[LeelandS]

As a former human player who took great pride in his craft (primarily in 2011, with the tube throwing), I can agree with Karthik when he says there will be some disappointed human players.

I don't see a truly huge change in the game. Yes, I think the GDC may have slipped up on not foreseeing this (even playing Catalyst, I could tell it would be an issue. One second you're lining up for a shot and the next you can't see a darned thing). But the frenzy of frisbees is a serious issue. From fieldside at the Rochester Rally, that "blizzard" is absolutely terrifying. You get 6 people lobbing hard plastic discs of death across the field, someone does get hit or something gets broken. I agree 100% with the GDC in this decision.

No, it's not great to come out with this on the day of stop build. It's actually a really bad thing to do, but the GDC can't just be like "Well, it's a safety issue. But teams have built their robots for six weeks under these rules, so we have to let it go." Yes, teams built their robots under these rules and it really does suck that now those decision made are invalidated. But the GDC has to put their foot down and make a decision, and at the end of the day, safety will always be first, no matter what.