[DampRobot]

Before people keep freaking out about the auto-points for rookies and the regional CMP slot thing, remember that all in all, this is a very good FRC Blog for FRC in general. This panel just laid the foundations for inter-district competition in FRC, something very, very important for it's continued growth, sustainability and the level of competition. In five years, when anyone can play in any district and district CMP is the stepping stone to CMP for everybody, this will be seen as the plan that that started it all.

Yes, it does seem a little unfair to most people on CD (me included) that rookies and second year teams get points just for participating. There may have been a more graceful way to do this (rookies get 3 points instead of 2 for their first 10 match wins, overall points multiplied by 1.1, etc), but the goal is a still very good one. All in all, I think if it's a toss up for attending DCMP or CMP between a rookie and a veteran team, I'd much rather have a rookie go. They've almost certainly had a tough time getting off the ground. This rule isn't around to completely overhaul the system for awarding points, it's just to give rookie teams a bit of a boost.