting a boulder other than shooting or placing in a goal is a foul..... so only missed shots would "pass" to another bot

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