[sithmonkey13]

About the St. Louis Regional:
Last year, if a robot did not connect, you were bypassed and the game started (happened to us)
This year, the field crew would help you out, trying every solution you could think of, even getting a new DS for a team on the first qualifying match on Friday (I know because as a driver on the same alliance, I was right next to the crew).
The crew would even spend time waiting for robots that were in the middle of repairs or had two close (time wise) matches.
Sometimes, these delays were slightly stressful (like when using a battery with questionable charge) or were beneficial (a delay allowed a battery to get to full charge, just in time for the next match)
Despite these delays, we still would average around 10 minutes ahead of schedule (sometimes we were told they were delaying to get closer back to schedule, like before the first final match)

My thoughts: Although occasionally annoying, delays and longer field reset is not necessarily bad, just means that a regional with less people can be less rushed and give a competitive atmosphere to the teams, with breaks for the fans and even drive teams (because you usually need to go to the bathroom at points other than during lunch). Would I want to have had a faster time at St. Louis, no, keep up the good work and I hope next year we can also wait for robots to connect.