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Originally Posted by Keiko
You could argue that loosing due to penalties is discouraging to many teams. But what about the teams on the other side? The ones that are winning?
There are events where the same team always dominates. The creation of the wildcard is proof of that. For teams that may only get to compete in one regional per season, it can be very discouraging to loose year after year. That's discouraging for the students, and ultimately for many of them, to STEM. Winning a regional can make a huge difference for a team. It can kickstart a mediocre team to strive for excellence in future years. If this game is giving a chance for more teams to win, I would say thats a big plus.
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I dont want to follow this line of thought to its ultimate conclusion which is if you have nebulous enough penalties and make them harsh enough and allow no recourse, replay, or protest then you can simply have the referees choose who win. Yay!
This game already is developing that particular appearance and reputation but I find it extremely hard to believe that was FIRST's intention. I hope they will continue to listen to those in the trenches playing the games and improve the rules to have a equitable, consistent and ultimately safe and fun game. I personally feel they have a ways to go yet.