Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?

[Chris is me]

If you don't think real time scoring has a direct and important impact on strategy and match play, and that losing such a critical feature of the field isn't grounds for a field fault and replay, I find it hard to believe you've ever coached or driven in a match of Stronghold.

If the defense crossing lights went out, would you call that a field fault? Of course you would. But what is that displaying to you? Essentially, just a more abstract version of the real time score.

If the on field match timer went out, would you call that a field fault? I would hope we would all agree that the match timer is an essential part of the game and that it is continuously needed information.

The real time score is exactly the same. If you're a competitive team this year, you were keeping your eyes on it all match. Deciding whether to shoot high or low, deciding whether to play offense or defense, deciding whether or not to go for that very last ball or make the conservative play and go for the batter early in the end game. It should be plainly obvious how strategically valuable and important real time score is.

Situations like these should be a replay, every single time they occur. No questions asked. I legitimately cannot understand the argument against it.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

If you don't think real time scoring has a direct and important impact on strategy and match play, and that losing such a critical feature of the field isn't grounds for a field fault and replay, I find it hard to believe you've ever coached or driven in a match of Stronghold.

If the defense crossing lights went out, would you call that a field fault? Of course you would. But what is that displaying to you? Essentially, just a more abstract version of the real time score.

If the on field match timer went out, would you call that a field fault? I would hope we would all agree that the match timer is an essential part of the game and that it is continuously needed information.

The real time score is exactly the same. If you're a competitive team this year, you were keeping your eyes on it all match. Deciding whether to shoot high or low, deciding whether to play offense or defense, deciding whether or not to go for that very last ball or make the conservative play and go for the batter early in the end game. It should be plainly obvious how strategically valuable and important real time score is.

Situations like these should be a replay, every single time they occur. No questions asked. I legitimately cannot understand the argument against it.

I'm mostly flummoxed as to why they played through when everyone knew the live scoring was boned during autonomous.There was a window where the FTA or head referee could have hit the foghorn, and it wasn't after the score was posted.

We went to district events where we couldn't see live scoring and were told to deal with it. I recognize that real time scoring was a huge need this year but it's important to recognize that this replay is just the most obvious showing of the inconsistency I hope is fixed in future games. Challenge points, scale points, and capture bonuses being added at inconsistent times and not providing an ability for all 6 drive teams to see the real time scoring at all events are bad things that were dumb.

[TDav540]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

..........Challenge points, scale points, and capture bonuses being added at inconsistent times and not providing an ability for all 6 drive teams to see the real time scoring at all events are bad things that were dumb.

While I can't speak for the rest of it, this was due to how scores are processed in the FMS. The referee panel switches to the Endgame screen at the 20 second mark. However, it will not complete the scoring of the endgame until BOTH referee panels match on each side the field. This can be after the match has officially ended, making the challenge, scale, and capture information basically impossible to live score. It's unfortunate, but reasonable, IMO.

Back to the OP, although it is technically not legal to replay the match, at this stage of the season, I find it reasonable to give both teams the live scoring and sounds.

[jds2001]

Originally Posted by TDav540

While I can't speak for the rest of it, this was due to how scores are processed in the FMS. The referee panel switches to the Endgame screen at the 20 second mark. However, it will not complete the scoring of the endgame until BOTH referee panels match on each side the field. This can be after the match has officially ended, making the challenge, scale, and capture information basically impossible to live score. It's unfortunate, but reasonable, IMO.

There were some instructions given to CMP refs regarding this, and I hope it was more consistent. I'm not comfortable sharing exactly what the instructions were, but this is something that was known and accounted for.

Back to the OP, although it is technically not legal to replay the match, at this stage of the season, I find it reasonable to give both teams the live scoring and sounds.

I also noticed something on Einstein that was against ref instructions for the rest of the season - but Aidan was the head ref, and he's the big cheese - so whatever was fine IMO (and this particular thing I agree with being done on Einstein - and pretty much only there). Again, not entirely comfortable sharing details.

As for the actual replay, I'd leave it to head ref discretion - though I think it was justified.

[Pauline Tasci]

100% should of been replayed and glad it was.
Not having live scoring is terrible for trying to make on the spot strategy decisions that make or break a match.
With that said, I wish they would of stopped the match after Auto so we would not of revealed our strategy.
Or even hold off on the score until a call of replay was made. It popped up directly after match end.
Got my kids hopes up and then crushed them down 5 minutes later.

The replay was necessary.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by TDav540

While I can't speak for the rest of it, this was due to how scores are processed in the FMS. The referee panel switches to the Endgame screen at the 20 second mark. However, it will not complete the scoring of the endgame until BOTH referee panels match on each side the field. This can be after the match has officially ended, making the challenge, scale, and capture information basically impossible to live score. It's unfortunate, but reasonable, IMO.

Back to the OP, although it is technically not legal to replay the match, at this stage of the season, I find it reasonable to give both teams the live scoring and sounds.

The issue arises in these endgame points apparently showing up live for one alliance but not another, which is confusing.

[Whatever]

I found it odd that they decided to replay the match after they announced the score. Seems like if the head referee is going to call a field fault, they should do so before approving the final score.

BTW - On Galileo qual match 19 the live score stayed at 0 the entire match and there was not a field fault called.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Whatever

I found it odd that they decided to replay the match after they announced the score. Seems like if the head referee is going to call a field fault, they should do so before approving the final score.

In many / most matches this year, the final score is posted before teams have a chance to contest the situation at hand. Oftentimes, the fact that the score has been posted is then used as rationale for not correcting the situation at hand. Fortunately that is not the case with this replay.

[Landonh12]

Originally Posted by Whatever

I found it odd that they decided to replay the match after they announced the score. Seems like if the head referee is going to call a field fault, they should do so before approving the final score.

BTW - On Galileo qual match 19 the live score stayed at 0 the entire match and there was not a field fault called.

We're the game sounds on when the score was at 0? The reason why the match was replayed was because there were no game sounds, not because of the scoreboard.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Landonh12

We're the game sounds on when the score was at 0? The reason why the match was replayed was because there were no game sounds, not because of the scoreboard.

Do we know the scoreboard wasn't a factor, or is that speculation?

[GaryVoshol]

Several years ago there was a specific rule that the score had to be shown on the screen or it was a field failure (or whatever they called it).

That rule is long gone. The question becomes whether the absence of a rule means it should no longer be considered.

Something to remember for ref training next year.

[Landonh12]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Do we know the scoreboard wasn't a factor, or is that speculation?

This is what I came to understand when I was talking to our alliance members in the pit (we were part of the alliance - just not on the field): The initial concern was the scoreboard because that was the most obvious, but I believe the refs used the game sounds as a reason for the replay.

[Pauline Tasci]

Originally Posted by Landonh12

This is what I came to understand when I was talking to our alliance members in the pit (we were part of the alliance - just not on the field): The initial concern was the scoreboard because that was the most obvious, but I believe the refs used the game sounds as a reason for the replay.

Incorrect.
I would suggest getting information directly from the field crew.
It was announced and my kids had talked to the FTA's and Head Ref about the replay several times during the day since it affected our specific alliance.
It was due to the scoreboard, the sounds were not a factor.
The scoreboard makes teams change match strategies, the sound is just there to help.