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Originally Posted by Joe Ross
It's easy to say that if your alliance partners are less able then you that you want them to defend.
But what if by defending they rack up 50 points in penalties, or the alliance gets disqualified?
Remember this year penalties are easier to get and are worth more points then in years past. Also, high speed ramming, which was a common maneuver in before is now a DQ.
Is it really worth it? That's what this thread is about.
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Thanks Joe,
I'm starting to think I'm being too apprehensive about the penalty points. It seems like most folks aren't all that concerned. But 1 accidental penalty will loose you the match. I don't see why everyone isn't being more uptight about it. But you never know, we might find after this weekend is over that very few penalties were dished out. But from the scrimmage feedback we got, penalties were awry. So tip toeing around the field could potentially win it for you.
There will be (almost in every match) bots in the LZ's closest to the center and somewhat blocking the side crossings while "recieving tetras". They WILL get hit on accident. The last minute caps where we're scrambling to overcap and get a row will mean bots flying full speed to get there and another bot blocking thier path WILL get high speed rammed. It's going to happen over and over - and I see it as built into the game. I don't see a way around it. You're going to see somone capping and you're going to take a swipe at the tetra, and over they WILL go - it' gonna happen. When it does and you don't consider the penalty in your head - but at the end of the match you find out, you or your ally drew 1 or 2 and what you thought was a 45 point win for you turned out to be a 0 point negated score - will scare you, anger you and the next match you'll be sooooo careful and everyone will be frightened of the possibilities. This is all only IF first decides to stick to their guns and call them as they have outlined.
Call me over cautious but I don't see a way around it.