The 469 auto

[Radical Pi]

Originally Posted by sv2198

What I'm saying is if both bots (defensive, and midfield) are tunnel robots and they get stuck in the defensive zone by 469 they have no choice but to stay there. I mean this could be an extremely rare circumstance, but could happen. The only thing they could do is play defense.

The GDC has ruled against penalty protections for penalties that involve more than 1 robot. In Q&A there was a question about if a robot is E-Stopped in the defensive zone for being incapacitated does that permit another robot to join them because of the E-Stopping protection from penalties. The GDC ruled no. This exact situation occurred in the finals match 1 at FLR, the blue alliance got a red card for it. The ability of the remaining team to clear either the bump or the tunnel is questionable, but there was NO effort shown to clear it, which I would accept as a red card

It's basically the same thing with the forced penalty rule. ONE robot was forced to double up in the defensive zone, not both of them. Therefore, not both robots are penalty-protected, and we have the call. The initial penalty could be waived, but if you don't at least show an attempt to clear the bump then you get a red card