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Short-Handed Alliances
I have a question:
We have attended many regionals that have had matches where not all 3 alliance partners were on the field, ie. 3 vs. 2. If this happens this year, then does the short-handed alliance have an advantage based on only having 2 possible scoring trailers out on the field? If this is so, (my evil mind thinking) could you tell 2 of your alliance partners to feint damage, therefore making a 3 vs 1 match, where the opposing alliance has only one trailer to score in? Just asking..... |
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Re: Short-Handed Alliances
The manual doesn't explicitly address this, but members of the CD community have assumed that if a robot is unable to play, the trailer will still be placed on the crater as in every other match. This means that if you are playing a 3 vs. 1 match, the alliance with 3 teams has a huge advantage (as in all 3 v 1 matches), because it has two immobile trailers to score on, and only one robot available to play defense, and to score on its three trailers.
However, the Q&A is now open, so if it hasn't been asked already, I would suggest checking what happens to trailers if a robot is unable to make it to a match. Edit: Also, I wouldn't recommend feigning damage under any circumstances. It's not GP, and it's not going to make a good impression on other teams, the judges, or anyone else who finds out about it. Like Woodie always says, act in ways which would make your grandmother proud. Last edited by smurfgirl : 07-01-2009 at 13:17. Reason: addendum |
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Re: Short-Handed Alliances
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Re: Short-Handed Alliances
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Anyway, I still think it would be worth it to find out what happens when a robot is unable to make it to a match, because problems will come up with robots, and not everyone is going to make it to every match. I can't post stuff in the Q&A, can someone else ask this please? |
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Re: Short-Handed Alliances
On a somewhat similar not to not showing up to a match, what happens to the trailers of disabled robots? Are they unable to be scored on (closed somehow), or is it simply an open, defenseless goal?
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Re: Short-Handed Alliances
There's already a CD discussion about "What if your robot is a No-Show?"
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?p=790779 |
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Re: Short-Handed Alliances
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This is worthy of a confirmation from the GDC. |
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Re: Short-Handed Alliances
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Again, could someone Q&A this, please? |
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