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Re: Mecanum vs Treads

The woes of mecanum are not nearly so great as many would like you to believe, but:

1551 has used mecanum for five years (not counting The Game That Shall Not Be Named), and there's a reason last year we switched to octocanum. (Well, several, not counting wanting to challenge ourselves with something new.) Given the experience we've had, I would not choose mecanum-only for this game (and it has nothing to do with wonky driving over the tiny bit of uneven carpet -- that wouldn't stop me for a second!)
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