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8 MINI-CIM SWERVE

View Poll Results: Do you think 8 MINI-CIMS allowed would be a good idea?
Yes, I'ld love to see what people come up with using 8 MINI-CIMS.	46	41.07%
No, I like the motor rules the way they are!	66	58.93%
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29-09-2014, 09:54

jman4747

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Re: 8 MINI-CIM SWERVE

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Originally Posted by nuclearnerd

Actually, the point of this thread was simply whether to allow 8 mini-Cims. The argument "not to increase available power" has nothing to say on this question, given that 8 mini-cims have a smaller TPE than 6 Cims, which are allowed.

Absolutely.

I can't see how allowing 8mini-CIMs will prompt teams to build drive trains with more power than 6 cims. At some point beyond that diminishing returns have to make that impractical. If anything Mechanum, Octocanum, Swerve, Crab, etc. and manipulators would benefit more.

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