A "Dangerous Situation"

[theun4gven]

Originally Posted by DjScribbles

Sorry, should have included this reference in my post. I see no other purpose for pushing an opponent into a protected team member other than forcing a penalty.

I disagree. If the offensive defender is capable of loading frisbees into their robot then they can argue correctly that they decided to head for the loading zone to obtain frisbees. They could even claim that they purposely pushed the defender into their alliance member while attempting to get to the loading zone. In this case their strategy is no longer "aimed solely" at forcing the opposing alliance to violate a rule.

There is no rule stating that you must avoid another robot to get to your desired location on the field. As soon as they get between you and your alliance partner your strategy changes because you can no longer push them away.

It's that "aimed solely" wording along with a harsh penalty that seems to make the difference here. As long as you are attempting to play some other aspect of the game, your strategy is no longer aimed solely at forcing penalties.