Rookie Team impressions from Kettering

[T3_1565]

is there any video of the competition?? I am interested in a team that went to the competition!

thanks

[Craig Roys]

Originally Posted by John Hooper

If it had been a 2 point penalty, it wouldn't have changed the outcome of many games.

True except for the fact that with a 2pt penalty a team may have been more willing to take a penalty to go back to get a ball or stop a team from setting a ball on the overpass at the end. I saw a few instances where a team wanted to get a ball that rolled into the previous zone and they thought better of going to get it due to the penalty.

I don't know if there is an easy answer here - just playing a little devil's advocate

[John Hooper]

Originally Posted by Craig Roys

True except for the fact that with a 2pt penalty a team may have been more willing to take a penalty to go back to get a ball or stop a team from setting a ball on the overpass at the end. I saw a few instances where a team wanted to get a ball that rolled into the previous zone and they thought better of going to get it due to the penalty.

Well, if they intentionally broke the rule to get a ball or stop a team from scoring, that would be the proper 10-point penalty. Like in football, where accidentally grabbing the facemask and immediately letting go is a 5-yard penalty, but intentionally grabbing the face mask and hanging on is a personal foul, 15-yard penalty.

Anyway, many veterans of these competitions have let me know privately that FIRST does not alter rules just because they work against the entire purpose of FIRST. The important thing, apparently, is not to try to improve the rules to make the game more exciting and playable, but to grimly discipline young people into cautiously driving around a track like grannies, fearing above all making a mistake.

My bad, carry on.

[LangleyCurtis]

being from a rookie team that got well screwed over from both a ram that tipped an alliance mebers bot and a questionable plane breaking i think both should be swayed in the oppisite direction breaking the plane a little and getting a ten point penalty is just stupid and haveing one of your allaince's bots flipped and the other team gettign no penalty is just ridiculous but hey what are you gonna do besides give them hell in regional see you at Great Lakes

[John Hooper]

Oops, double post.

[Hazmatt]

Originally Posted by John Hooper

Imagine how the team (and particularly the individual driver) felt who lost his or her team and alliance the final match by “breaking the plane”. Why in the world is that a TEN POINT penalty!

Yeah, it would stink to be that guy...(whoops )

But anyway, your guys' autonomous mode was sweeeeeet!