Yes I realise that, but these rules wern't in affect then, which is why I was making the point In all honesty, rules such as this one seem to be kind of pointless, being that they are never enforced unless a robot is clearly doing what the rule was designed to prevent (see Badger), and on the same note, will most likely not be enforced at AWS21, again, unless there is a robot that is clearly doing what the rule was designed to prevent.Cavecrusher wrote:Than DBA shouldn't be allowed either, same perimeter protection, same amount of Ti. BUT it has been allowed to compete, and succesfully i might add
Edit: Maybe the rule would be better reworded in a way such as this;
'A continuous peice of metal armour must not encompass the robot's perimiter to an extent that the robot could be seen as 'invulnerable' to attacks from aggresive weaponry from all sides. If you are unsure whether or not your design will be allowed, please contact a commitee member or the event organiser, or you may risk disqualification.'
This seems to make a lot more sense to me.