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Unread 09-03-2014, 14:18
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Re: Balls In Opposing Robots

My two cents is that the game was designed for catching these balls and human player loading. So many teams have hopper like collector systems. My team was in a match where the opposing ball landed in our partners robot and they had technical difficulties prevented them from ejectong the ball. We got penalties for possessing and prolonged possessing. It just felt a bit unfair. They were doing everything they could to get rid of it. It's not like they were trying to continue playing with their ball. I think the whole "intentional" possessing is a hard call. Just like having your collector driven into and getting penalties for inside the frame perimeter.

Just my two cents. :/