Thread: A Horrible Idea
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Unread 12-01-2004, 13:06
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Re: A Horrible Idea

I think the first time you used it, it would work

but after that element of surprize was gone

let me back up a little - there has always been the concept of 'attacking' and 'incidental contact' in FIRST. If you are trying to score or achieve a positional advantage and another bot is in your way, or going to be in your way, then its OK to push, shove, ram that bot to get it out of your way, or to prevent it from blocking you

but you cant just go around ramming opponents bots just to ram them

bumping each other (incidental contact) while playing is ok, attacking is not.

So after the other teams know what you are going to do:

a. you would have to get past their bot in auton mode somehow and
b. once play started, since you have that 'curtain of doom' on your machine you would be fair game to be slammed, rammed, attacked, bashed... for the entire duration of the match by the opponent to prevent you from deploying your curtain

if you plan to do this, bring some salt - after the 2nd round your bot will be a pretzel! :c)