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Re: This year's "game" is a job, not a game

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Originally Posted by magnets View Post
How is this game cruel? Your success depends solely on your robot's ability to score points. If you are eliminated, or don't seed high, it's because your robot couldn't put up points. If you seed high, and move on in elims, it's because your robot can score points consistently.

It's not as if your ability to score depends on your opponents, the schedule, the 'overpowering defense', field faults.....

The game is difficult. That's the whole point.
Difficult is not a synonym for cruel. Something that is difficult requires much preparation and effort to accomplish. Something that is cruel is an unavoidable yet harrowing and painful experience.

A situation exists where the #1 alliance could stumble into a DQ situation for one match and get tossed from the whole tournament because of the system. That is cruel.
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