Virtual Team Forum

[Ben Mitchell]

Originally posted by T967
the complaints about intentional damage are valid. I was not aware there were alot of intentional damage calls at other regionals. If anyone's been to St. Louis they know that the rule is very loose. The only way to get that call is if you really do destroy the bot on purpose for no apparent reason. Also in st. louis if you did damage a robot trying to accomplish the game you weren't penalized, it was that way in Houston also. (IN our division anyway. Like I have said, if you try to get away with 1/8" aluminum bar for protection you are taking a risk.

some suggestions for 2004:
hold nats somewhere that specializes in many kinds of entertainment. ex. epcot

The games are meant to be a headache don't lawerize them.

MORE MORE MORE freedom with materials, this includes many things like pneumatics, electronics, etc. (auto mode could get better with more electronics options.)

keep cheapening costs

the games are getting better-this years made you think alot and kept you on your toes.

The problem is that if costs are cheapened, where is the money going to come from?

And how can FIRST stop teams from lawyerizing rules?

It's only natural to find loopholes and exploit them. Unfortunately, teams also exploit the volunteer nature of judges and referees to their advantage. Anyone remember 2002 with the "no tape measures allowed due to entanglement" home zone strips, and a few rather entanglement prone mouse bots not getting called on?