So, with the new manual update, I noticed that the alliance stations are now situated in the corners to maintain a 6 ft distance from you and your alliance. This made communication of mid-match decisions more difficult from a distance. How will you and your alliance communicate across the driver sta…

I think this just makes the idea of planning what you want to do before hand with your alliance more important. But I guess when you need to speak with the alliance you could always shout to them, and have members on the edge of the station ready to communicate via shouting and using exaggerated ge…

[image] ItsMe: walkie talkies I am doing this now.

I have already said this!!! Don’t use walkie talkies!!! [image] Will 2020-2021 season of Vex be canceled this year Chit-Chat / Rumor Mill nahhhh, just use the vexlink radio.

Walkie Talkies are not legal with G7, which prevents the use of communications devices within the alliance box. A concern that came up is that you may not want to have the opposing alliance hear your decisions within the box, giving them time and information to anticipate and combat your next move. …

[image] CNguyen425: within the box Y’see, that’s the thing. It’s not one singular box anymore. I smell a loophole.

[image] JustALonelyAstronaut: I smell a loophole. Common sense - the rules refer to alliance station… not “box”. So no loop hole.

don’t think its really an issue, any events will probably be very quiet because they won’t have an audience, or any other people standing by the fields. you should be able to hear someone 10 feet away if they talk at a reasonably loud volume. and sure, your opponents could hear, but you can hear the…

I got it. Telekinesis! That way, you can hear your teammates, but your opponents can’t hear you.

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Communication with Alliance Partners

Chit-Chat / Rumor Mill

Noah10851B August 18, 2020, 12:18am 4

I have already said this!!! Don’t use walkie talkies!!!