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Re: Real-Time Scoring Not Working?

While I agree that at this point human counting is probably the quickest, easiest and, by far, the cheapest solution to the inaccurate scores. How exactly are they going to be implemented into the existing field set up for a real time score? Not only software and hardware, but where would you put them? They can't be behind the goals; you can't see most of the discs enter up top or the pyramid. They cant be at mid field; you cant see the 1pt goals. It is also extremely hard to see the pyramid goals from field side. You would need at least 3 pads per alliance to even have a shot at being right.

When you add in the speed that discs will be scored during the later regionals/districts, let alone MSC, MAR champs, and St.Louis, and there is no way you will get an accurate real time score from a real time human count.

This game is simply not designed for human real time scoring. 100 some odd game pieces flying in multiple directions, being scored in 8 hard to see containers... I sure as heck don't want to be the one with that job. Its a similar situation to 2011, and that worked oh so well.
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