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Re: true, it never will be fair, so why change it? (EOM)

Posted by Jerry Eckert, Engineer on team #140 from Tyngsboro, MA High School and New England Prototype/Brooks Automation.

Posted on 3/29/99 10:27 AM MST


In Reply to: true, it never will be fair, so why change it? (EOM) posted by colleen on 3/28/99 8:45 PM MST:



:
: that's it..

I assume you're asking why change from a two team alliance to a three
team alliance?

I assume the reason is to improve the chances that there will be two
functioning robots in each match. For example, consider what happened
to CHAOS and us at Hartford:

During our first QF match our robot blew a gearbox in one of the drive
motors, which left us essentially dead in the water. We were unable to
replace the gearbox during a timeout period, so our partner was left to
fend for themselves against two robots in the second match as well.

If the new rule had been in place the outcome of the first match would
have been the same, put the second match would have been a two-on-two
competition.

There are at least three advantages I see to having three team alliances:

(1) The competition is more exciting in that there will be fewer
one-sided matches resulting from mechanical failures

(2) It corrects a blatant inequity in the competition structure
using a model common to all team sports

(3) It reduces the amount of time wasted due to timeouts for
robot repairs during the elimination rounds

So far, I've seen two substantive objections to the three team alliances:

(a) That the third team might not actually get to participate

(b) Additional possibilities concerning pre-arranged alliances

While (a) is entirely within the realm of possibility, it is a situation
which is common in team sports. If a given team does not feel they will
be comfortable in this position they are free to decline an invitation
to particiapte in the alliance. But that hardly seems reason to deny
other teams which have no such reservations the opportunity.

Issue (b) is a stickier issue. Yes, teams can pre-arrange alliances.
But I'm not convinced this is as bad as many are making it out to be.
To me, FIRST isn't about winning or losing -- it's about learning and
doing your best. What any other team does or doesn't do doesn't change
what YOU have done.

SET MODE/CYNICAL

And, let's face it, back-room dealing, greed, and unfairness are all
a big part of life and something you'll have to learn to deal with
sooner or later. Perhaps it's better to learn this lesson here,
where the only thing at stake is a little pride, rather than later
in life where more important things such as a job or career are at stake.

Anyway, that's my $0.02...

- Jerry





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