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Originally posted by Brian C
I agree that this is a GREAT addition to the rules.
In some cases a team would "win" the regional and never even power up their 'bot.In other cases a team may have been able to affect the outcome of their alliance but the alliance captain never gave them a chance to play.
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I think a team may have won Nationals without playing a match in the elimination rounds. I could be wrong, but I heard that to be the case. If it did happen, the corporate sponsor could get by with bragging about it to those not familiar with FIRST, but it would not be a very fulfilling 'win' for the actual team members.
I think the new rule is a good idea, and that a 'dead' robot should be required to play if necessary to comply with the rule. Maybe, as a compromise, the rule should be changed to guarantee the dead robot's 10 points and not allow it to be dragged to the other end of the field.
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Last edited by Kit Gerhart : 07-01-2002 at 09:50.
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