FIRST Rule Changes

[Kevin Sevcik]

Dick,

What reason is there to restrict the number of defensive robots in an alliances home zone? This unfairly restricts the defensive robots' access to the single most important point scoring locale on the field, giving the alliance an unfair access to their own goals. Offensive double teaming in the this zone gives alliances an unfair advantage and unfair control of these goals. Defensive alliances should have unlimited access to an opponent's home zone so that they can adequately defend against this rule exploit.

The above argument holds just about as much water as yours, near as I can tell. Changing that rule would fundamentally change the game in numerous ways predictable and not, similar to your suggested change to the rules. Have you bothered to consider what other exploits and unfairness your rule change would unleash on the game? I've thought of a couple. The rules are the rules because they're the rules. We got a game we've all agreed to play and it's working out fairly well with, perhaps, one annoyance. I, personally, don't want to unleash such a large change as you're contemplating IN THE MIDDLE OF COMPETITION. If you really want to play a different game than the rest of us, wait till the offseason and make your pitch to the offseason committees.