Team Update 17

[Racer26]

I gotta kinda think they did that just to screw with us after the CD community exploded at the unprecedentedly drastic rule change between week 1 and 2. Sort of a WHAT? TU17 in between week 2 and 3? What is this, presto change-o rules every week?

[Foster]

It makes 100% sense to me. Most of the FIRST FRC management are from the early days of computing or government. It was not unusual to see pages that say

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So rather than have people worry that they missed an important Game Play Week 2 update (servers down, missing URL, etc, etc) they published Update 17. Nice, neat, tidy. Just what you'd expect.

On the other hand never underestimate the GDC ...

[sanddrag]

You have to invert the colors to see it.

[ExTexan]

If you hold your computer monitor up to a bright light, it is very clear:

"We are NOT changing the rules because of 469 so quit asking"

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

...Why even publish an Update?

To make sure people understand that the GDC did not overlook that "exploit" in the game rules.

Woot 469 forever.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Is this April 1st on the east coast?

[fordchrist675]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Is this April 1st on the east coast?

Seems that they are already thinking its week 5?

[dtengineering]

These are the sort of changes to the game that I have come to expect from FIRST.

Jason

[jspatz1]

I wonder if this gave 469 an "oh crap" moment.

[ebarker]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

...Why even publish an Update?

because updates are published every tuesday.

trains gotta run on schedule !

[jspatz1]

Let's hope all the referees get the memo this time.

[Chris Hibner]

Someone suggested something about this "Update". The GDC is pretty sensitive to what goes on in the FIRST world, including these forums. Could a blank update be a statement to the grumblings about needing rule changes? A statement that says, "we think everything is just fine how it is"?

[Brandon Holley]

this is my favorite update of the season...

i think it is most certainly a statement, without making one. i think the GDC likes the game right where it is at the moment.

[Rosiebotboss]

Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

this is my favorite update of the season...

i think it is most certainly a statement, without making one. i think the GDC likes the game right where it is at the moment.

I know why you're happy. And after careful reconsideration, looking at the rules through the eyes of a lawyer, seeing quite a few matches, (live and online), I have to applaud you and 125 for thinking outside the box.

[Dancin103]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

Now they're just messing with our minds...

haha yes they are. It's a good thing they don't send these out as a hard copy. That would be a complete waste of paper. lol

Cass