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Re: Do you LIKE the game this year?

I like it, but I liked Lunacy at this point in the season too. Lunacy turned into a bore of watching a bunch of robots slowly push each other around. Hopefully this game will be realize more of its potential.

Commendable things about it:
-Autonomous is worth a decent amount, but not an overpowering amount
-The programming for autonomous will pay off for many teams in tele-op as well
-It makes people think of Aim High, which is my all-time favourite
-Lots of different strategies to try
-Bridge balancing should be a crowd pleaser, and doesn't require a complicated extra mechanism to participate in (hello, 2004 and 2010's hanging and 2011's minibots). Any robot that can drive should be able to participate in the exciting endgame.

Things I'm mildly worried about
-Actually getting the balls in the hoops might be a bit tough for teams without automated aiming, especially with only 3 balls per attempt. At least in Aim High, a team without automated aiming could load up with 10 balls and gradually dial in their aim. Not only is the target smaller, but your balls-per-attempt is much lower.
-The fouls overwhelming actual points scored. In particular, OPR will be less useful this year because it'll be harder to separate points scored versus foul points awarded.
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