What will separate the good from the great?

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by wjd13

Hello Chief Delphi,

What do you all think will separate the "good teams" from the "great teams" once the game starts being played at a high level?(regional championships/worlds). I'm predicting that that by regionals and worlds, the defenses will be breached every match, and the tower will be captured most matches. So if every alliance can do that, what will set the winners above?

Last year, it was the recycling containers. Whoever got the most won, because it was a given that each alliance could make enough 6 stacks. This year, if it is a given that every alliance will breach and capture, here's what I think will set the winners apart.

1. Whoever scores the most in auto.

2. Whoever can scale

3. Whoever shoots high goals more reliably.

What do you think?

I think a 36 30-point auto is a given for playoffs (three robots crossing). At the better regionals and region championships, it'll either be high goal or scale. By Einstein (and probably MSC), I'm pretty much expecting "and".

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by Billfred

I think a 36-point auto is a given for playoffs (three robots reaching and crossing). At the better regionals and region championships, it'll either be high goal or scale. By Einstein (and probably MSC), I'm pretty much expecting "and".

Pretty sure that's only 30 points. You don't get reach points for crossing.

[wjd13]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Pretty sure that's only 30 points. You don't get reach points for crossing.

Yeah, it's only 30 points, per page 31 of the game manual

Once a ROBOT CROSSES a DEFENSE in AUTO, any additional DEFENSES that ROBOT REACHES or CROSSES during the AUTO period will not decrease DEFENSE STRENGTH nor contribute points to the ALLIANCE.

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by Billfred

I think a 36-point auto is a given for playoffs (three robots reaching and crossing). At the better regionals and region championships, it'll either be high goal or scale. By Einstein (and probably MSC), I'm pretty much expecting "and".

Robots either reach or cross in autonomous. One robot cannot receive both reach and cross points in the same autonomous period.

Section 3.1.3
ROBOTS can also receive AUTO points for REACHING a DEFENSE. A DEFENSE is REACHED when, at the end of the AUTO period, any part of a ROBOT’s BUMPERS are within the opponent’s OUTER WORKS. Once a ROBOT CROSSES a DEFENSE in AUTO, any additional REACHES or CROSSES by that ROBOT during the AUTO period will not decrease DEFENSE STRENGTH nor contribute points to the ALLIANCE.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto

Robots either reach or cross in autonomous. One robot cannot receive both reach and cross points in the same autonomous period.

I read "additional" as "successive", but that's my uncaffeinated mind at work. The meat of the answer remains--three crossed defenses in playoffs is a given, in my book.