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Re: The ultimate game breaker bot.
A few thoughts...

Is this design within the original intent of how the game was to be played? No, not really. But, teams have found their way around the intent of the game before, and it has not been disastrous.

Is this design legal within the current rules of the game? Certain aspects of the design make me think that answer is slightly more fuzzy. The only way to know for sure is to ask on the official Q&A system and let FIRST make a call on it.

If it is determined that it is legal, is this really the "god-bot game killer" that is being advertised? I am pretty much convinced that it is not even close. Let's put it this way - if you think this will be an unbeatable design that will dominate the game the way that Beatty did in 2002, then I urge you to build it and compete. Please. Please, please, please. Because if you do, there is a group of us that would hope to be first in line to go up against this design. We think there are multiple obvious (and a few not-so-obvious) defense approaches that shut down the effectiveness of this design very quickly. And once that happens, if the control of the game swings over to the other alliance, then the match is likely effectively over.

Could I guarantee that an opposing alliance would win against this design every time? No, not really. But do we already have ideas on how an opposing alliance can win often enough to take the "god-bot game dominator" title away in a real hurry? You betcha. And there are a few that are just itching to try out those ideas.

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