biggest threat in atlanta

[Marion]

man. you guys apparently will be surprised by 1583!

[erad84]

i think that chuck 84 is goin' to be a big threat.

[mateus]

Originally Posted by Joel J.

I agree.. they'll do well, but only if they select the correct alliance, and then execute their (properly selected) strategy very well each time they go up to bat. Same goes for everyone else. Once the robots are refined, the alliance is as good as can be had, given seeding, its then all about the doing.. and the question would be, "are you doing the right thing?"

Originally Posted by nparikh

You're absolutely right. Even an alliance with the three best robots ever built will not win against the next three if strategy isn't played out properly. In the end, its about dealing with what you have and playing to your strengths and against the opponent's weaknesses--even if that means changing up strategies between matches or on the fly.

I think that this is absolutely the truth... and this year game is totally based int this...good strategies being well executed... a "medium" alliance with this can win against a wonderful alliance that can't execute well its stategy...

that's the reason i loved this year game!! well done strategies are the key!

and i think... we'll have some surprises in the championship... i can't say who... but i don't think that the competition this year will be restricted to the "elite teams"...

good lucky for all... and see you in atlanta next week!!

[EmoMike]

Originally Posted by erad84

i think that chuck 84 is goin' to be a big threat.

I think both of us are just a little bit biased

[silicon_ghoti]

Originally Posted by Joel J.

If 254 added bumpers (among other things), then I think I'd cry (tears of joy).

I would sure hope they would, cause they wouldn't want their lexan cracked again by your's truly.

But, even without bumpers these guys are awesome.

P.S. 272 are a pretty awesome team, as are 79, 1902, 997, 330.

[Gabe]

All I remember quite well is team 100 and team 190, from Silicon Valley regional.

[Guy Davidson]

The biggest threat in Atlanta will not by any robot, by a person or group of people. The biggest threat will be the alliance that can strategize the best. They will have to know their opponents, design, and implement a strategy for each match. I'd take the decent alliance with the good strategy over the better alliance without the strategy in any match, and much moreso in Atlanta.

[LizH]

I def. agree with you! In Philly after a long night of scouting we chose the 35th and 19th ranked teams. We looked at our defensive and ramp ability and decided to choose 2 scoring robots. Because of our choice, we never even had to use our ramp. You have to look at each robots potential and strength, NOT RANK!!!! We had amazing alliance partners that we could work with too, which is extremley important!

[silicon_ghoti]

I agree whole-heartedly with the above posts on how it will be an alliance who wins, not a team. It seems last year was a bit more independent, you could have one crazy good team and two OK pushers, and it would win ever time. Now though, if even the "least" of the robots on your team goes down before they can be useful, you are almost guaranteed a loss no matter how "poor" the other team is. It's really quite remarkable how the GDC made this game so alliance dependant.

Thank's GDC!!

[Solendore]

Guys, you are saying defense bot? How about 997? Double lifter with very strong defensive driving system and stratagy. Yes of course their bot is not stable and can be tipped over easily, but their ability to push and flawlessly double lift is something that cannot be underestimated

They both won portland and davis regional flawlessly

[Goober!!!]

BEWARE INDIANA TEAMS!!!

[erad84]

Originally Posted by EmoMike

I think both of us are just a little bit biased

BUT MIKE CHUCK 84 IS GOIN TO WIN

[Jonathan Norris]

OMG MY TEAM IS GOING TO PWN ALL YOU N00BS!!!

....guys hold off on tooting your own horn please... its getting a little extreme on this thread. If your team is that amazing I am sure someone else will notice and mention your team. In the spirit of GP and (my sanity) trying not to look obnoxious please refrain from continually reminding us of the amazingness of your team. As much as we would like it these forums are not here to pimp your own team's name... and serve a much more useful purpose.

/Steps off stage

[pakratt1991]

Guys, you are saying defense bot? How about 997? Double lifter with very strong defensive driving system and stratagy. Yes of course their bot is not stable and can be tipped over easily, but their ability to push and flawlessly double lift is something that cannot be underestimated

They both won portland and davis regional flawlessly

Not really true.
you could say that out of the two competitions we were on of the 6 teams that played the most matches. More then almost any other 2 teams.
We were only tipped over once, and the team that did it ALSO tipped 100 in the same match >.>
That was the one and only time we were on our side, and they got a yellow flag for rough defensive play.

[Scripten]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

OMG MY TEAM IS GOING TO PWN ALL YOU N00BS!!!

....guys hold off on tooting your own horn please... its getting a little extreme on this thread. If your team is that amazing I am sure someone else will notice and mention your team. In the spirit of GP and (my sanity) trying not to look obnoxious please refrain from continually reminding us of the amazingness of your team. As much as we would like it these forums are not here to pimp your own team's name... and serve a much more useful purpose.

/Steps off stage

Indeed. Mike, Ethan, chill out a bit, please. We certainly wouldn't be talking like that to the other teams in person, would we?

Anyways, the Infinity Drive is one awesome bit of machinery, and I hope everyone stops by the pits to take a gander at it and maybe exchange some knowledge. We can all learn a lot from each other, and come back next year. Frankly, there are only a few types of engineering that really help for more than one year, and one of them is the drive train. That's what's so important about the Infinity Drive. Not that It'll PWN TEH OTHER TEAMS! but that everyone can get some inspiration for the years after this.

Also, we darn well better not forget about the real reason we won Philly. Scouting and strategy. We spent hours upon hours looking at all the other teams, and we knew how to beat them. I suggest that every attendee to the Championship make sure you know who you're going against, as it helps a ton.

Bah, I'm ranting, aren't I?