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In my opinion the GDC's decision was based on nothing but a desire to manipulate gameplay to suit them, kind of like the "random twists" in reality tv. The reason they banned trolling was not because there was some rule that needed clarification, but because they thought it was too many points for something too easy and would anger teams who spent hundreds of hours building shooters. The reason they left the uprights in breakaway was because it was cool-looking and it wouldn't make anyone mad.

Should an innovative team be beholden to what the other teams think of their innovations, or whether they fit in the rules they were given?