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Originally Posted by Alexa Stott
This still creates an issue where teams competing only at, say, a week 5 regional have much more additional time than a team that only competes at a week 1 or 2 regional. If FIRST changed the rules so you could continue to work on your robot until your actual competition, I think you'd see many people rushing to register for later events to give them more time. Just something else to consider.
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Sure, lots of teams would like the extra time afforded by competing later, but it doesn't create an issue in my eyes. A team at a week 5 regional is only competing against teams at that same regional, who have all had the same amount of time. Teams already try to avoid week 1 events as it is, but it isn't a huge issue because within the regional it's still a level playing field.