[sgreco]

With reagrd to the time it takes the robot to connect, I think it really depends. If it's the team's fault that they connect late, then they can reasonably be expected to speed up, or risk losing a match. The problem is, it isn't always the team's fault. I've been in the driver station in both scenarios. It's a tough decision. You pay $4,000 for a regional. On average you play ~10 qualification matches. That's $400 a match. I don't think it's fair to tell someone who's paying that much that they have to sit out a match because they were 15 seconds slow connecting. On the flip side, if you save time by not allowing people who connect late to play, you may be able to raise the average number of matches per regional.

Or we could switch back to the IFI control system and solve both problems...(I promise this is the last time I'll suggest it).