1.       Safety – Design an eye safe system that minimizes moving external parts. Non-projectile systems that imitate damage through electronic tracking and communication between sensor units. Ending in a non-contact system that is safe for bystanders and players.

2.       Reliability – All systems should be able to sustain a set shock value and continue operation. Battery and power designs should be able to operate the unit for a period of 24 hours continuously.

3.       Compatibility – Maintain compatibility with the current Miles Tag (MT) Protocols for the first revision. Expansion to DUCKTag protocol should not affect the compatibility with the MT systems. Use as many off-the-shelf components as possible to allow for better compatibility with other systems and protocols later.

4.       Feasibility – Maximize off-the-shelf components in order to allow greater flexibility with increased availability of components.

5.       Legality – Utilize scratch built electronics or off-the-shelf designs that have no need to infringe or reverse engineer. Do not use or ‘borrow’ someone’s designs or coding without an agreement in place in writing should anything be used from an existing system. Do not damage or in any way harm another designers system during compatibility designing phase. Do not copy or replicate another units operation unless it is considered free for fair use or ‘open source’.