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Originally Posted by Alexa Stott
There were some issues with the sensors on the minibot towers, but referees and scorekeepers are not allowed to give points for those simply because they saw a minibot go up.
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Perhaps I'm stretching this a bit, but couldn't The Head Ref chose to overrule Team Update #18 under Tournament Rule <T04>?
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<T04> The Head Referee has the ultimate authority in the ARENA during the competition, but may receive input from additional sources, particularly Game Design Committee members, FIRST personnel, and technical staff that may be present at the event. THE HEAD REFEREE RULINGS ARE FINAL! The referee will not review recorded replays under any
circumstances.
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Again, I may be stretching <T04> a bit, so please correct me if I am wrong.
I believe the Disappointment Coming From the 11 Crowd Stems from the fact that they triggered the tower successfully numerous other times, but somehow in the final match the tower did not Trigger. Based on 11's previous Deployments and Ascents, assuming that nothing on their minibot was changed, the Tower "Should Have" Triggered since they've done it so many times before - leading them to believe that there was some sort of issue with the tower or field system.
Their Disappointment is completely understandable, though bashing refs isn't the best way to work things out.