Thread: Off Side Penalty?
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Unread 25-02-2006, 12:39
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Re: Off Side Penalty?
With all of the confusion regarding the penalty around the backbot - Is there ever an advantage to not having a known deadbot even placed on the field at the start of the match?

In the past, it was always encouraged to bring your robot down, BUT there wasn't penalties associated with being on the wrong side of the field, or potentially incurring additional damage from other robots trying to push your dead robot over a line to get or avoid a penalty.

If the robot is dead and unable to even move, the only reason I can see is to allow both other live robots to be able to play defense during that 40 second time period. This requires the dead robot to be placed in the correct starting position so the team doesn't incur a penalty for being on the wrong side of the field.

If there ever was a time for a placebo bot to act as a place holder for the Dead bot, this seems it.