Last call for bold predictions before competition begins!

[Edxu]

Usage of the Category C defenses will be almost non-existent in Qualification matches, but will be used in EVERY match in Eliminations.

There will be at least one match of closed-cycle Stronghold.

[Green Potato]

From seeing teams' releases on CD, over 50% of high goal shooters will be able to be rendered useless by a piece of duck-taped pool noodle, especially in Elims.

I'll even go as far as to say this: At palmetto, a quite reliable and quick climber will be MORE VALUABLE than a decent high-goal shooter SHOULD defense be played well.

Some team, I'll even go as far as to limit only to alliance captains, is going to win a regional just by scoring low goals at lightning-fast speed and scaling.

We'll see 3 times as many breaches as captures at palmetto, but this will decrease to about 1.5 by worlds.

Every single defense, at some point or another, is going to get severely damaged. For some more vulnerable defenses, like the portcullis or cheval, this will be about once a week. For things like the rock wall, it may turn into one in the season.

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by Green Potato

Every single defense, at some point or another, is going to get severely damaged. For some more vulnerable defenses, like the portcullis or cheval, this will be about once a week. For things like the rock wall, it may turn into one in the season.

I fear it may be much more common than this...

[Nemo]

Tall shooters will be better than low bar shooters!

Most (>90%) low robots with shooters would have been better off without their shooters, because they miss too many shots.

Some robots will seed #1 without scoring any high goals in qualifier rounds.

[SoccerTaco]

A team standard will be destroyed by a boulder during autonomous.

Ditto for teleop, with the standard falling on the drive team.

[Hjelstrom]

Nearly all of the boulders scored on Einstein will be in the high goal!

[tindleroot]

The amount of non-limbo robots that are alliance captains vs. first picks will be almost equal.

[IKE]

For the first 2-3 weeks of the season, capturing a tower will be a very rare occurrence. There will likely be some regionals or districts where fewer than 2 captures occur during qualification.
This will make many question if the capture standard is too high.

If "strengthening" does not occur, CAPTURING at district championships may become so universal that it will "mess with the ranking". Historically this is around 50%+ for a bonus that involves ranking.

[maxnz]

Originally Posted by Green Potato

Every single defense, at some point or another, is going to get severely damaged. For some more vulnerable defenses, like the portcullis or cheval, this will be about once a week. For things like the rock wall, it may turn into one in the season.

I assume you mean literally damaged, not damaged by the game manual's definition

[Green Potato]

Originally Posted by maxnz

I assume you mean literally damaged, not damaged by the game manual's definition

Yep, and that's why I added in "seriously." We're talking peices just flying off this bases, major clippings, etc.

[matthewdenny]

On average at least 1 match in elimination rounds will be affected by electrical systems failing.

[Hitchhiker 42]

Originally Posted by Jaci

The Portcullis will quickly become the most popular defence to be chosen by alliances and audiences alike.

Change that to sally port - makes it harder!

[SoccerTaco]

Originally Posted by Green Potato

Every single defense, at some point or another, is going to get severely damaged.

#1. Low bar at Palmetto. The fabric has already been ripped off one of the low bars and they are just running the practice matches without it.

[Zebra_Fact_Man]

Originally Posted by SoccerTaco

#1. Low bar at Palmetto. The fabric has already been ripped off one of the low bars and they are just running the practice matches without it.

Sooo... does this mean that our HP is going to get fouled for returning balls to the opposing courtyard if there is no fabric?

[NoahTappen]

This season's highest scoring match will take place on Curie, 1114 will be part of this alliance.

The match begins with the first robot, a high goal shooter, driving under the low bar, scoring a high goal and parking in the corner of the courtyard by the spy. This robot will remain in the courtyard in-taking balls from low goal shooters, retrieving balls from it's opponents secret passage and scoring high goals, at the end of the match this robot hangs.

The BDE defenses will be weakened in auton This alliance will achieve a breach of defenses for the BCDE defenses within 30 seconds of the match.

The second robot which specialized on breaching will fall back and play effective defense until endgame, upon endgame this robot hangs.

The third robot spends the match damaging the category A defense and passes boulders to the first robot. This third robot is a rookie who can only score low goals but has an effective drive-train. This robot has a cheesecaked hang mechanism and wins highest rookie seed on Curie.


Match score: 245