I want to hear from the teams at VCU about the 3 goal grabber bots and qualification match strategies. How did negotiations go? Were teams willing to let the teams grab 3 goals and get a low scoring win, or did they want a less lopsided victory and a lot of QP?
If I were the coach, I would strongly suggest that the team did not grab all three goals. High QP benefit both teams while a lopsided victory with low QP only benefits the 3 goal grabber team by advertising their abilities.
Mike
Negotiations were not too difficult. Our strategy was employed in all but two of our qualification matches. The ‘low’ QPs scored with a three goal grabber really aren’t too low either. The #1 seed at VCU was team 122 and their avg. score was in the <edit> 80s </edit>. If a three goal grabber successfully deployed every time, it is possible to get 60-90 QPs (two opposing robots / two opposing and ally robot in opposing end zone). I would have never thought that such a strategy would come anywhere close to a decent QP score. However, as you know, MOE started out pretty rough, keeping us from even coming close to ranking in the top 8. How about other teams that played with us or another three goal robot - how did it go?
Our’s faired well exept for two, count them two, DQ’s for the goal going up on the robot or teather. We did ok and the highest score for us was 102.
TO add on to my teammates last message
THe first D.Q. was when a robot pulled a goal ontop of our tether(homing) device
The second one was when we had a non-functioning alliance partner – when it was 2 on 1… we got stuck under the goal…
But 4 lexan blocks later…and it never happened again
And the other teams did not mind doing the three goal strategy…
especially in out last qualifing match, when we trapped the two opposing little bots in between our robot (SPARKY) a goal on each side (three goals…a robot in between each) and the rails.
It was not concidered pinning because we were not touching the oppponent bots
It was tons of Fun!!!
Gabe G
Head of design team
Team 384
GO Sparky…
i just want to say that i amproud to be apart of the first team to get DQed in that nation. It brings a tear to my eye