Car nack 2014?

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by waialua359

254 has shown me 14 years and counting, that you can be successful with a WCD no matter what game is presented. I'd be shocked to see them do a swerve this year. Much like 1717 NOT doing a swerve.

Anything that moves sideways is a waste of time.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Wayne TenBrink

Successful alliances will feature a combination of robots that can make a very soft toss and those that can catch the ball. The ideal pass/assist will resemble Lunacy more than Rebound Rumble or Breakaway. The transfer needs to happen in a moment's contact without careful alignment between of the passer and receiver.

Defense will be important and brutal, but less of a winning strategy than many think. Unlike previous multi-piece games where the result was based on pieces scored, a defense specialist can't produce a net "positive" for the alliance by taking down the opponent's top scorer. Having the third bot possess the ball - even briefly - is worth 20 points per cycle. Everyone that is capable of possessing the ball will be compelled to do it. Those who can't won't go far in eliminations. Defense will be everybody's part time job, not their career.

Why do you consider "career defense" and assists to be mutually exclusive?

[Wayne TenBrink]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Why do you consider "career defense" and assists to be mutually exclusive?

You can specialize in defense and never "complete" a cycle, but if defense is ALL you do, you are costing your alliance 20 points per cycle. Defense specialists will need to take frequent (hopefully) pauses from playing defense to handle their own alliance ball. By the same token, offense specialists will find themselves needing to play a lot of defense.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Wayne TenBrink

You can specialize in defense and never "complete" a cycle, but if defense is ALL you do, you are costing your alliance 20 points per cycle. Defense specialists will need to take frequent (hopefully) pauses from playing defense to handle their own alliance ball. By the same token, offense specialists will find themselves needing to play a lot of defense.

Who says you need to "pause" playing defense to handle your alliance's ball?

[JTN]

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

Anything that moves sideways is a waste of time.

It is?

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by JTN

It is?

In that other thread, Tom clarified his position very nicely, and Jeff explained very clearly why your team's robots don't really waste time moving sideways.

[Grey Mann]

Come back to us.. Great Car Nack...