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Originally Posted by cgredalertcc
I agree. <G14> is, in my opinion, not in the spirit of FIRST. When has the game not encouraged us to do the best we possibly can? Also there is a possibility of double penalizing a losing team. Think about this teams 1,2,3 play teams 4,5,6 and the 1,2,3 alliance triples the score of the other alliance. Then the following match the alliance 1,2,6 exists: team 6 has just been PENALIZED for LOSING, because two of their partners are out 2 game pieces. Then we consider the possibility of that alliance losing and the additional consequences there. There are too many possible negative ramifications of this rule.
The 0 score argument is interesting as well. What if an alliance has 12 points and you have 20, but they were penalized twice during the match. Their score is now 0 and yours is 20 and that sucks, because you've tripled their score with 20 points  |
Along those same lines... Lets say your robot alone, at it's best, can score 10 points for your team. Your two alliance partners in one match each score 60 points and, as an alliance, you triple the other teams score. The next match you play you're penalized, even though you contributed only a small portion to your previous alliance's amazing score.