First off, I'm posting for the sake of arguement only....
Originally posted by Gope
First this is considerably more complex than last year's game because I can already imagine numerous rule tweaks that will have to be dealth with.(FIRST kinda has a problem with overlooking obvious problems)
This is a casual email, not a rulebook. Rule tweaks, of course. This doesn't seem too complex- you're either halfway across or not, you hit the backboard or you don't, you score or you don't. One competent judge per robot makes this pretty simple.
Second...we're gona shoot(throw) foam balls through the air? Umm, I just dont see this happening because not only will the go a minimal distance and not be remotly accurate, but they will get torn to shreds very easily.
I think that Woodie's game hint pretty well suggested some sort of launching...
Thrid...If this was real, why would u post it in the rumor mill?
Because there's no "Confirmed Rumors Mill"
Fourth...Previous years a really really good robot could have a dead partner and beat 2 other robots, but this game will be so complex that I just dont see that as a posibility.
If your robot can shoot 3 or 4 balls into the basket from halfway across the field... you can easily beat two robots that can't.
10 points for a shot off the backboard and into the hoop.
As for Cory's post.. it says they're be shipping the backboard and rim.. and you'd hang it in the air I assume.