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Originally Posted by Protronie
IMO... if all you have is the "wooden box" then you need to rethink even coming to the field. Your pride in yourself should keep your dead bot off the field. ...
To the builders of the "wooden box" well think of it as a learning experience.
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This should only be considered after all other options have been exhausted. There should never be any distinction based on robot design that should keep a robot from taking the field. Every team should make it one of their top priorities to make sure every team can play and have an enjoyable weekend. That goes double for rookies. An event should be a learning experience coupled with fun or this won't work. We must say to ourselves "leaving a robot in the pit is not an option".
One thing that the GDC has designed into the game is the ability for any robot design to have a function in this game. Whether it be purely defensive, purely offensive or a full up, does everything, robot. No robot can win alone for the majority of the matches. The GDC has made a good game for all robots and human players alike, and I think we have to applaud them on this account. Once the game is chosen, modifying it for all of these factors is the real challenge.