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Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird
I mean no disrespect to anyone who does supply other teams with said cheese or cake, but what I find interesting is that this action is primarily a competition day thing. 5 1/2 weeks ago someone started a thread asking what people were up to and most teams were secretive about designs and such. If you want true synergy between teams these lines of communication need to opened up far before the bag gets put on the robot. I would be behind cheesing if it was done consistently throughout the season but generally speaking (and maybe I am just deaf to the noise) the most I hear help wise is when a team runs out of a set of wheels and another team pitches in. You get a little chitter here and there about "has anyone tested out x,y,z against this game element" but in the end as long as the games are team based we would all do better if we all supported each other.
I don't mean to cast shade on any helping other teams. These actions are amazing, in times of stress you go and help another team. It is truly beautiful to see it happen in competition to see a team help another team get on their feet.
So why doesn't it happen more in the build season?
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I have two answers to that question:
1) For this year, there is a premium on surprise in the game because the outcome is likely to be determined in less than a second--in the opening auto period. Do the math and you'll see the answer. Any revelations could spoil that strategy. That's a problem particular to this year's GD.
2) After what I thought was a successful GD last year, I called for the GDC to announce in September if the game would require teams to interact on the field to increase scores. You can find my posts on this on CD. As I've said above on this thread above, I don't believe that we can rely on the "goodness of our hearts" to achieve our goals. We need carrots and sticks, mostly through GD. And beyond that the GDC should be taking actions prior to build season to encourage teams interaction.