Best Ways To Scout

[Molten]

I have my own approach to scouting. Time in the stands seems to me to be a bit wasteful if you have limited resources. Most of the time, I don't even get to watch a match other then the one's my team is in.(sometimes not even those). I suggest you going to the teams. Individually ask them questions. How does that work? What is your overall accuracy? They will tell you. If their accuracy isn't great, they will tell you that but they will say 'but we mainly play defense' or something along those lines. Body language tells as much as words when it comes to scouting. If the person doesn't seem confident, maybe they don't really have the best bot.

Just remember, time in the stands can tell you a lot. But if you get the same information from people, then you might learn more and will also gain recognition with that individual team for possible alliances in the future. Very rarely will a team pick a team for alliance that they have never spoken to. Sometimes, the worse team is picked simply because they are friends with the other team and didn't know who else to pick.(happens more in second draft).

If you have any other questions, feel free to PM me.