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I am amazed that FIRST would say that. I asked Woodie himself about this at UTC last year just after my team used this strategy and he just smiled and said 'It worked, didn't it?'
If I'm teamed with a damaged robot against an allience I know I can't beat, you bet I'm going to try to cut a deal. Its absured not to. If all I can do is pick up balls and I'm against two goal handlers with no help, whats the point? They can win. They know they can win. They know I know they can win. They can't really manipulate the scores accuratly so they will jsut grab all three goals and that will be it. Weee. Thats fun, one robot out of 4 acutally running around, and even then not doing anything meaningful.
Instead, we get 40+ points and stay up in the rankings, and we never broke a single rule.
So whats wrong with cutting your loss? I've been in matches were our team lost and still recived more q points then the average for the comp because we planned it. It benifets me and will probably keep my partner in the game. If I were on the other side of the deal, I'd agree. Why shouldn't I? Its an easy, high scoring win. If you can win or even loose well, by diplomacy, why not? It's a win win situation, one side just wins more. Save your battery and motors for the next match.
As for rigging matches you have a chance at winning, I'm on the fence. I can see arguments going both ways. I guess seeing a competive match is more fun, but I understand that a teams prioity is going to be doing well over all, not please the people in the stands.
If it shows up as a rule that it's illegal, then I won't do it.
-Andy A.
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