Team Update #18

[ChuckDickerson]

Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

What you stated right there is exactly what people are trying to say here.

This is not my opinion but here is what others are trying to get across..

You put 6 weeks into creating a magnificent robot that can score a few ringers and can lift 2 of your partners off the ground 4 inches.

You can score 30+ points every match...

This wooden box can now score 30 pts every match by doing NOTHING. Yes it is unfortunate that they were unable to secure enough help to make a more competitive machine, but they need to learn eventually.

What others are trying to express here is that this shouldnt be a strategy because it rewards teams that may not deserve it as much as others.

Excellent point and I see both sides but I have to respectfully argue that everyone puts in 6 weeks of hard work and whether the result is "a magnificent robot that can score a few ringers and can lift 2 of your partners off the ground 4 inches" or a "wood box bot" often has less to do with how much time was spent on the robot and more to do with other resources the teams have at their disposal. Neither team is more or less deserving of the 30 points simply based on how their robot looks. Keep in mind that that wood box bot may be your opponent this match and then you both score 30 points or maybe you win by a few ringer points but you are better off because you have now increased your RP. However, they may be your partner in the next match and you are going up against a robot "that can score a few ringers and can lift 2 of your partners off the ground 12 inches" for 60+ points in every match so you may be glad to have that 30 point wood box bot rather than a wood box.