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Originally Posted by Abrakadabra
Between the failed webcast and the lack of any real-time score updates from FIRST or Twitter, this event was probably the worst in recent memory for folks trying to follow it remotely. I certainly hope future NE FIRST events can do a much better job of this.
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I'll answer this one directly as I have been a major proponent of a solid "outside view" for the NE events. A solid webcast is hugely important for us - and I know it is for you too! We had 1600 page views and 150 active viewers on LiveStream in
Practice Match FOUR. Let that sink in - we know it's a big deal and now we have the numbers to prove it. This is why we spent the money to give a great visual experience.
I won't get into the details as to what happened, but I will say that there are a few event committees where I know they can handle everything just short of nuclear fallout - and probably that too. The GSD crew is one of them. They handled this with grace and did the very best to get it back up and running. Even with the best laid plans, things happen. The FMS, even without internet, records scores and are exported before the field is packed up. NE FIRST has a copy and sent a copy to HQ to fill out the event pages. Rankings should be going up on schedule.
I will say that I had a dual experience with this event: Day 1 at home, I thought, "everything is awful!", because from the outside, it looked that way. Day 2, when I arrived on site, I thought, "everything is awesome!" because truly, the teams were having a great experience...and in the end that's what matters most.
We will get this right. Thanks for your patience and we hope to be able to wow you in the future.