Did Lunacy really level the playing field?

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by ShaunT

That depends on how you get pinned. If you get pinned into one of the alliance station foam pads, you are stuck there until an alliance partner peels off the pinner. However, in the middle along the sides 18" is plenty of carpet to keep from being pinned. If you are sitting at one of the ends of the field you are just asking for trouble.



Maneuvering in the open field and maneuvering out of pins are two completely different situations.

eh, when you talk about two robots pinning one, they can do it anywhere they feel like it; carpet doesn't help a bit.

[ShaunT]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

eh, when you talk about two robots pinning one, they can do it anywhere they feel like it; carpet doesn't help a bit.

In no situation was I referring to a two on one. You are correct, if they play it right two robots will be able to pin another robot for a whole match. However, now it's their third robot against your two alliance partners. It will not usually be a winning strategy to double pin any robot, unless it is a qualifying match where there is clearly only one scoring robot on a particular alliance.

[Chris is me]

But if you have two robots on one, then you have two robots able to score versus one scorer, with two completely free targets to get hit by HPs and robots, there's a bit of risk and reward to that strategy. 2 on 1 pins were rarely beneficial for an alliance, unless each alliance basically only had one good scorer.

Shaun beat me to it.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

But if you have two robots on one, then you have two robots able to score versus one scorer, with two completely free targets to get hit by HPs and robots, there's a bit of risk and reward to that strategy. 2 on 1 pins were rarely beneficial for an alliance, unless each alliance basically only had one good scorer.

Shaun beat me to it.

1717 used it very effectively against us in the galileo semis. They would pin and score, and 2775 would finish off the pin. game over for us.