Originally Posted by Gambitron (Post 1339354)

I think that passing is the most important part of this years game. Last year, it was possible to win games without working with your team(a.k.a. cross court shooters), so FIRST was looking for a way to increase teamwork among alliances. I thing that the passing mechanic was the way they choose to combat the problem. If you can't pass, there is no way you could ever be on an alliance in the finals, as you need to be a team player. To get full points, you need one robot to shoot, one robot to pass over the truss, one robot to collect the ball, and every robot to pass. Because of this, if you are able to pass, you are still useful as an alliance member.

While you can't win games on passing alone, it's still the most important aspect of the game. This year, you need to be a team player, and if you can't do that, you aren't a useful team member.

Hope this long post helped.

-Gambitron