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Re: 2016 IRI - Rule Changes and Reasoning

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
Just a note: I agree that the drawbridge can be useful, in the right scenario.

But it's really fun to watch that "near guarantee" turn into 10 auto points, plus an auto shot on the high goal (which probably drops for another 10), and then another 5 crossing points. (1197 built to be able to run a solo drawbridge. Figured if we couldn't do low bar, we needed to get a breach some other way if we needed to.)
I agree with this and is exactly why the Rumble in the Roads most likely will not be playing either the Sallyport or the Drawbridge. While both could be used effectively to strategically block LOS, nothing is entertaining about watching a robot drive around uselessly because the driver can't see.

In my opinion, the Drawbridge and Sallyport added nothing positive to the game.

PS Thanks to the IRI crew for the rules posting, we will be looking at these to see if there are any we want to steal for the Rumble in the Roads.
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