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Originally Posted by Jim Zondag
50 point foul is effectively a automatic loss most of the time.
Tragic.
Worst game design since 2003, yet no real action to correct....
Tragic.
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Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter
The fact that the teams most likely to suffer from the heavy fouls are also the teams that FIRST is having the hardest time retaining isn't a good thing for FIRST growing at or above average next year.
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This can be a double whammy for District teams on the cusp of making it to the District Championship. The points for winning qualifying matches can function as the tie-breaker for determining who makes the cut-off and who doesn't. Your team can do everything right, but if a partner makes a mistake or doesn't know the rule, there goes 2 points. (And vice versa, you can do everything wrong and still get 2 points!) We do not have the manpower or experience to pull a 51 and record every foul and coach other teams through their problem areas. At our next event we will make a point to bring it up before every match so everyone knows.
At the end of the season I would be curious to see how many teams make or do not make the DCMP by foul points.