Caution Flags in Overdrive

[GaryVoshol]

And here I thought this thread was going to be about how the yellow caution flags were going to be attached to your robot. The flag holder is filled by a stopper, remember.

I'm not sure a time-out (which is essentially what you are asking for) is the best idea or not. It does have possibilities, but I'd rather think about how it might be misused or abused before being in favor of it.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

I'm not sure a time-out (which is essentially what you are asking for) is the best idea or not. It does have possibilities, but I'd rather think about how it might be misused or abused before being in favor of it.

I'm not sure I understand how (or why) you would expect the referees to abuse this.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

I'm not sure a time-out (which is essentially what you are asking for) is the best idea or not. It does have possibilities, but I'd rather think about how it might be misused or abused before being in favor of it.

Originally Posted by jgannon

I'm not sure I understand how (or why) you would expect the referees to abuse this.

That's not what I meant. I'm just wary of the Law of Unintended Consequences.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

That's not what I meant. I'm just wary of the Law of Unintended Consequences.

I would think this would only be used when the field is completely blocked. You must fear that some team may be harmed strategically if trying to perform a task such as hurdling when the caution stoppage occurred.

I'd guess the action would have to dwindle down pretty low pretty fast once the track had been blocked - most refs could then discern when it's ok to wave the yellow flag.

[Pavan Dave]

It would make the schedule a lot more 'iffy' that it might already be. Some regionals are probably going to be super tight when it comes to time already so I think that it may not be possible due to how many times it could potentially happen.

The way that they would potentially stop all the robots is just how they stop them at the end of the match, with some master "E-STOP" deal under lock and key...

I think it would be a great idea, but its not plausible to do this because of time constraints because in a worst case situation it might happen every - every other match.

Pavan.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Pavan

I think it would be a great idea, but its not plausible to do this because of time constraints because in a worst case situation it might happen every - every other match.

Pavan.

Fully blocked lanes from tipped, fully extended robots every other match? Talk about carnage. Drive safely, children.

[chapmatr]

It's a good idea, but with a game such as this it may be annoying. A lot of robots will be herding/hurdling when they have to stop, so you may lose the ball you were trying to score in the process. Plus, the refs would have to wait until in-air balls landed, for safety reasons. I think it could become a good addition to the game, overall, though.