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Re: FRC Blog - Something New - Team 'Standards'

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Originally Posted by KeeganP View Post
Not sure if this has been brung up or not, but I found these two sentences from the blog post interesting. Emphasis mine:



Now, that first part is interesting. If there's nothing up there (scoring wise) already, how can there be an "empty spot" -- wouldn't the entire area be one large empty spot in that case? I see "empty" to mean that there is other stuff up there, and the standard fills a "gap" or sorts. Or does it?

Second paragraph, seems to indicate that the standard could interfere with gameplay if not the right size -- does this again point to scoring elements above the DS? Or Do they mean that if one is too tall, it could fall and hurt someone, etc.?

Just two sentences I had noticed that seemed unusual...
I interpreted that to mean that it "improperly constructed" could interfere with the match if it falls on the field or has some material that proves distracting for robots/drive teams (i.e. strobing lights). A standard that is "oversized" could interfere with people trying to view the matches.

I doubt there will be any goals near these standards as it would take away from the cool aesthetic of seeing banners above driver's stations. We're probably looking at a ground level, non-shooting game for 2016.
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