Slow Climbers + Fast Pyramid Shooters

[Madison]

I imagine that this could become a point of contention among teams during match play.

There are many teams that have decided to build dedicated 30/50 pt. climbers, but are slow in achieving the task. Some may take the entire match period before getting to full height. Others take half that; the best I've seen so far may take 45 seconds.

The are also some teams that have optimized for shooting from the far-side of the pyramid. It gives a known distance and angle for your robot to use while firing.

It seems likely that the slower climbers are going to physically block these shooters; and it also seems likely that doing such will be a detriment to the overall performance of the alliance.

Thoughts? I expect that a lot of teams this season, moreso than in many of the past, will be very insistent on performing their function, even when that function hurts their alliance overall. I'm not really excited about having those discussions on the field.