[Andrew Remmers]

While all these points are really good, I'd like to add something serious.

While FTC teams have slowly been getting the ability to use more than the standard kit parts very slowly over the last few years. I think that the reason is to allow for a larger range of designs that aren't limited to the insane constraints of tetrix parts. Because lets face it Tetrix kit can do amazing things as we all have seen that, but as a kit its very limited, and also very expensive as we all have seen as well. Allowing teams to have a range of materials to pick from allows them to find cheaper alternatives, I personally like this approach because it doesn't always break the bank.

Allowing flexibility to the materials last year did some insane things, 20 foot lifts? Thats astonishing. Teams did alot with what they were given, and alot of teams realized that precision machining was a serious option, if not a absolute option to have a lift that goes up 20 feet without falling over.

While there are pros and cons to the decision to allow such flexibility, I think I can stand safe by my words when I said that FTC will soon start having larger amounts of custom parts, and precision machining, its been worming its way in back since Hotshot at least.

But alas the decision has been made, and its something I can certainly live with.

- Andrew