1. What is most surprising about how early action is playing out? Will it last into the later weeks?
I'm not very surprised about anything. There are A LOT of tubes on the field. Perhaps more than I expected, but tubes on the field is definitely a replay of '07.
I guess I am a bit surprised by the lack of minibots. Perhaps people are saving them for the main show tomorrow.
2. After watching some matches, are you seriously reconsidering your strategy? Did you anticipate a lot more or a lot less scoring? (Granted as the weeks progress, robots get better and match score goes up.)
I found that three robots trying to hang tubes is a tight fit. It's very important to communicate who's going to hang where/what.
On that note, I noticed that a couple of teams where hanging tubes out of order. (Someone hung a triangle on the middle column). I don't understand why a team would ever do this.
3. Are you placing more emphasis on one element of the game now that you realize/understand it's importance?
I realize that hanging tube in an efficient manner is huge. Those points rack up fast.
4. What do you think of the overall flow of the matches? Is defense really that important or effective at slowing down scoring? Or do feeders make for a more fluid alliance?
It's hard to tell how defense is going to play out. I'm sure we'll see some amazing defense tomorrow.
5. Now the game has been played. Where do you rank it against the previous games? Is it more exciting than you anticipated, or is it a let down to the hype?
It's hard to tell this early. So far, I'd say it's up there with Rack n' Roll.
- Sunny