[Moriarty]

There was a thread discussing this a couple of weeks ago, and the main issue with doing this is that all the design decisions of every team, regardless of whether they have a climber or not, were made fully taking into account the point values as they were at the start of the season. For this reason, any changes in the point structure would be unfair to the teams that took into account that point value and decided it wasn't worth the cost.

As it turns out, a 30 point climb alone does not make a strong competitor. However, a 30 point climber with a 20 point dump makes a very strong one. 30-point-climbers should focus on improving their robots (20 lb allowance) rather than petition for more points. Teams that made a decision they now regret should own it, learn from it, and work to improve it.