18-08-2011, 16:28
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AKA: Pinecone
 FRC #0228 (GUS Robotics); FRC #2170 (Titanium Tomahawks) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
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Re: M30?
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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
We routinely enter multiple robots into offseason events, and for the sake of getting things done we often run illegal motors, too many motors, sometimes "illegal" wiring, wrong radios, missing Robot signal lights, out of size box, etc...
Never have these robots been better than our actual comp bot, and the illegal things we did provided no competitive advantage.
If an event were to try to enforce these rules on us, we simply wouldn't come back again. The point of offseason events (at least nears us) is for people to get some experience and have a good time, if it's not breaking gameplay rules and it's not a direct competitive advantage, go for it.
Obviously, events will vary, so check if your event is doing strict inspections to avoid potential issues.
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While I don't think events should be incredibly stringent on the rules, I'm surprised that you think an event attempting to prevent teams from cheating is so offensive that you'd never return again.
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