Talk:2018 Robot Setup Poll Tournament/@comment-31959494-20190126035354

I fail to understand how a Mercury beats a Bulwark in a team battle.

In a 1v1 it would certainly defeat the Bulwark, but the Mercury is primarily used as an assasin or 1v1 robot. In a team battle the Mercury needs a lot of cover to wait in ambush before it can use the Halos to lock down the enemy, stomp on them with Helldive and finish it off with the Avenger without dying itself, and fails to hold up when under fire from multiple enemies out in the open.

The Avenger Bulwark, on the other hand, is a bot meant specifically for team battles. It can take an enormous mount of punishment under fire from two or more enemies and deal more than enough damage with the Avengers to compensate for all the incoming damage, and is excellent for holding and enemy team down while other bots get a better angle at them, and is very good at pushing beacons.

I think that people are failing to understand what the poll is asking for- not a 1v1 or a free-for-all, but a team battle.