[Arefin Bari]

I don't look at the rule as anti-veteran or anti-rookie. We never had a game in the past where one robot had to climb on top of another, hence as always the rule stated that the robot must start behind the line in the homezone (not pointing out how exactly it should start). The GDC most likely assumed that we already know that we are going to start behind the line in the beginning of the match (and not on top of each other). One thing they have missed was the fact that we have a Raul in FIRST who comes up with a crazy strategy to win a match with two robots that isn't capable of moving. No one has used this strategy (to my knowledge) in the past. Maybe, the GDC didn't think that it will ever happen, but it did. Next thing you know, we get a rule update.

Rules are rules. Let's play by them. It's given that not all of us will be happy with the same thing since we all think very differently. Please scroll up and read all the posts in this thread and you will realize how different everyone thinks. Some are okay with the rule, some aren't, some don't care. I can go on and on about what happened at the Florida regional but that is not going to get me anywhere. What counts the most is the kids worked together for 6 straight weeks, came up with a beautiful machine, went out there on the field and had fun.

... thats my opinion.