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Originally Posted by bardd
If it makes you less competitive, then you're probably an exception. Of all the designs I saw for hoppers only a few can't hold 5 discs, and most of those can be altered to hold 5 in 30 minutes. And I'm sorry if this sounds harsh, but if you're going to change a rule, SOMEONE will be hurt by it. That's just the way it goes, since almost every rule leads to opposite designs. I think last year's change was much more significant in that aspect.
I think having more discs in the air will simply make the game more fun to watch. Also, I can't see how the 4 disc limit makes multi-disk auto any harder, since there's no position where you can pick up more than four discs except for the centerline, and that only in some cases. I find it hard to believe that in IRI there will be a match with three robots shooting only two discs in auton.
Another proposal: if you don't like the idea of making the limit higher, how about allowing 4 discs in auton? Just adding a disc per robot (4 for robots that used to hold 3, 3 for those that used to hold 2). This will give us more action in he begining of the match, higher scores, more discs in the air (read more fun to watch), without hurting teams that can't make their robot hold 5 discs.
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I can tell you right now that it is absolutely impossible to load 5 discs into our robot and that cannot be altered. Not in 5 minutes, not in 5 hours, probably not at all due to the tight fit between our hopper and climber.
While yes I agree it would be cool to see more discs flying and higher scores, the 4 disc limit is a pretty big design constraint this season for teams to work with. Last year pretty much every team could hold more than the legal limit so saying teams could hold 4 balls wouldn't have been a problem but this season most teams are maxed out at 4 discs.
Starting with 4 in autonomous would be cool! I also like putting 4 on the center line. Makes the mad dash to the middle even more important! Or spin off of that put 6 on the center line but don't put them all next to each other. Put two in the middle and the other four xx feet away from the center line so two-three teams can grab from the center line in auto. Now that would be interesting!