Best Way to Get Points

[GBilletdeaux930]

Originally Posted by nuggetsyl

7 laps with ball 28points

3 over bar 3 laps 30 points

Considering this...it might still be more points if u hurdeled the ball even with regaining control... because its so early...i think we might be overestimating how many times we could go around the track with a ball

Last year for a majority of the matches...u were only able to get 2-3 tubes up and u were lucky if they were in a row...it all came down to the end (atleast during the regionals)

So what if people arnt able to keep control of a ball often enough to go around 7 times... the 3 up and over is sounding good IF you are able to get the ball with it bouncing off walls and on/off robots

Defense is starting to sound like making a clear path for the ball to bounce now instead of keeping the other team from going around...

[Cow Bell Solo]

Today our team discussed what would be more effective for scoring points.

It seemed like we would go for hurdling the trackball and during hybrid be able to knock at least one and possibly two trackballs so then you also are crossing 3 lines

[Doug Leppard]

If you want a bot that wins especially a regional. then you will need a complete package, hybrid and hurdle,

[thefro526]

I think that a good robot is going to need speed and the ability to hurdle balls. Personally I'd like to use a two-speed transmission with a ~15 fps high speed a 7fps low speed. 7fps would still be fast and stable enough to carry a track ball and 15fps is way more than enough to make quick laps around the feel while still remaining turnable

[Doug Leppard]

Originally Posted by thefro526

I think that a good robot is going to need speed and the ability to hurdle balls. Personally I'd like to use a two-speed transmission with a ~15 fps high speed a 7fps low speed. 7fps would still be fast and stable enough to carry a track ball and 15fps is way more than enough to make quick laps around the feel while still remaining turnable

Wow that seems fast. Have you ever had a robot that went 15fps?

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by Doug Leppard

Wow that seems fast. Have you ever had a robot that went 15fps?

I believe that you will see bots going faster than that ... but not successfully.

[SSMike]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

I believe that you will see bots going faster than that ... but not successfully.

Yeah I agree with you there. Despite the numerous rules that try to limit contact, I forsee many teams attempting to go as fast as possible around the track and most will eventually bump into something.

[thefro526]

Wow that seems fast. Have you ever had a robot that went 15fps?

No fastest I've ever driven a robot is like 12 or 13 fps. I know its theoretically possible and it would only be driven at 15fps high speed for short bursts in strait lines. The turns would probably be taken at the 7 Fps low speed or lower.

[IbleedPink233]

My team was at first wanting to get screaming speeds like 15 fps, but we realized that we would also need maximum maneuverability, so we quickly toned it down.
Hurdling is going to end up being the dominating strategy - I don't see an alliance of three bots who rely on doing a bunch of laps winning a regional.

[LionMane250]

i dont know what your mock-up team is strategy is but, ours is based on a defensive strategy. we herd the trackballs and play defense, nothing more

[Tom Line]

Reading through these posts got me to thinking. If a team were playing simply to "win", knocking over an opponent trying to hurdle would be well worth the 10 point penalty that it would incur.

I'm wondering if perhaps they shouldn't increase the penalty for this infraction. Knock one of their hurdlers over, even unintentionally, and you odds of winning increase astronomically, even with a measly 10 point pen.