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Re: Lesson Learned: The Negative

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
Really. I don't recall anyone saying this was no-contact, no-defense. Not even the GDC.

Now, about the ref training--So you want last year's Curie-Einstein difference? At least they were pretty consistent. Pinning is legal for up to 6 seconds, so I don't see what's up there, unless it wasn't called after 6 seconds.
I was very disappointed that the refs on Einstein called outside the bumper zone penalties against bots that were constantly pinned against a wall. The contact appeared unintended after watching replays and I doubt it could have been avoided. There were also pins where the defensive bot would back up 2-3 feet only to go right back in to pin without an impeding penalty. This happened to any bot, including the slow hurdlers like us.

I also had a huge problem with the announcer saying "N robot assessed 2 penalties for outside the bumper zone contact and 2 G37 penalties". Aren't those the same rules? <G37> encompasses a alot of situations, isn't it possible to be more specific? Who in their right mind knows what a G37 penalty is?
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