TOWER Malfunctions since Week 3

[Kristian Calhoun]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Eventhough there is nothing we can do about it, here is the video of the tower malfunction that cost 11's alliance a spot in the finals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUwW...e_gdata_player

Very disappointing to watch. 11 first then 1676 then 25. Final score without malfunction was 92-91. Two regionals of being the 2nd overall Pick. Two regionals of taking the semis to 3 matches. Two straight regionals of very bad luck.

Originally Posted by Chris is me

The weird thing was that 25 and 1676 lit up for second and third place, which indicates that the FMS correctly scored 11's tower as first place.

The video never shows the lights on the top of the tower that we, 25, scored on. (Chris, are you basing your statement on the linked video or something seen on the webcast?) I'm not trying to argue the outcome of the match or debate any rulings, I'm just pointing out what can be seen from the video. What's interesting is that 25 drives past 11's tower on the way back from deploying before 1676 even deploys their minibot, which had registered as second place (3 green lights). That means our minibot was already up the pole and registered as 1st place, since the blue alliance was awarded the 50 bonus points. So we can agree that regardless of how the match was scored, 1676's minibot was the last one up the pole since they were the last to deploy. Had MORT's tower functioned properly and the red alliance awarded a minibot bonus of any amount, it would have come down to the winner of the minibot race between 25 and 11. If 11 came in 2nd, then the score would have been 92-101 in favor of blue. If 11 came in 1st, Akash is correct that the final score would have been 92-91 in favor of red.

It was an extremely close match and truly could have gone either way. 25 wishes 11 nothing but the best of luck in St. Louis, both on the field and competing for the Chairman's Award. MORT has proven themselves as more than worthy contenders this year and has a lot to be proud of. We hope to finally get the opportunity to play on the same side of the field this year, either at the championships or during the off season.