Human Player

[pyroslev]

Even if the HP misses the goal, the ball's location will allow it to be easily used.

[Joe_Widen]

Our team is at a dilema. We have a great driver and a great human player, the problem is that they are the same person. No one on the team is near as good as he is at human player and hes tied with the other best driver, yet he has more expierience. What should we do, go for a good human player and help our alliances more and take a chance with the driving, or go safe with an expierienced driver and hope everyones ball collecter works?

[RebelWithARobot]

Originally Posted by Joe_Widen

Our team is at a dilema. We have a great driver and a great human player, the problem is that they are the same person. No one on the team is near as good as he is at human player and hes tied with the other best driver, yet he has more expierience. What should we do, go for a good human player and help our alliances more and take a chance with the driving, or go safe with an expierienced driver and hope everyones ball collecter works?

unless you absolutely CANNOT pick up from the floor, go with the best driver, cuz if you can pick up from the floor the human player is negligible

Can they throw it over the wall? that's all they need really, throw it over and in the general direction

[Joe_Widen]

Yeh we just dont know. We'll wait to see during the practice matches in Cleveland to see what we're doing.

[irishninja]

Also, remember the wall is only like 6 feet 4 inches tall, so just get someone tall, who can throw a ball moderatley wlel, and youre set.

[vic burg]

Well, I know other people have said this but again, it would depend on what kind of robot you have. However, Human Players are also allowed to throw balls to get other teams well, the other alliances' balls off-course. It is in the rules..... so I mean, if your good at throwing a ball, or your Human Player(s) are/is then, go you!
But overall, I would say, next to the robot, HP's are very important this year.
Defiantely will help out.

[pyroslev]

Originally Posted by Joe_Widen

Our team is at a dilema. We have a great driver and a great human player, the problem is that they are the same person. No one on the team is near as good as he is at human player and hes tied with the other best driver, yet he has more expierience. What should we do, go for a good human player and help our alliances more and take a chance with the driving, or go safe with an expierienced driver and hope everyones ball collecter works?

No true answer.

Experiment in the practice matches and the practice field.

Hope it gets resolved.

I'd say it's near impossible for the human player to score any points unless they're extremely good at it

[Ryan F.]

Originally Posted by pyro20911d

I'd say it's near impossible for the human player to score any points unless they're extremely good at it

I've seen this sentiment repeated many times, but I really wonder how many people have tried. During our last week we had human player competitions on 525 to determine our field players. Our highest score (throwing over the wall and across the field to the low goal) was around 20/25 while many others were right under that.

[looneylin]

All I know is that I tried to train a freshmen to be a human player... n she ended up hitting the refs 5 times. lol. it was really funny.

[EricRobodox]

I thought i remebered hearing, but i cant find the rule, saying that a human player can not throw a ball into the center goal. I found that

<G38> Entering balls onto the field - Only the HUMAN PLAYERs may enter a ball onto the field, either by
attempting to throw it to a ROBOT, attempting to throw it in a corner goal, or throwing it onto the field
for pickup by a ROBOT. Balls must be thrown over the top of the Alliance Station Wall, and may not be
thrown around the side of the Alliance Station Wall. Violations of this rule will result in a 5-point penalty
per ball entered onto the field.

But it does not say that you cant go for the center goal.

[Nuttyman54]

Rule <G27>
<G27> ROBOTs Must Throw the Balls into the Center Goal - Only a ROBOT may throw a ball into the center goal. The kinetic energy of the ball must be supplied by the ROBOT. A HUMAN PLAYER may not bounce a ball off a ROBOT and score it in the center goal. A violation of this rule will result in a 5-point penalty.

[EricRobodox]

thanks. At a scrimmage, not a regional, a guy threw one in the center goal. A little amusing, just i thought it was against the rules. Now im positive, thanks.

[BranMan662]

Hey everyone, I have a question some of you may know, which concerns the human players. While watching some videos of regionals last weekend, I noticed in the player stations members would grab the balls from one gathering area and move them to a bin behind one of the human players. Is this legal, because I don't see anything talking about that in the rules. If someone who knows the rules very well and/or has gone to a regional knows the specifics on this, please let me know.