ROBOT2 Middleweight Finals: Frogbot 2000 vs. Harpy
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:41 pm
Frogbot 2000: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8395#p69177
Harpy: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8395&start=15#p70247
Young Frogbot's got a stiff challenge this time in Harpy, as well it should: this is the finals! Wow!
Harpy's got a faster drivetrain, but we've actually got the same amount of torque, so it's not going to be pushing me around much. Its wedgelets are an issue, but if I chance to get to the side of Harpy at all (anywhere but right in front) I'll be able to get underneath it easily. Once that's accomplished, flip! Harpy won't take any damage from it, but it'll look nice for the judges.
If I get outwedged at any point, as is likely to happen against a bot like Harpy, I'm not going to get high-centered. I'll be either able to do a bit of a pushing match (which shouldn't go anywhere with our equal torque) or I'll be able to slip off to the side or something.
My strategy is to play it safe, a bit: I don't want to screw up and get wedged from behind. I'll do what I can with my slightly inferior drivetrain to get around those wedgelets, though I know I'll be forced to just go head on most of the time. In those situations, I'll hope that I get under one of the forks, at least, so that I can push in, fire the flipper, and... see what happens, I guess. We'll both likely be knocked back, but Harpy should be knocked up and Frogbot down, so I should come off better. This will go to a judge's decision either way, so I want to show the judges some good flips and not just get bullied by Harpy the whole time.
Good luck Danielle! This should be a good match.
Harpy: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8395&start=15#p70247
Young Frogbot's got a stiff challenge this time in Harpy, as well it should: this is the finals! Wow!
Harpy's got a faster drivetrain, but we've actually got the same amount of torque, so it's not going to be pushing me around much. Its wedgelets are an issue, but if I chance to get to the side of Harpy at all (anywhere but right in front) I'll be able to get underneath it easily. Once that's accomplished, flip! Harpy won't take any damage from it, but it'll look nice for the judges.
If I get outwedged at any point, as is likely to happen against a bot like Harpy, I'm not going to get high-centered. I'll be either able to do a bit of a pushing match (which shouldn't go anywhere with our equal torque) or I'll be able to slip off to the side or something.
My strategy is to play it safe, a bit: I don't want to screw up and get wedged from behind. I'll do what I can with my slightly inferior drivetrain to get around those wedgelets, though I know I'll be forced to just go head on most of the time. In those situations, I'll hope that I get under one of the forks, at least, so that I can push in, fire the flipper, and... see what happens, I guess. We'll both likely be knocked back, but Harpy should be knocked up and Frogbot down, so I should come off better. This will go to a judge's decision either way, so I want to show the judges some good flips and not just get bullied by Harpy the whole time.
Good luck Danielle! This should be a good match.