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Originally Posted by stevend1994
Before everyone jumps ahead for thinking 3 alliances,(and if it's already been said, sorry, didn't read through every post in the thread) in the Veteran/Rookie KOP Difference chart, rookies get "Bumper Material Sets, Red and Blue, 2". That, to me, debunks 3 alliances. My opinion on the three could be three definitive divisions in the game modes (which also has probably been said), in that it's Auto/Hybrid, Teleop, and then End Game, where it's explicitly defined that you HAVE to do the end game task and ONLY the end game task, which is a contrast from previous years end games.
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That is a very interesting idea about the possible true meaning of the "3"...I too thought it unlikely that 3 different alliances would compete simultaneously. For one thing, I could not imagine a finals bracket mechanism that would work.
If this scenario is true, though, I think the division would instead be to separate autonomous from hybrid. I have been saying since last year that Microsoft would probably be pushing hard to get the Kinect to be more heavily used, perhaps this is the way that will happen. I think the dynamics of regular play vs. endgame that we saw last year was pretty good...for example, 1717's machine - while an awesome balancing robot - was such a good shooter that they would choose to let the other two bots balance, and they could easily rack up more than the difference by continuing to shoot. I look for a regular play - endgame mix of that same "choose your strength" variety.