Role of Analyst

[jtechau]

One thought is that the Analyst is on the same side of the field with the rest of the alliance, whereas the Feeders are on the opposite end. The analyst could thus provide communication between drivers and feeders. Without communication, the feeders will have to just guess which type of tube to feed, etc.

[nighterfighter]

Originally Posted by jtechau

Without communication, the feeders will have to just guess which type of tube to feed, etc.

Well, the feeders CAN see what shapes are up on their pegs, and make a conclusion with that.

I think it will be more important for the 2 human players to communicate what each other is putting out!

[Tetraman]

Originally Posted by jtechau

One thought is that the Analyst is on the same side of the field with the rest of the alliance, whereas the Feeders are on the opposite end. The analyst could thus provide communication between drivers and feeders. Without communication, the feeders will have to just guess which type of tube to feed, etc.

Yea. Your alliance will want to discuss the use of hand signs to signal what kind of tube the feeders need to pass out.

Maybe like, holding a fist up in the air is a Circle. Holding a flat hand upward would be a square and two hands up making a triangle would be a triangle.

[Grim Tuesday]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Because a human player on our alliance told his driver to go get in the red zone where we playing defense in the finals of our regional. They flipped over and got us a red card and cost us a match.
Human players should not be making decisions. Coaches should be making decisions.

I remember that, always wondered about the reasoning there. 610 was an amazing robot, I always thought your alliance should have won FLR.

Anyways, the issue with your argument, is that you consider the analyst another human player. Which they are not. They are a new position, with new responsibilities imbued. We will just have to wait and see how they play out. If they end up being detrimental to the team, just have them sit in the corner for the duration of the match, or don't listen to what they say.

[Waffles]

I think, that the Analyst might be MOST helpful with assisting the drivers as far as the placing order of the game pieces is to form the logo sequence(since it's mirrored).

That way, the coach can still keep their eyes on the field action.

This is actually ALSO beneficial where rookie members and coaches alike can all learn from eachother, so they get a training session.

(That's not to say there wasn't coach learning BEFORE the analyst position)

Just saying that coach training is now two for one with whoever is the analyst.

I like the twist of the human players needing to be able to not only just play the role of feeding, but also the coach component. Makes things a little more... crazy.

[jamie_1930]

I'm not very fond of it. Matches require quick thinking and quick action, deliberation and comprimise can turn into time wasters, adding another coach can just worsen these things. I feel like on the field I would rather just utilize the analyst as another set of eyes, tell them to look for certain things and let you know when someones going to go to score a tube or a minibot.