Posted by EddieMcD at 2/14/2001 10:49 PM EST
Student on team #121, Islanders, from Middletown High School and NUWC.
Will you grab your own color, or grab the first one you can get?
Also, will you put a big ball on before or after the goals are on a bridge?
Finally, will you forgo any multipliers just for the big ball?
Posted by Matt Rock at 2/14/2001 11:40 PM EST
Student on team #115, Monta Vista Robotics Team, from Monta Vista High School and All those nice people.
In Reply to: When you go for big balls…
Posted by EddieMcD on 2/14/2001 10:49 PM EST:
If you’re close enough to it, than yah, choose your’s over an alliance partner (yes this may seem greedy but you have to get ahead somehow, or mabey its just i’m to used to the old competitions 
however it would be fine just to get any old ball, if you’re low on time.
I’d say before, because shaking around the goal I think those big balls can take some punishment before they loose their place.
Probably not:
1.5 x for time (almost given) }4 black/bb
2 x for 1 goal }
1.5 x for time }2 black/bb
4 x for 2 goals }
so if you can get on the ramp and balance with a couple seconds left or get a big ball, its safer to try and get the multiplyers.
Posted by Patrick Dingle at 2/14/2001 11:46 PM EST
Coach on team #639, Red B^2, from Ithaca High School and Cornell University.
In Reply to: When you go for big balls…
Posted by EddieMcD on 2/14/2001 10:49 PM EST:
here are my all-so-informative responses.
Patrick
: Will you grab your own color, or grab the first one you can get?
Yes.
: Also, will you put a big ball on before or after the goals are on a bridge?
Yes.
: Finally, will you forgo any multipliers just for the big ball?
Depends if we have any points are not.
Posted by Matt Leese at 2/15/2001 12:05 AM EST
Other on team #73, Tigerbolt, from Edison Technical HS and Alstom & Fiber Technologies & RIT.
In Reply to: Re: When you go for big balls…
Posted by Patrick Dingle on 2/14/2001 11:46 PM EST:
Patrick, are you by chance a Computer Science major? (I’ll explain later…)
Matt
Posted by Patrick Dingle at 2/15/2001 8:20 AM EST
Coach on team #639, Red B^2, from Ithaca High School and Cornell University.
In Reply to: Re: When you go for big balls…
Posted by Matt Leese on 2/15/2001 12:05 AM EST:
No… I’m by choice a computer science major 
But i’m thinking of switching to mechanical.
Patrick
: Patrick, are you by chance a Computer Science major? (I’ll explain later…)
: Matt
Posted by Matt Leese at 2/15/2001 8:50 AM EST
Other on team #73, Tigerbolt, from Edison Technical HS and Alstom & Fiber Technologies & RIT.
In Reply to: Re: When you go for big balls…
Posted by Patrick Dingle on 2/15/2001 8:20 AM EST:
Ah that explains the completely truthfull yet completely useless answers.
Matt who thanks God he went into engineering instead of CS