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Originally Posted by pimathbrainiac
Pause the video at 34 seconds in. Notice the wording. "Primary field surface isn't carpet for the FIRST time since 1992"
That was the ONLY time, but due to that wording, I'm thinking we get a weird surface this year.
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The 2003 endgame required robots to hold a position atop a slippery (HDPE, if I recall correctly) platform at midfield. While that wasn't the primary field surface, it was often quite important to the outcome of a match. Maintaining the endgame "King of the Hill" position was complicated by a new rule for that year, continued down to the most recent game, prohibiting traction enhancements that can damage the field. 71's famous file card drive, which dominated the competition the previous year, made that change necessary.
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