competitive or social?
As FIRST growing larger and larger, suddenly we can't get every team across the country into a little high school gym anymore like we did 11 years ago. Ever since then, National which is now known as the Championship event (I will be using “C.E.” from now on), have grown in size and experience in terms of an event learning and trying new things every year. When FIRST first limited how many teams could attend Nats, we knew it will never be the same anymore.
Seems like there are two things people want out of the C.E.: a competition to determine the true Champion of the game, or a social gathering event where people see every other FIRST participant under the same roof and share their experience, knowledge, and robot, while competing in this event TOGETHER as a single group...
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So, let me ask you this: What's more important to you? A truly competitive format, or a big social experience with every one else? Or, maybe it’s something else beside these? And, what do you hope to get out of C.E.?
Right now, I am not asking you guys to say which one is better. I just want to know, which you like more. No need to think about it too much… Just simple answers telling us, which format you want the C.E. to be, and what you want to get out of it.
I know people who want to go to Championship event just for the chance to be #1, while others are there to meet people and don't even hang out with their own team… There are truly many different people in the competition, and Nats was the perfect opportunity to see that. So, I know there are a lot of people with different opinions.
Please, do tell us what you think. Only a hand full of posting replies, and so much more readers out there who haven’t said anything.
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