Thread: Team Fusion #364, Bayou Regional, FMS Woes
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Re: Team Fusion #364, Bayou Regional, FMS Woes
Also, after talking to multiple teams at the Bayou Regional, there was more than just my loss of signal by the scores table. Sadly I don't remember specific team numbers. Talking to the FMS representative, I repeatedly used the word "dead zone" because that was my first thought on the field. He shot down the idea immediately. Having the issue in that one area of the spot. He said "Coincidences happen more often than you think".

But one thing did confuse me, why was this only happening to ~5 teams if it was a dead zone in the wifi? Router placement on the robot? etc?

I'm not going to flat out blame this on the FMS but I do believe it is something to look into.
Having this happen more than 3 times in different matches can really bring down your rankings. I experienced that first hand.

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