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Originally Posted by Karthik
Thought experiment time. In 2011, how would you have felt if all 6 teams in a match on Einstein agreed to not use their minibots, and to let the match be decided entirely on tube scoring alone?
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I would understand why they would want to make that kind of bargain, due to the point value for the minibots being out of whack.
However, deals like that have no place in FIRST. The Minibots are part of Logomotion just as defense is a part of Aerial Assist. It would be like the Broncos and Seahawks agreeing not to kick field goals.
Each element mentioned above is part of it's respective entire game. Everyone had a fair chance to know about it ahead of time and accepted a responsibility to prepare for it whether they knew or not. Therefore whether it's football, Logomotion, or Aerial Assist, if you're playing the game, you should be prepared and willing to play the whole game, warts and all.
Now that doesn't mean that there can't be official rule changes or re-evaluation of point values, especially in cases of increasing fairness, improving safety, or putting a better product on the field for the spectators, but the players should play to the rules in effect at the time of the match.