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Re: [MCC] Minimum Competitive Concept 2005

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Originally Posted by IKE View Post
I am bringing this one up as it hase beena few years since we had a "unique" playing piece. Other than its weight, I felt the Tetra was an excellent playing piece.
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Originally Posted by Conor Ryan View Post
What 2005 brought though was the first ever reliable KOP drivetrain that was designed with FRC in mind. It wasn't until that happened that teams were able to focus on manipulator designs extensively.

So I think the explanation is it was kind of stuck from an old era, and a possibly a test by the GDC to see if it would make the field more competitive overall.
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Originally Posted by Gregor View Post
Thats a good point. The first year of 3 team alliances and the first kit bot probably led to a lot of angst for the GDC that year.

THIS IS WHY WE TRY NEW THINGS
Also, interesting note, this might explain why we had such a unique game piece.... GDC was trying to encourage innovative manipulators.