Replying to a few different things here -
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Originally Posted by GCentola
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Garrick sums up the rules situation quite well. To reiterate, major changes outside alliance pairings and tournament play format are pretty much finalized.
Comments on the alliance selection process are being read and of course being considered. As those who have come in the past to Ruckus know, we strive above all to make this an event that is fun for all attending teams (while still balancing that with the competitive nature of the game!).
One of the committee members will be sure to post here (as well as sending email to registered team contacts) once we finalize alliance selection (please note too that it is a distinct possibility that this will just be "no change" to the process from the FIRST rules).
The situation this year is quite a bit different than years past considering the growth in the number of teams that will be competing.
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Originally Posted by Tetraman
One last question, when is the last day to sign up for Ruckus? I'm gonna make one more plee to 174 and giving them a final day might help planning and their decision.
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Registration for teams does not typically close until about a week or two before the event. However, we're carefully watching registrations to make sure we don't outgrow the venue or have to resort to uncomfortable squishing of team pits. So for teams out there considering coming please do consider registering sooner rather than later
Note that payment is not due/expected until the actual day of the event so please do not let that alone delay your team.
Please note: Volunteer registration will likely close much earlier than the timeline given above for team registration - if you want to volunteer please register as soon as you can!! We appreciate the assistance of all our volunteers!
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Originally Posted by stundt1
Will there be wifi at the dome? I wanted to tryout some different scouting techniques for our team.
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I don't have a certain answer for this at this time, however I would not plan on having this available. We'd love to be able to provide this, but we may not have the resources to do so.
Teams setting up their own access points will not be allowed; pit operation of robots will be "tether" only as traditional at FIRST events. This is quite simply to preserve the reliability of field operation.
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Originally Posted by O'Sancheski
I would love mentor matches.
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Me too!

We hope to have more to share on extra events "soon", including possibly mentor matches, pie in the eye, etc. and also our charity drive. Stay tuned!