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Re: Unscheduled Team Update: 3-20-2014

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Originally Posted by DampRobot View Post
This team update essentially makes any team that is able to execute a defensive strategy the target of massive penalties. If you are playing defense effectively, you're going to have some high speed collisions. And I highly suspect that this is only going to be called against teams playing effective defense, whether or not there are other teams hitting harder.
You were at SAC; you witnessed a number of matches where robots played a defensive strategy of aggressively, repeatedly ramming their opponents. As you suggest, that's not a good strategy, nor is it very nice - especially when it reaches the point of tipping or disabling opponents.

I see a big difference between an effective defensive strategy and aggressive, repeated ramming. I don't expect the occasional high speed collision to be called. On the other hand, a strategy of consistently and aggressively ramming your opponent isn't within the spirit of the game, nor of FRC.
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