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Originally Posted by dodar

Not allowing noodles to be thrown vs changing the stacking mechanics is totally different; and one doesnt change a team's robot design/strategy.

Not true (albeit rare) 3971's innovative litter-grabber was responsible for their high rank at NC...and their subsequent ability to captain the finalist alliance (of which I commend their partner choices)...and their wild-card invitation to Championship (which, regrettably, finances prevented them from using).

Considering that in the finals every competitor scored litter was converted from a four point deficit to a one point positive, this was a tremendous addition to the alliance. If memory serves, 3971 put up 39 points in one match, and those two finals matches were decided by three and seven points respectively.

While I did not particularly like the litter-throwing aspect of the game, it is not universally correct to say it did not change a team's design/strategy.

EDIT: I failed to note that they also won the creativity award at NC.