Official Team Update #2! 1/15/2010

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Spud

Wow, this was a good team update. Normally, I dread them because they change the game, but this one seemed to clarify more than anything else.

I'm gonna have to disagree here... They changed <R19> in a big way. Not being able to intentionally affect balls above the bumper zone, while not POSESSING them is huge.

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

I think regardless of how they worded it, the intent is very clearly that the GDC does NOT want to see robots designed to deflect balls in a specific manner, or guiding them in any manner above your bumpers other than preventing a ball getting stuck on top.

define 'a specific manner'. If i design a robot that looks approximately like this:

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and park it in the direction that would deflect balls toward my end, have i violated this rule as updated in TU#2?