Is Defense key to this game?

[Cody Carey]

Originally Posted by BBnum3

In my opinion if a team decides that they want to shut down a robot from the opposing alliance that they will accomplish that against every robot but the very best.

That is how it has been working out.



To everyone who said defense wouldn't work,

It is no longer opinion, in this year's game; defense works really well.

Robots have a hard enough time scoring with no defense. When you add it; it is pretty much impossible.

Most teams with holonomic/omni drives are using them exactly like standard tank drives, and not taking advantage of their maneuverability.

Very few teams can score on the top rung effectively, and no teams can score effectively when defense is being run. Especially when the defensive bot is between the scorer and the rack.

It is true that the game will change over the competition period, but with the highest score I've seen being 64... I don't know how far it can evolve.


This is all observed from the VCU regional... but it can't be much different elsewhere.