Originally Posted by NotInControl (Post 1380061)

Why does everyone request watergames?



As an Engineer who works on Submarines, even I would vote against a water game.



Unless you have specific knowlege of botteling electronics, understand how materials behave underwater or on contact of water, or knowlege of designing waterborn vehicles, you will seriously fail.



Even I don't know it all, and I assume the vast majority of the FRC community doesn't either, so why the continuous request?



Pneumatic leaks will be devestaing, flooded cables will be fun, and everyone that uses lubricants, good luck with using it in a wet environment.



--confused,

Kevin



P.S. I think a realistic game would be another sports based game. I think those are easy to understand, easy to explain, and draw-in the non-FIRSTers which help "Make it Loud". A welcoming challenge would be to shoot footballs or maybe robot hockey. I have always wanted to do a robotic bowling game!

Originally Posted by Tim Lehmann4967 (Post 1383197)

I would really like to see an entirely new game for 2015. Reason being, if we bring back something like LogoMotion, teams that were around for that year will simply be able to rebuild their robot, or a similar design. Just as 1114 did with their 2014 robot, its basically a better version of the 2008 SimBot.

Also, doesn't the GDC usually have the game figured out a couple years in advance? Shouldn't they be working on the 2017 game by now?

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe (Post 1383199)

They did announce a few years ago that they now plan games 3 years in advance. So they should be working on refining the game for this coming year while also planning the game for 2017.

Originally Posted by Tim Lehmann4967 (Post 1383204)

Well then, if we are looking to influence their game decisions, we should be keeping up with them. Who wants to start the 2017 game thread? :D

Originally Posted by ErvinI (Post 1383344)

phlat ball (you thought Frisbees had a weird geometry?)

Originally Posted by ErvinI (Post 1383344)

I'd love to see either a suction ball game (it's a shame I can't find any greater than two inches... but can you imagine having a target to aim at with these things?), phlat ball (you thought Frisbees had a weird geometry?), or some kind of partnership with Nerf for some Nerf dart shooting game (would be great publicity for both parties).

And that's my reminiscence of childhood for a day.

Originally Posted by Christopher149 (Post 1383348)

The packaging reminds of the orbit balls. Let's hope if this is used, that it doesn't get discontinued...

Originally Posted by Cam877 (Post 1383463)

I dunno that thing looks SCARILY like a moon rock...

Originally Posted by jamesmcip (Post 1382169)

A game with all the awesome parts of RR and UA and the teamwork of AA with an endgame of flying autonomous mini multicopters having to land onto movable platforms. The end game would actually multiply the existing score, and the smaller the platform, the greater the multiplier!