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Re: Off Side Penalty?

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Originally Posted by AmyPrib
Wow. That thought would have never crossed my mind in a million years.

If the oppoent pulls a dead backbot over to the other side, I would expect that not to count against the dead robot. I think there is a rule about how if the opponent is preventing a team to get to backbot position, it will NOT count against the backbot team. I would hope the same logic comes into play with your nasty strategy.
Heck, I would hope that opponent gets a penalty for acting ungracious and unsportsmanlike. If you need to use that kind of strategy, you should probably take a look at the rest of your strategy and capabilities to find out where you can improve.
The rules are pretty clear on this. If they push the bot over the line and back away they the former backbot is no longer "prevented by an offensive ROBOT from crossing the field centerline". Therefore they will have the 5 point penalty assessed against it. The only thing preventing that team from getting back over is their own bot's inability to move, no one else. I am kinda sick of people saying anything that is defensive is not GP. The GP thing to do is to volunteer to help the team who's bot broke down fix it after the match, not to disregard a perfectly legitimate strategy.

This is where I draw the line: if a team is running a strategy that harms or is likely to harm another team's bot it is not GP. If a team is using the rules to their advantage then go ahead, I congratulate you on your ingenuity.
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