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2538: [G9][SC2] Hands and Scenarios Involving Autonomous Losses


WOMP
15-Feb-2025

Per rule <G9> it states that

b. Drive Team Members are not permitted to break the plane of the Field Perimeter at any time during the Match, apart from the actions described above. c. Transitive contact, such as contact with the Field Perimeter that causes the Field Perimeter to contact Field Elements or Scoring Objects inside of the Field, could be considered a Violation of this rule.

and per rule <SC2c> it states that

c. Any rule Violations, Major or Minor, during the Autonomous Period will result in the Autonomous Bonus being awarded to the other Alliance. If both Alliances violate rules during the Autonomous Period, no Autonomous Bonus will be awarded.

Examples:

  • Red1's Drive Team breaks the plane of the field while pointing to strategize with Red2's Drive Team near the end of the Autonomous Period.
  • Blue1's Drive Team is against the field wall and bumps the field perimeter very minorly which shifts a ring slightly on the field.
  • Red2's Drive Team is against the field wall and bumps the field perimeter which causes the ring on the Alliance Stake to become more firmly Scored on the Alliance Stake.
  • Blue2's Drive Team is against the field wall and bumps the field perimeter which causes the ring on the Alliance Stake to become Descored from the Alliance Stake.
  • Red1's Drive Team breaks the plane of the field while pointing to strategize with Red2's Drive Team after the end of the Autonomous Period while the Autonomous Bonus is being calculated.

Should any of these actions happen during or after the Autonomous Period from an Alliance, would this be considered a Violation that should affect <SC2c>?

Answered by committee
20-Feb-2025

We're going to ignore your specific examples in favor of advising Head Referee's to apply rule <G3>, and to state that the intent of rule <G9> is to prevent Drive Team Members from having direct, tangible effects on the Match.

Pointing into or over the Field is not likely to affect the Match, though Drive Team Members should still be warned against doing so. Bumping the Field wall in a way that changes the location of a Scoring Object has affected the Match. If the Team breaks <G9> in a way that affects the outcome of the Autonomous Period, they should be ineligible to receive any portion of the Autonomous Bonus or an AWP for that Match.