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Originally Posted by cglrcng

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsyx0QmpPlk#t=138

Southfield Q-042...(Watch this qualifying match video) Can anyone who was actually there and witnessed this match explain what actually happened? (The previously referenced video above also shows the same kind of stuff happening too).

First watch the lower closest red alliance bot w/ no ball...(Appears to be placed on the field backwards looking at the launcher and the auto results...Was it penalized for crossing the truss? If so I certainly missed the flag. (though it isn't hard to miss as both flags were untouched throughout the match).

Then watch the blue close sidelines HP throughout the match and all the interaction between the head ref, and 2 field reset volunteers and the HP...What was that head ref (and the volunteers...3 all had input w/ that poor HP), doing on that ball switchout? Plainly a blue ball was on the field when he hands the HP another blue ball, then takes it away, then another is handed immediately to that HP in the very same move.....Ouch, it was flat hard to even watch. I couldn't imagine being a contestant in such a match on that field after watching that painful to watch mess.

-After watching that I'd have to flat say "if the mission is to improve the game"....I'd personally say scrap those sideline HP zones and return the ball to the field at the place where it went out, and do it quickly. But, I never actually agree w/ tinkering w/ the game design after the release....Play it as it was designed.

At 0:09 the head referee briefly waves his flag (side note: That's a huge pet peeve of mine... Wave it so everyone can see!), presumably to indicate a penalty. He then asks the ref on that corner something, probably whether it touched the blue robot or not - the answer to that isn't clear from this angle, but he never indicates a technical foul.

As for the ball, Gregor is correct that the ball was not scored, which is why it was handed back to the HP. The head ref then turned around to see another blue ball on the field (presumably the other refs had given credit for the score), which quickly bounced out on its own, so the head ref I guess thought it would be OK to just keep one blue ball in play and fix the score later.