Overdrive <G22> poll: yea or nay?

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by TubaMorg

Every year we get a new game. Every year there are many challenges and obstacles to overcome to meet the parameters set forth in the game. Every year some people have objections to some of these challenges. Am I saying that no one should ever object to any of the rules? Of course not. Sometimes clarification is needed. Sometimes a rule just doesn't fit with the game. G22 is clear and the GDC has stated that there will be no change to the rule in how it is worded OR in how it is enforced. For the teams that still have competitions to attend you now have a choice: Meet the challenge of G22 and overcome it, or get penalized every match and complain. Which team are you going to be?

G22 & the way it's worded isn't really a "challenge" to overcome. It's more like having to stay inside the lines in 1st grade. It's like a speed limit in the middle of a sunny day in the desert with no one around for miles. These are other examples of blind rules that must be followed just because of rules. If we blindly believe that the GDC is always correct in their rules then I simply must refer us all back to the principles derived in this very wonderfully written post about what being professional means.

More relative to FRC, when something breaks and we get 3+ penalties for that instance, is G22 still considered a "challenge"? Particularly teams who are allied with other bots that seem to break more often than other bots ... is it still a "challenge" that the whole alliance is penalized?