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Re: [Official 2005 Game Design] Autonomy Discussions

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Originally Posted by Andy A.
Lose automode.
Without autonomous mode, they aren't robots. They are, as I have heard people degradingly describe them, "big remote control cars". Robots are by nature devices that do things autonomously, weither that task is a function of logic, or preprogrammed is irrevelant.

I think we should keep autonomous mode, and we should keep it in the begining of the match. Having it at the end is a real buzzkiller and takes away from the game. And having it in the middle of the game would be just plain frustrating. I think it should start at the begining, last for a specific amount of time, ten seconds sounds good, and then enter control mode. Additionally I like the idea of having the length of the autonomous mode optionaly extendable, with a point incentive.
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