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Re: Batteries Carried Into Competitions
Sometimes, I lose all respect for the GDC. Remember when we had to ship 2 batteries in the crate because of a dumb rule, causing many teams to go over the 400 lb limit and costing hundreds of dollars in unnecessary shipping?
This year we have yet another black sheep: Hundreds of exposed leads, hundreds of hours wasted, hundreds of students having to be miserable all so the GDC can be content with their rules? It's a trend, but I don't understand why it has to exist. Does the GDC have an ego problem? Do their stomachs wretch at the phrase "we made a mistake?" GDC, I respect your work. I love the ideas and consideration that go into making a new game every year. But you are not perfect. |
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Re: Batteries Carried Into Competitions
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It seems like this thread has more or less said all there really is to say. We're now aware of the GDC's current interpretation of the rules, and (for the Understatement of the Week) I think there's a feeling of the general consensus of ChiefDelphi users. I'd also note that this thread was started on Friday morning; I doubt that the discussion that has taken place here could've hit the radar of any of the appropriate people, let alone a solution implemented, before last Friday's update went to press. Perhaps it'd be best to give this thread the weekend off and only resume our collective howling/grumbling/offers-of-hugs-and-screwdrivers-to-Week-1-teams if the next Team Update (that'd be #15, for those playing at home) doesn't offer some kind of amicable resolution or guidance? It'll be cutting it close for the Week 1 set, yes, but there's not much that can be done in the meantime besides entering the caption contest or finalizing some Fantasy FIRST picks. (Or, you know, sleep.) |
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Re: Batteries Carried Into Competitions
Thanks for listening...
http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles...pdate%2015.pdf |
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