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Originally Posted by Woolly
However, I think it might get better at State Championships and Worlds. The most exciting matches of Aerial Assist I've seen are ones where the ref crew stands back only calls blatant rules violations. I understand this can't happen often at the regional and district levels because many bots can't handle that style of game play without falling apart. In divisional eliminations and above, hopefully the more passive style of refereeing will become more common.
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This has to be one of the most frustrating aspects this year. The stronger competitions with better teams do not have the same picky over zealous technical foul calls whereas the weaker regionals are calling fouls non stop. Its unfortunate when teams don't build a machine that can handle rough contact but that is not a reason to call penalties at a higher rate, yet that is what is occurring this year with the incredibly subjective rules.
Additionally it is truly disheartening that teams pay so much money to compete and then FIRST won't even spend the money on proper electronics to ensure matches run without communication issues or pedestal delays. Its not that hard to light up a trashcan immediately