Team Update #6

[Chris is me]

So much for opportunity cost / benefit analysis in strategy, eh.

I wish they didn't make my idea to get the minibot back down illegal - I was hoping our driver could sit on our coach's shoulders

Also most important: Two robots cannot "lock" a robot in their Zone by driving in front of both exits and sitting there. Unlike previous years, two robots cannot pin a robot.

[Vikesrock]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Also most important: Two robots cannot "lock" a robot in their Zone by driving in front of both exits and sitting there.

Why not? While the word "pin" is not defined in the manual I would not consider trapping a robot in their Zone as pinning "an opponent ROBOT that is in contact with a field border or TOWER"

[Chris is me]

I misread "field border" as "tape line", whoops.

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

So much for opportunity cost / benefit analysis in strategy, eh.

I agree. It looks like intentionally grabbing that tube in the opponents lane would conflict with making "immediate effort to leave."

Defensive pressure is now shifting areas. While they can no longer hug the Zone, they may have more influence as teams try to go around them against a lane border. What happens if a defender hits me into their lane as I try to go around them enroute to my scoring zone? Do I get a 3 point penalty, or do they get a yellow card for "taking advantage" of the exception? Still reading...