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View Poll Results: Are the penalties too high this year?
NO. They are appropriate and necessary to ensure the safety of the field attendants and referees. 74 43.27%
YES. They are ruining the game. 94 54.97%
I haven't been to a regional or seen a webcast, so I'll get back to you. 11 6.43%
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Re: Are The Penalties Too High?

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Originally Posted by Greg Marra
I feel the penalties are towards the high end, but by no means are they ruining the game. I think the only thing that would be game-ruining about penalties would be if they were inconsistantly called.
I definitely agree with that. Although, i must say the penalties, allow no wiggle room this year. You have to be perfect to win, which in many cases is impossible to do. Last year most penalties were 10 pointers, which could easily be made up with two balls. This year, you need 4 tetras to make up the 10 point penalties, or 10 to make up the 30. I really dont see many teams stacking over 9 a round by themselves, making it that much harder to score/play. I like that FIRST is trying to get us to play fair/safe/gp and making us try that much harder, but i do think these penalties are a bit harsh.

Maybe it isnt just the points being the problem, but the strict interpretations FIRST is using this year. The loadbearing issue as well as the touching of another bot in a loading zone are ones that come to mind.
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