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Originally Posted by efoote868
Should a team in the future be allowed to show up at a regional with just a functioning drive base, be completely non-competitive the entire regional then expect to be the last pick of the #1 alliance because the overall #1 team can outfit them with all the parts needed to be the niche player they need?
Seems it is unfair to any other participant, and is exactly why FIRST has to try so hard to define what a VENDOR is.
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Important point: in past year's games this was basically an infeasible strategy. Teams had to bring something useful to the table before they could be considered for an alliance. This year is VERY different and it can be prevented in the future by keeping that in mind in the game design without ANY special rules about assistance.
That said, Mike has listed several examples of how adding cheesecake to what was otherwise a complete meal of a robot has made a team a more attractive alliance partner. Are you saying that the robots that show up a competition MUST be a complete menu with no dessert provided by other teams? That's way beyond the tradition of FRC.