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Re: 179 Swampthing Update

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Originally Posted by its da PAT!!! View Post
If you think of the ramp being one appendage, then they aren't in violation.
You can think of the ramp as one appendage, but that doesn't make it one appendage, according to the 2-7-2012 team update:

"All portions of an appendage that are outside the Frame Perimeter must be contiguous with each other. Very brief violations of the contiguity requirement as a single appendage is being extended or retracted will not be penalized."

Combine that with this Q&A on 1/14/2012 on G21:

Q: "If an extension forks outside of the frame perimeter, does it count as a single extension? For example, if 7" away from the frame, the appendage splits into two separate bars."

A:
Only one appendage may extend beyond the Frame Perimeter. There are no rules prohibiting appendages that fork once outside the Frame Perimeter.

So the appendages can only 'fork' outside the perimeter -- the leading lower ball chute is a tine of your fork, as is each bristle on the brushes. At certain angles, the 'fork' point is inside the frame perimeter.

I don't mean to throw cold water on your design, but its better if you consider your situation and possible corrections or changes to game strategy with full knowledge.

Prior to the 2/07/2012 update, and with the previous Q&A answers, your appendage would have been illegal for any usage whatsoever.
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