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Re: On Rules, Referees, and Rewards (aka Penalties)
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Originally Posted by Jack Jones
Do you think the 30 point penalties are there for “safety”; or are they there to teach you that you are responsible for your actions?
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I vote more for the second.
Sure, robots being bashed while a human is nearby is a safety hazard, but if they were that worried about it, the humans wouldn't be there in the first place. Rather, the penalties are so huge this year (ie, one penalty wipes out the average match score) because the game designers (bless their hearts) wanted to guide teams in the "right direction," where the right direction is robots that play the game, not robots that destroy six weeks of blood, sweat, and tears.
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