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Originally Posted by Squillo
I like this game. I wouldn't say it's my favorite, or least favorite, but I just don't see why everyone hates it so much.
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I think it's personal preference. Everyone has a favorite sport, and it can be disappointing to be forced to design for a game that you don't particularly like.
For example, I can't watch golf or downhill skiing for more than 5 minutes without getting bored. This doesn't mean that these are poor competitions, just that I don't find them interesting. People like me will generally not get as much enjoyment out of games like Recycle Rush as we would AA or UA because there is not any head-to-head competition.
I also don't enjoy sports like bowling where there is a score ceiling. Watching sports like these makes viewers have less appreciation for success, since for example, strikes in bowling come to be commonplace. People then start watching for the mistakes. Again, this does not mean that bowling is a poor game, just that it doesn't suit my taste. Both Recycle Rush and Logomotion have had "soft" score ceilings. That is, there are hardly any matches that actually will hit the ceiling, but at high levels, more effort will be required to get the same score increase (top pegs full in 2011, RCs all used in 2015). I'm not particularly excited for championships when teams with amazing robots that don't play perfectly will lose to teams with poorer robots that had slightly better execution.
This game has those two strikes against it for me, which probably makes it my least favorite game I have participated in. However, my team still built a great robot, and I will still have fun at every competition I will attend. I wouldn't be in FRC if I wanted to play Rebound Rumble every year. We need to have random games like this for those who actually enjoy games like bowling or golf.