Low Bar Poll, part 2

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by JesseK

What if the Transformers pick the Decepticons at Champs and need a specific type of robot for the 2nd pick?

Meh. First we have to earn the spot to Champs, and that means we need to be prepared to play the game locally - however that works. I know my team, in choosing the low bar and shooter, refused to give up the basic functions of a great low goal and great intake. It was an easy decision since our targets for breaching we solved very early on. So in playing the long game (yay districts!) we know we have until District Champs to get the shooter to its highest level of play. Since we have the resources to do so, I think we'll get there.

Then we'll have to figure out the whole paradox implied by the first sentence above...

Teams that have been preparing to take full advantage of the district schedule can be very successful but also will have very interesting types of performances. The robot we need to do well at our first event is somewhat unrecognizable compared to the robot we need to succeed at district champs. In theory we could wholesale replace our robot and then some across the 5 different competitions (if we actually do that, I might die).

Also while saying that Chief Delphi users are not representative of FIRST as a whole is not entirely a logical fallacy, a claim that they are always going to be stronger performers does have holes in it. Source.