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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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The only point I will touch on is how illegal is the wiring? Just wrong colors or too small wires? Everything else (aside from if you built a robot with 6 Cims and 4 FP and a handful of Globes) seems to be within what I would call the spirit of the rules. In fact, at a during season event I would make it my job to make those robots legal so they could compete (that is, in my opinion, part of inspector's jobs). The only reason I call out wiring specifically is the increased risk of fire/equipment damage.
As for the OP, this would provide a distinct advantage due to the stronger material. It would also, as eagle pointed out, be a potential safety risk due to the possibility of a spontaneously exploding minibot.
I suppose, as long as you clear it with people running your off seasons and ensure it is safe, running a minibot made out of a different material would be an option.