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Originally Posted by Warren Boudreau
I don't understand what the big deal is. This strategy is so easy to defeat that it is laughable.
Simply push the diabled robots against the back wall where they pin the ringers against the wall.
The robots are then contacting field elements and the 30 points won't count.
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I believe, according to the rules, that they would still recieve 30 points if touching a ringer. They just can't be supported by that ringer.
As for my opinion? I think that this update is being stressed about way too much. I don't think many, if any robots were designed to hold other robots in their starting position (remember, all robots must start in a 28x38 box). No ones strategy for the whole competition is ruined. From what it seems like from what the members of 111 have been saying, it was a last minute strategy.
I also don't think this is really "flip flopping" on FIRST's part. The relevent Q&A response only pointed out that there was no rule against it. Now there is a rule against it.