What percentage of matches are you expecting to see 4 ranking points in this year? It seems like it could be slightly easier than it has been in years past, but I might be underestimating the difficulty. Vote below!
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FYI, according to TBA, here are the percentage of unicorn matches from the previous two years. The insights pages do not provide unicorn data for any preceding years and I didn’t want to calculate but someone else can feel free to.
| Year | Qualifications | Playoffs | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.34% | 11.23% | 6.31% |
| 2017 | 0.45% | 2.08% | 0.74% |
Now that official play is over, here is the breakdown of unicorn matches for 2019! Data is from TBA Insights.
| Year | Qualifications | Playoffs | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.81% | 1.14% | 3.35% |
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| 2018 | 5.34% | 11.23% | 6.31% |
| 2017 | 0.45% | 2.08% | 0.74% |
When comparing to 2017 and 2018, notice that % of unicorn matches went up (considerably!) between qualifications and playoffs yet this year it went down significantly. Just more evidence that the scoring/RP structure did not necessarily make sense since those L3 bots were so much more valuable/relevant in quals.
There was also no benefit to completing a rocket vs scoring those same points in places less defended. Without a points bonus like previous years there’s no advantage to sticking with the same strategies as quals.