[TDav540]

I think that the endgame should return. As many have mentioned before, the ability to swing the score at the end of the match is an important part of the endgame. Watching the Einstein Matches, one could tell in most games that whichever team scored the first assist-loaded ball was going to win the match. If there was an endgame, who knows? 1114 could have jumped on top of the truss, scored 50 points, and won the series for all we know.

I also think that endgames allow for more amazing, inspirational designs with greater variety than in a game without an endgame. For example, those of you who saw team 3624, the Thundercolts (Dix Hills, NY), in 2013 at the Virginia Regional and Long Island Regional, they had an amazing robot. From the start of the match it began climbing the pyramid, shifting it's weight and position to slowly reach the top. It was one of the most amazing robots at the competition, and one that left an impression on all of my teammates. That type of robot, one that very few had ever thought of, is something an endgame can create very well. After all, we're here to inspire kids about STEM right?

For those reasons, I support the return of the endgame.