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Unread 18-03-2015, 14:08
Chris Endres Chris Endres is offline
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Re: This year's "game" is a job, not a game

If we're going on "is Recycle Rush a spectator friendly game"? I'd say that on a scale of yes to no, it's a meh. The aspect of the game is similiar to other first games, regardless of game pieces, stacking and scoring are present in many FRC and FTC games. I remember seeing FRC for the first time in 2008, and all I could think of was " what the hell is happening?". Looking back at a bunch of other games, 2007 there was no real exciting aspect of the game: "bruh, did you just score a tube on a post? No freaking way, that's the most exciting thing I've ever seen." (Said no one) . I can list a bunch more games where watching it made you fall asleep, even in those crappy stadium seats.

If I didn't know what FIRST was, and I watched a high-end match from champs, I would get really interested. The intensity of a stack falling over, last second scoring, bin grabbing, tipping, its all exciting. Not to mention, it easier to see what each robot is doing, rather than 2013/2014, where every robot on the field were running everywhere.

I don't know, I'd say we stop complaining and look at the positives. We see new rules, allowing new mecahnisms and designs to come into FRC. Have anyone seen an kiwi be this effective since 2008? No. Would you ever see another awesome drive like holonomic kiwi from a high end team, and be this effective, with games like 2013 and 2014? No.

Everybody, chill and play the game out.
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