01-03-2015, 21:45
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Data wins arguments.
AKA: Phil Lopreiato
 FRC #1124 (The ÜberBots), FRC #2900 (The Mighty Penguins) Team Role: College Student
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Rookie Year: 2010
Location: NYC/Washington, DC
Posts: 1,113
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Re: Week 1 Observations
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Originally Posted by MechEng83
Now, I'm not disputing the penalty, it's clearly in the rules (though easily overlooked by teams used to previous years). But I feel the consequence of the penalty far outweighs the action. In the past, a red card gave you zero points, and the counter was reset, so you could recover from that. With the advancement structure being average score, you're basically hosed from a single red card, with almost no ability to recover.
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Are you implying that you could tether the robot on the field in previous years? Because that isn't true. From archived game manuals
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Originally Posted by 2014 T15
ROBOTS will not be re-enabled after the conclusion of the MATCH, nor will Teams be permitted to tether to the ROBOT
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Originally Posted by 2013 T15
5.5.5.2 T15
ROBOTS will not be re-enabled after the conclusion of the MATCH, nor will Teams be permitted to tether to the ROBOT
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Originally Posted by 2012 T23
Robots will not be re-enabled after the conclusion of the Match, nor will teams be permitted to tether to the Robot
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