Re: 3 on 3 - Mid-Competition Thoughts
 

I love this format. Lots more action, lots more excitement, and all those other things the fine people above me said.

As for the number of matches, before I read Ed's post, I was all for a lot of matches. Then I recalled The Oregon Trail (which many of us college students, and probably a lot of students played in elementary school). And then I thought of when I changed the pace to Grueling.

Thanks for capping it at 12, FIRST! :D

Re: 3 on 3 - Mid-Competition Thoughts
 

scouting is a lot more difficult when matches are 3v3 - on my team, two members have to scout three teams each, and when teams are up so often, it's really hard to sit down and enjoy the competition!

at the new jersey regional, however, my team was not competing, and i was there to observe. the matches were packed with action due to the increase in the amount of robots on the field, and it wasn't really difficult to figure out was going on, even with all of the movement. i didn't think competititions could get more exciting, but they did! ;)

the 3v3 setup is especially good when a team is having mechanical problems - last year, when there were two robots per alliance, if one robot was having problems, the alliance was cut in half. this year, if one robot is malfunctioning, there are still two robots with the ability to score for the alliance. it helps teams focus on teamwork, trying to incorporate the skills of -three- robots into a winning strategy. :)