Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

Maybe I'm pushing it a little on hockey, but people compared Lunacy to ice hockey and I think this is closer to to the spirit of the game, with single game pieces, fast play, and assists. It had more in common with soccer, too, than Breakaway did.

Granted that CIMs aren't guaranteed but it will be a shocker to me if they are out entirely. It would be a nonsensical move and FIRST isn't stupid.

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

tl;dr

Clearly we will be having 15 teams on an alliance. Yes the field will be larger, but every team will get 60 matches per event...:p

Oh, and we'll still have bumpers.

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

So we are playing This but with robots. I am strangely ok with this

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

More like ! What if none of the major rules are changed what-so-ever, and Frank is just leading us astray with false hopes and prophecies?

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

What if qualifications are 6 team battle royale, and the only alliances are in elimination.

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

I thought the Chief Delphi community fought very hard for a long time to ensure qualification rounds were the same as elimination rounds... :eek:

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

Why would anyone ever build that many overlords!?! :confused:

I can't decide if my favorite part of that picture is that they only have 56 supply or the secondary batch of overlords you can see in the top right of the minimap.

e; Or the random control group of 2 overlords. This picture keeps getting better and better the longer I stare at it.

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

Clearly to do a mass zergling drop. It's a hidden hint for a flying game.

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

I could see the weight limit going down. And I also wouldn't be shocked by an initial height limit under 60 in.

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

I wouldnt mind seeing an old 2007 rule possibly come back.

Your weight limit depends on your height.

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

Something not mentioned in Frank's blog post: autonomous timing. ;)

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

So... put an autonomous period after a teleop period? That would be interesting in a variety of ways.

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

How about this crazy speculation: Nobody could decide on what wireless module should be used for the RoboRio, and to also mitigate any wifi concerns, we will now be going back to a tether format using ethernet.

:P What? No takers?

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

I think he's implying a change/difference in the length of autonomous.


Though Auto being post-teleop could be interesting strategically; but terribly boring to watch and a safety risk.

Re: [FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015
 

It could easily be exciting and not a safety risk.

It would add an interesting end game dynamic.

Almost any of the automodes in the last few years could have been done at the end of the match w/ some tweaks.