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[The Zevling]

Originally Posted by AlexD744

Disclaimer: I am not a VRC member, and it's doubtful that I will be. (Sadly ).
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The factor you're forgetting (which is completely understandable, considering you aren't an active VRC member) is that matches during the seeding rounds are completely random. If you design your robot defensively, there is no guarantee that your partner is offensive.

Is anyone familiar with the prisoner's dilemma*? That sort of thing could occur here:

1) Because the worst possible scenario is two defensive robots, everyone will build offensive robots.
2) because everyone has offensive robots, a defensive robot will always create the "ideal match-up".
3) Several teams, following this logic, create defensive robots.
4) Several teams, anticipating #3, have to decide whether to create an offensive or defensive robot. It seems safer to make an offensive robot, but that puts you back on #2.

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

Correct me if I'm wrong but I see no rules preventing covering the triangular goals or blocking the ports in the wall, good defence strategy because I see many teams going for those areas.

I myself have found no rule preventing my "uber-wall", which would ideally block all ball transference except where specifically allowed by my robot.



*The prisoner's dilemma:
You and your partner in crime are captured, and the police want confessions. So you are separated, and the police make the following deal to you and your partner:
1) If you confess and your partner stays silent, you get off scott free, and your partner gets 20 yrs in jail, and vis versa.
2) If you both stay silent, you are both confined to a holding time of 2 yrs.
3) If you both confess, you both get 10 yrs in jail.
Assuming you don't have any feelings for your partner, and you know that your partner is just as smart and logical as you are, and has no loyalty to you either, do you choose to confess or stay silent?