23-03-2010, 10:44
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AKA: Pinecone
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
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Re: Am I the only one that thinks that Breakaway is a game for the powerhouse vets?
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Originally Posted by efoote868
I've found that good drivers trump ball magnets. Our robot doesn't have a ball magnet at all, but our driver is amazing. More important than being able to hold on to a ball is to be able to position your robot to actually get to a ball, or just push one in.
In the last 20 seconds of BMR, our alliance won by out scoring our opponents 3-2, they hung, we herded balls into the goal. No ball magnet, no kicker, just driving.
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While true (and congrats), with only 12 scoring opportunities on the ground at any given time, why would anyone choose not to open as many of them as possible with a magnet? You basically need a magnet or vac to peel balls off walls, and that's where at least half the balls go...
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