2012 MARC predictions

[Littleboy]

Heres my prediction:
1 469 67 2834 862 F
2 548 33 308 1243 W
3 3322 1718 1732 240 SF
4 3098 1918 1504 1528 QF
5 1023 68 2851 461 SF
6 2337 3357 245 830 QF
7 51 48 494 2137 QF
8 123 70 503 191 QF

Originally Posted by Bjenks548

Alliance Captain 1st Pick 2nd Pick 3rd Pick
1 67 469 308 2137
2 33 3098 862 3357
3 3322 51 910 503
4 2337 1023 2851 240
5 1718 1918 830 3641
6 123 48 2834 1243
7 494 70 1732 1504
8 68 245 3539 2832

Cast your vote and discuss here.

[JosephC]

I'd vote but it would be bais towards my team =P. I am slightly curious as to the reasoning behind your predictions. If you could give a short blurb on why you put these teams where they are that'd be great =)

[Bjenks548]

67: Coop/Hybrid kings let them into #1
469: See MSC, Troy, and Waterford
33: Com problems fixed, amazing at all aspects of game
3098: Constant improvement, key shooter and wide
3322: Key/stinger/wide
51: Key/auto/wide but no stinger drags them this far down
2337: Long keeps them this low but key/stinger
1023: Key/wide/stinger but no bump
1718: Key/wide/auto no stinger and has consistency problems
1918: No mans land shooting often/wide/auto but not overly consistent shooting
123: My dark horse, key shooting improves and surprise everyone
48: Long but drops this far do to being out of state and unknown, will surprise people once they have to pay attention in elims, steal this low
494: Key/Wide
70: Picked by twin
68: Improved tremendously for worlds but no stinger and fear of bump
245: Key/wide/auto
3539: Stinger needed along with bump crossing, long keeps them this low but if they can triple will round out this alliance perfectly
1732: Dropped this far due to out of state another wide bot
2834: Wide desperately needed, auto and fender shooting
830: See MSC
2851: Need another wide bot, great auto, steal due to being somewhat unknowns still
910: Secret stinger added after Troy (guessing) is needed plus wide and auto
862: Needed solid defense/stinger makes up for being long
308: Auto/ability to be wide (forgotten by a few) but inconsistency keeps them so low

Possible longest post for me so far, again no offence to other teams, I was on drive team and did not watch all of you play. Also I will be amazed if 1 of these is right!

[P.J.]

Originally Posted by Bjenks548

910: Secret stinger added after Troy (guessing) is needed plus wide and auto

We actually had a stinger at Troy, but I don't think we ever used it.

[Ekcrbe]

Originally Posted by Bjenks548

68: Improved tremendously for worlds but no stinger and fear of bump

Possible longest post for me so far, again no offence to other teams, I was on drive team and did not watch all of you play. Also I will be amazed if 1 of these is right!

I think this is fair; we never really incorporated crossing the bump into our gameplay and chose instead to cross the bridges quickly (which we can do) when running the length of the field.

I would not be surprised if one of these alliances actually comes true--they're all built to complement one another.

Of course 67-469 is a likely duo, but I could see 2851 being a sleeper to come back around to the 1st alliance; we've already seen that alliance at Waterford--and chemistry can be even more valuable than skill in the eliminations.

[JosephC]

I'd just like to throw in that even with a long bot, you don't need a stinger to balance. During the elims on Newton with 330 and 639 I believe 330 used their stinger only once, with each balance taking around 5 seconds.

(330 is long and 639 is wide. 68 is also wide.)

[bitty]

We will have a stinger for MARC and also we fixed our shooter and it works perfectly

[LoweIQ]

Originally Posted by P.J.

We actually had a stinger at Troy, but I don't think we ever used it.

You definitely used it in the eliminations of Troy.

I can't wait to see how new drivers effects some of the previously invincible teams. Only time will tell.

[P.J.]

Originally Posted by LoweIQ

You definitely used it in the eliminations of Troy.

All right, I wasn't sure. I was reffing the whole time so I couldn't keep an eye on my team

[Craig Roys]

Originally Posted by P.J.

All right, I wasn't sure. I was reffing the whole time so I couldn't keep an eye on my team

That was what allowed you guys to come back from the dead after getting tipped over early in QF1-1.

[cadmanDOM910]

Originally Posted by Craig Roys

That was what allowed you guys to come back from the dead after getting tipped over early in QF1-1.

Actually, that was our wheelie bar in the back of our robot that allowed us to right ourself. Our "stipper" (stinger/tipper) is on the front of our robot and that helped us triple at troy. Both mechanisms do have the capabilities to manipulate the bridge though.

[Bjenks548]

Originally Posted by LoweIQ

You definitely used it in the eliminations of Troy.

I can't wait to see how new drivers effects some of the previously invincible teams. Only time will tell.

I couldn't tell either, I was behind the glass watching the score. I knew that triple was coming... happened a little to fast for my liking. I'm sure 910 will be a surprise force after a long time to improve.

With drivers, I feel like we're at a slight disadvantage, our robot is at HQ for awhile with only the practice bot around.