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Originally Posted by Nimmy
the other issue I think that needs to be adressed is the rematches. our robot didn't work for an entire game, a game that was an easy win (to say the least)
IFI agreed with us that the problem was with THEM and not US, and yet we didn't get neither a rematch nor qualifying points, or any compinsation for that matter...
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Nimmy,
I understand the frustration your team experienced concerning the damage to your robot and I commend you guys for dealing with the extra work and competing on time. I was the guy in the jungle hat that was helping your team (at your request) with your perceived controller problems. I was volunteering (at IFI's request) as an IFI troubleshooter. I don't remember ever stating that the problem you were experiencing was definitely with the IFI hardware and not with your hardware. In fact, I believe we resolved the issue when I accompanied your team to one of your matches and discovered you guys were not using your back up battery. There were many things that happened to many teams that appeared to be communications related but were in fact other things (breakers tripping, bad code, bad wiring, low battery voltage, etc.).
The bottom line is: There will never be any "compensation" given to teams for matches that don't go well for them. There just isn't time to deal with an appeal process. Sometimes things go better than they should (like a missed penalty flag at your expense) and sometimes you get a bad break (like a mysterious no start). It all evens out in the end and all the teams have to deal with these issues equally.