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Re: Curie 2010!
At what point does a strategy go from being honest and valid in an attempt to win to dishonest and sneaky? I'm not necessarily condoning or repudiating this strategy, and while I would never use this strategy, that stems first and foremost from a belief that throwing a match is never strategically in your best interest (as well as ethical concerns obviously).
You are playing to win, that much is obvious. Beating a team does hurt them, though beating another team is completely legitimate. If a strategy puts your team in the best position to win and is within the rules of the competition, why can't you use it? So maybe throwing a match is too far (as I feel it is), what about the 469 autonomous that there was a thread on a few days back? Is attempting to "sabatoge" another team through the use of an autonomous specifically targeted at them legitimate? What about defense (especially the aggressive type that can occasionally break robots). And correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't tipping other robots legal in the past? At what point does a strategy intended to win a tournament go from legitimate and fair to inherently evil?
Oh and in case it wasn't obvious, I feel that 469 built one of the most creative, innovative, and amazing robots in FIRST history. It blows me away how awesome their robot is, and they deserve all the credit in the world.
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