Sharing information - not a good idea?

[mockingod]

It's hard to decide sometimes because of what you said, they might be your opponent, and you don't want to give them the answer, because they might engineer a solution better than you! Right?

Just think of it differently. I think of it as if they're going to be my ALLIANCE members in the future. What happens if in the match, they go into the secret passage from the neutral zone holding a boulder? And they asked that same question and you could've answered? You guys get a penalty for it!

Not only can you think of it that way, you should just imagine they're on your team as well. The entire community ideally is friends with each other. Almost everyone is willing to help one another, because the ultimate goal of robotics is to learn and pass that knowledge down. Think of it from a moral standpoint.

Helping people and answering their questions is also a good way to meet others and make friends with other teams.