I really wanted to do an X-Drive cause I think their awesome and the extra maneuverability and speed could help us. A lighter base could also help with climbing (but we were only planning on going for the first bar so I don’t think it matters). My teacher disagreed and suggested going for just a normal H-Drive. I’m stuck on which one I should choose so I wanted some other people’s opinions.
Also worth mentioning our sister team agreed to doing a more defensive robot to compensate for our offensive heavy robot. So in alliances we should be a pretty well rounded team.
For any team, your drive base is your team’s decision. Go with what you think is best! As for what you said, X-Drive does have omnidirectional movement, which is an advantage, but also less torque and may be more difficult to make if you’re not experienced. Most teams will go with tank drive, not an H-Drive(which is a tank drive with one omnidirectional powered wheel). If you think that an X-Drive is good for your team, and for your alliance in competitions, go for it! I would also recommend looking at the BLRS Wiki and other sources to pick out differences.