If YOU were the GDC...

[cbale2000]

I like most of the ideas people have posted so far, here's a few of mine:

• Remove the limitation on how many balls robots can carry, and have more balls available on the field (see 2006)
• Remove the limitation on how many balls can be crossed over the defenses at once.
• Limit the bumper-zone range more to prevent wedge/tipping situations while flat on the ground with normal bumper contact.
• Allow attackers to shoot balls from the neutral zone (I have mixed feelings about what this would do to gameplay, but it might be interesting; perhaps just limit shooting in the zone to "passing" balls over defenses, but don't allow them to be scored directly from the neutral zone.)
• Add a defender starting position in each teams secret passage and allow defensive autonomous (maintain existing rules protecting robots crossing defenses though)

Originally Posted by CloakAndDagger

What would your opinion be on the flip in this video then?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cReB8jw-ccI
We were defending them too hard, and as a result as soon as one robot drove underneath our bumpers and got us up, they both kept hitting us until 3536 made a concerted effort, and we fell over. This was not a result of us being too top heavy, or accidental hits from opponents, but a clear, sustained effort to flip and incapacitate our robot, which irreparably bent our arm, requiring us to punch a new one out before worlds.

This is probably the first video I've seen this season that was clearly an intentional tip deserving of a red card. This is the sort of thing that should be penalized, however, there are also many instances of accidental tipping that are penalized far too harshly.
I can understand a foul and maybe a yellow card as a warning to the team, but an automatic red card for a momentary contact tip is overkill. This video is an example of the standard that should be applied to red cards for tipping IMO.