Quote:
Originally Posted by nickpaterni
I find it hard to believe this is totally arbitrary. I think if the change stays, GDC should really post their reasoning for the change. I would assume this is some sort of game breaking or safety issue, but it would be nice to hear an official reason.
|
The assumption is that the original rule was 'unenforceable', as there is no easy way for an inspector to verify if a robot could breach the cylinder in all orientations on the pyramid, and impossible for a ref to determine that during a match. Orienting the cylinder relative to the robot makes this pretty easy to check in the pit; have the team extend any arm/appendages and measure.
At least, that's the leading theory I've heard. Pretty lame when they figured that out a week in, after teams spent time, money and effort working around a thoroughly clarified rule. I sincerely hope FIRST gets it's head right here and realizes how frustrating it is for teams to be dealing with fundamental rules changes well into the build season.