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Originally Posted by KGenson

And nowhere in my post did I say that doing so "trivializes" FRC, particularly since in the very next sentence I talk about how having the fundamentals of a robot provided in the kit are a good thing since raising the floor also raises the ceiling. My team particularly benefits from the KOP. We don't have a lot of equipment, mostly hand power tools, so being able to start with the chassis is ideal for us.

Then what exactly is "lost?" What benefit was there to a competition where most teams struggle to get something that moves?

Also, I have a hard time construing something that's not at all designed to play the specific game an "entire" robot.