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Originally Posted by Andy L
I don't understand the big drama with <G14>, it seems to me like a rule people just aren't willing to give in that it's a rule.
I think I'd be looking for a bunch of G14s in my alliance partner pick.
I think people are over reacting to G14, and just move on.
My two cents
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You are certainly entitled to your own opinion. My questions in regard to G14 are not meant to be contrary to it. I just want to understand it as I understand any rule. With understanding of the way the rule will be used comes the ability to make a strategy to play the game.
In years past we have never had a penalty that would affect a different game than the one in which it occurred. This is new and I asked the GDC to determine how it would play out in eliminations.
I am not sure if it has occurred to many teams that you get a triple hit in eliminations from the rule. Alliances need to plan for this contingency.
As far as any action on the field being "morally" wrong... I believe that on the field you play by the rules... someone else has set those rules... and I don't think that we need to be mixing up the GDC with any "higher" power.
FIRST competition is about doing your best to succeed in the game. The only thing that most people don't see is that the "game" is the game of LIFE and not the robot game.
In the robot game you need to be cognizant of all the rules and how they play out. Strategies are just as important as that great "shooter" mechanism or that fantastic crab drive. Those are tributes to a fine team and a fine group of mentors working together to show students how real life works. Making strategies and working with other teams in Alliances is also a great exercise that speaks to us directly about what life is going to be.
All the pieces fit together so that students (and mentors) learn more about themselves so they can play the real game better...
I hope everyone learns a great deal from G14...
and from everything else they do in FIRST.... It is really all about the learning.... and the relationships we build with students and mentors...
Good luck in your build, your season and your life!!!