Re: Choose Drive station positions - Playoffs
 

T6-1 The OPERATOR CONSOLE must be used in the PLAYER STATION to which the Team is assigned, as indicated on the Team sign.

VIOLATION: The MATCH will not start until the situation is corrected. If during a MATCH and repeated or egregious, YELLOW CARD.


Blue Box:
One intent of T6-1 is to prevent unsafe situations where long tethers to OPERATOR CONSOLE devices increase tripping hazards as the operator moves about the ALLIANCE STATION. In the interest of avoiding nuisance penalties associated with an operator stepping outside of a prescribed area, we prefer to offer a general guideline as to what it means to use the OPERATOR CONSOLE in the PLAYER STATION. Provided the operator is within close proximity of their PLAYER STATION, there will be no repercussions. However, if an operator is located more than approximately 1/2 PLAYER STATION width away from their own PLAYER STATION, that would be considered a violation of T6-1.

Re: Choose Drive station positions - Playoffs
 

Yes... The FMS requires it... Yes the rules make it clear....

It's still dumb. Especially in a game like this where there are clear reasons to want one side or the other.

For what the field does, and what it costs, it should be trivial to let teams declare where they want to be for elims (even match by match, but for elims would be a decent compromise).

Re: Choose Drive station positions - Playoffs
 

We shouldn't be limited by FMS.