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NShep98 19-02-2016 11:17
Re: Update 12
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by cjl2625 (Post 1542659)
We've been smeckledorfed!
That's not even a word and I agree with ya!

Rangel(kf7fdb) 19-02-2016 11:17
Re: Update 12
 
Update 13: Low bar is now 2" shorter. Design accordingly. :)

rsisk 19-02-2016 11:17
Re: Update 12
 
lol, that was a pretty good troll. Now we can say we are more like Battlebots because have fire too!

Ginger Power 19-02-2016 11:18
Re: Update 12
 
Personally I see this as a harmless joke. I like that FIRST is putting the work of FRC teams out there for all to see. I'd really like to see more of it. Was this the best avenue for FIRST to show off this video? Absolutely not, it should have been in a blog, but I still appreciate the direction that FIRST is headed.

bearbot 19-02-2016 11:18
Re: Update 12
 
They Got me for a second then I realized it was a joke. Would of be cool to have a dragon somewhere on the field since is a medieval theme only thing missing was a dragon

Libby K 19-02-2016 11:20
Re: Update 12
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe (Post 1542652)
Why put that in a Team Update? Obviously all it is going to do is confuse people. Like the game manual and updates aren't confusing enough as it is.

This was a poor attempt at being funny at a terribly stressful time in the season. Please don't ever do something like this in the official rules documents again.
Came here to say this.

Blog post? Amusing, fine. In an official rules update? Childish.

I expected better from the normally community-friendly, on message - and yes, sometimes funny - FRC folks.

PayneTrain 19-02-2016 11:23
Re: Update 12
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Libby K (Post 1542677)
Came here to say this.

Blog post? Amusing, fine. In an official rules update? Childish.

I expected better from the normally community-friendly, on message - and yes, sometimes funny - FRC folks.
The GDC is welcome to take over the threads that will result from this.

Nathan Streeter 19-02-2016 11:28
Re: Update 12
 
While I think I'd prefer that FIRST have shared the amusing 10th Defense video via a blog post (or something a little less official), I hardly think it's worth all the negative sentiments...

FIRST intentionally just linked to the video, rather than making an attempt that seemed "legit" and would give people more than a moment of panic. If you didn't actually find it funny, then just make it a lesson learned that FIRST HQ does have a sense of humor (in case you missed the 2016 game announcement).

Andrew Schreiber 19-02-2016 11:29
Re: Update 12
 
If the GDC intended for us to deal with dragons why was one not provided in the KoP?

Not all teams have room full of gold and priceless gems for a dragon to inhabit.

Also, what will the dragons be fed? I would assume this factors into the temperature of the breath. And from an event management perspective - will it be the responsibility of the person managing the defenses to wrangle the dragon? How big a dragon are we dealing with? This is important for districts who may not have the space to store a dragon.


(See GDC, if you can be stupid I can be stupider!) [1]



[1] If this doesn't show up in spotlight at some point I'm almost going to be sad.

notmattlythgoe 19-02-2016 11:29
Re: Update 12
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter (Post 1542684)
While I think I'd prefer that FIRST have shared the amusing 10th Defense video via a blog post (or something a little less official), I hardly think it's worth all the negative sentiments...

FIRST intentionally just linked to the video, rather than making an attempt that seemed "legit" and would give people more than a moment of panic. If you didn't actually find it funny, then just make it a lesson learned that FIRST HQ does have a sense of humor (in case you missed the 2016 game announcement).
Sense of humors don't belong in already complex and confusing documents.

IronicDeadBird 19-02-2016 11:30
Re: Update 12
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter (Post 1542684)
If you didn't actually find it funny, then just make it a lesson learned that FIRST HQ does have a sense of humor (in case you missed the 2016 game announcement).
It is also possible to have a sense of humor that doesn't compromise trust between a jester and the crowd.

Ben Martin 19-02-2016 11:38
Re: Update 12
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird (Post 1542688)
It is also possible to have a sense of humor that doesn't compromise trust between a jester and the crowd.
That's my problem with this. You can say "Oh, it's just a joke", but everything in the team update is law at the competition. Could we say "Oh, GXX was just a joke from the GDC, you don't need to follow that rule?" Where do you draw the line?

If it is part of the official rules, keep it serious and clear.

MrForbes 19-02-2016 11:39
Re: Update 12
 
Some of you folks are upset about this? really?

I saw the video earlier in the season...I guess it wasn't a surprise to me because of that. But yeah, the GDC has a sense of humor (which is showing through very well this season!) and this is the time of build season when we all need a good laugh.

No stress today...we just have to do 12 hours of work in 3 hours, load up the robot, and head up north for our scrimmage! Oh...did I mention we need to figure out who's driving the robot?

IronicDeadBird 19-02-2016 11:42
Re: Update 12
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben Martin (Post 1542691)
That's my problem with this. You can say "Oh, it's just a joke", but everything in the team update is law at the competition. Could we say "Oh, GXX was just a joke from the GDC, you don't need to follow that rule?" Where do you draw the line?

If it is part of the official rules, keep it serious and clear.
Yeah I think we are agreeing.
Hold on I'm going to change up strategy so we can demand Defense 10 per Update 12.
All this did was cause confusion and stress in a year where they already had an update where they had to address a defenses dimensions due to inconsistencies which a lot of teams were not happy about. This was playing with fire.

Ben Martin 19-02-2016 11:45
Re: Update 12
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird (Post 1542695)
Yeah I think we are agreeing.
Hold on I'm going to change up strategy so we can demand Defense 10 per Update 12.
All this did was cause confusion and stress in a year where they already had an update where they had to address a defenses dimensions due to inconsistencies which a lot of teams were not happy about. This was playing with fire.
Yep. Blog post is OK, but (I believe anyway, that) the rules should be pure rules.


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