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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

And beyond all that, most of claims to support wedges from a defensive point show them as a defense against "Bricks". Well, if its a brick it probably doesnt have an arm or a high CG, so if it tips, its definately not its own fault.

Is the "brick" attempting to block a robot that is attempting to cap? that capper is concentrating on capping, and if the "brick" drives up a wedge, particularly a side wedge, and falls over, how is that "not its own fault"?

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Well if these bots are on a wedge, either the wedge is trying to force them out of position or a "brick" isnt the problem playing defence against the wedge. If its got a massive tetra carrying arm, its not a pure defensive bot, and if theres interaction between you and it, it is often the wedge bot trying to play last minute defense, not the armed bot. And in that situation it would most definately be the wedged bot's fault.

Most wedges are used for defense or stabilization. If it has a tetra-carrying arm, but is NOT using it, and has been playing defense the whole time, and it climbs up a wedge and gets stuck, whose fault is that?

Yes, the brickbot is not a problem if it is on a wedge --Match 70, Newton, was a good example-- but what if the wedge is on the SIDE of the wedgebot, and the wedgebot cannot move side to side, even under normal conditions? Whose fault is that if the brickbot tips over?