[thefro526]

1. What is most surprising about how early action is playing out? Will it last into the later weeks?

There are tubes everywhere, most predictions thought that the ground would be bare.

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 wish we would've put more emphasis on the Minibot and it's deployment.

There's nothing worse than scoring 6 tubes and then seeing an alliance offset those tubes with JUST a minibot.

I think as minibots and deployment become more consistent in the later events, overall scores and tube placement will be up.

3. Are you placing more emphasis on one element of the game now that you realize/understand it's importance?

Minibots.

If you can place a logo and win the minibot race, you're pretty much golden at the regional level.

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?

The overall match flow is MESSY, but there is room for improvement.

Defense is powerful, when played correctly - don't under estimate it.

Feeders are good, but we haven't seen the NEED for one yet.

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 exciting, but there's something missing. Perhaps it'll get better in eliminations.