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Originally Posted by eNyoron
Man, the fact that you have to stay within the vertical projection of the bumpers really inhibits the ability to create an effective dumper...
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My thoughts exactly. It looks like they want everyone to be a shooter. Given the difficulties with that in 2006, and the more random squishy nature of the Orbit balls, I was hoping to see some very effective dumper designs. It would be hard enough to work within the 28x38 restrictions; you'd have to make your base slightly smaller so you could have a 4-6" chute that extended over your robot's and the trailer's bumpers.
I'm not upset at no-goaltending and no-descoring rules, as it would have been difficult to do within the 28x38 footprint anyway.
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Originally Posted by Madison
I didn't receive an e-mail blast about Team Update 1. Did anyone?
Rookies don't know to look for this stuff, so remember to get the word out to your local rookie teams about the changes this update implements.
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I'm not a mentor, so I'm not on the list. This Update came out on a Tuesday; last year the schedule was Tuesdays and Fridays. Were teams informed to look for Updates on this schedule this year?