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Originally Posted by Libby K
I'm sorry, but I so disagree with WPI. I love the A/V setup they have, and how BattleCry always ends up being a big sprawling-across-campus event, but it just seems like such an awkwardly-shaped venue to me.
Disclaimer: I'm a grad student there, so I see campus life a lot and use that gym area (where one floor is marked as 'robot pits' all year round) but I've also only been to BattleCry and not the actual WPI district.
When I went to BattleCry this May, the pits were cramped and tiny. I was immensely uncomfortable just walking through them. Is there a difference between the pit layout for BC vs. for the district? I sincerely hope someone can prove me wrong on this.
My favorite venue, of course, will always be Epcot. Sorry, I had to. |
Pit map is from the 2014 WPI District Event here.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/52xf9sc3ud...2014_Final.pdf
While it wasn't quite as bad, a 40 team district is still really at the max comfort level for the venue in my opinion. BattleCry last year was beyond the limits of what it could handle. The pits were sprawling, overcrowded, and there were some pits that had no easy way of accessing from the pits entrance. Plus there is no way teams will ever have a 10X10 pit at that venue.
Don't get me wrong, WPI people know how to run an event, and put on a show. However at the end of the day, thats representative of WPI's stellar planning committee, and LnL, not the venue itself. I agree with Libby in that I don't see why people think it is such a great venue. The fact that rumors have been flying around that some larger events will be moving to WPI does have me slightly concerned...