Strategy Coming Into Play

[nehalita]

As I watched the kickoff, I think I jumped the highest when I realized that this game can potentially be heavily dependent on strategy.

Of course, a good robot is always necessary but with 6 robots on the field with mandatory offensive and defensive plays, a good strategy may make the difference between a good match and a great match.

For example, if each robot goes about doing their own task, the match will be active but not nearly as heated as it would be if teams have distinctly planned out specific offensive and defensive strategies as an alliance and not just as individuals.

Last year I noticed some matches where each robot was doing their own thing and capping as much as possible. Other matches, however, were a combination of capping, defending, and making it difficult for the opponents. Although I loved to see a "whole lotta capping going on" (ignore the corny allusion), I really got excited when I saw some serious thinking come into play.

What do you think? Do you think strategy will be important? What do you plan to do on the big day?

If you can't tell, I definitely feel that strategy will be important and may be especially interesting during the autonomous round. It's all about a coordinated effort and a nice deal of research ahead of time. Are we up to it? We shall see =).

[edit: i noticed a strategy thread had come up before but it was more about what strategy the team planned on using, I am emphasizing more on how important it may be in the big picture]