Dangerous precedent set by Q&A 461: Loaning Parts/Assemblies to other teams

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by Chief Hedgehog

Yes, it is great to win a competition. It is also heartbreaking to lose it. However, to draft a 2nd team just because they are the best fit for your own allotments, that is wrong. Not just against the ubiquitous 'GP' - but plain wrong.

Slow down a bit their. It's okay to have your opinion but you're questioning the morals of a lot of very reputable people in our community. We've worked with teams to improve their robots for qualification matches, let alone elimination matches. In 2012 we helped our partners so they wouldn't fall off the bridge, we did this by putting rough top tread on their belly pan so when their front wheels fell off their robot didn't go with them. We've add weight to teams, asked them to remove things and much more. We've never been in the position to add a full mechanism but given the opportunity I would definitely offer it up to the team if I thought it would help our alliance win. (Not now that it is against the rules). I don't know of any team to ever complain about an alliance asking them to make modifications to improve their overall chance of winning.