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Originally Posted by CalTran
I know you're kidding, but will people please stop considering this a viable strategy? It was a good laugh week 1 but I fear there are some teams seriously considering designing for this.
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I wasn't kidding.
Intentionally taking a penalty in order to gain some sort of benefit is something that should always be kept in mind. In the 'real' world, decisions like this come up all of the time, take for instance delivering something behind schedule but increasing the quality - or taking the more expensive route while making something with the intent of never having to make it again. It's a life lesson.
In this case, taking 6 discs up the pyramid with you in an attempt to score a net 24 points instead of 20 exists in a grey area. The GDC clearly says that it 'may be' considered egregious behavior, which implies that the action is up to interpretation - so it could be legal at one event and not another, who knows?
Regardless, the rules are written in such a way that the intent seems to be to punish teams that consistently break a rule in order to gain some sort of strategic advantage. Odds are, if you're going to risk a net gain of 4 points by carrying two additional discs, you REALLY need those 4 points... I can't forsee this happening to often, but should you need them, it's good to know how to get them.
Anyway, it's not THAT hard to add an additional 2 discs of capacity to a system, especially if you're just doing a climb and dump. And who knows, that 2 discs of capacity might be the difference between going home with a banner and not.
(Also, yes, I am saying that there are some instances where it's okay to break rules in order to gain a strategic advantage when there is no harm done.)