[JesseK]

The conundrum that the GDC won't officially acknowledge with this combination of rules is that it's impossible for referees to judge intent. If intent could be captured, no penalty points should be assigned to either alliance in MrJohnston's scenario.

Yet let's take that a step further. In the end, 948 still loses since it's neither getting its full-court shots in nor is the other alliance gaining 948 any points via assigned penalties. Perhaps that's the most compelling reason the GDC won't address it directly: a ruling could further confuse things while the outcomes of matches would mostly remain the same.

Solution: If a FCS doesn't want to be blocked, it needs to find a different strategy. However, it's been noted around these forums that a FCS can easily tie up a defender that would otherwise be on a pyramid-cycling robot. So YMMV depending on the alliance.