Defense is Back in a Big (Good) Way

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by jajabinx124

I get what you are saying. But if you are a higher up alliance captain I wouldn't risk it.

If I was a lower seeded alliance captain at Lake Superior (seeds 6-8) I probably would of picked the top defensive bot first then picked the breacher/scorer... but that's just me and that possible situation.

I would agree with this if we were a lower seeded captain.

Our alliance discussed in detail how we would address defense. We did this after the initial annoucement that we would decline 4009 and create our own alliance, then later deciding to accept.
If you watched all of our matches, we played no defense whatsoever at all.
We understood that shooting other than the outerworks with a defender would be tough......but with all 3 robots attacking the castle, a defender can only do so much.
Other than that 1 match where we missed "capture" by 1 boulder, we did it in every single playoff match including the DECCer, often getting negative points for "over-capturing."
As the weeks go on, capturing will be automatic for regional winning alliances, and a requirement if you plan on succeeding in qualifications at championships, IMO.