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Originally Posted by pntbll1313
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That discussion was a good one but it was done before the clarification about what a launch was. With the new clarification that to be a launch the portion of the robot that contacts or launches the ball has to be moving relative to the robot it needs further discussion
I tend to think it will be a judgement call by the referee If a
robot had a giant bat on their robot that could hit the ball into the goal after the flight over the truss it should count as a catch. It would definitely count as a possession
So what about a "foul tip". .?? Does it count as a possession if a robot hit a ball towards the goal? Why would "towards the goal" be the only "desired" location?
I Think this needs to be further clarified.
In my opinion the catch was "intended" by the game makers to be control of the ball and not a simple launch. In any sport a catch would mean control. I know that this is not any sport but we still need to think about what catching is in the context of its common usage
The guy with the bat at the plate in baseball
is not called the catcher.
I believe this need to be clarified by the GDC. This will make the game easier to referee