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Originally Posted by jman4747
Well sure the game might be harder and a box on wheels is not as useful. Is that the GDC's problem? Most of what I see in this thread comes back to robot performance which is up to the team. Are you saying the GDC should make easier games? I mean if it were really as easy and simple as competitive forklifts than this would be a lot easier.
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Yes, GDC should make easier games for entry level teams, with added difficulty bonuses like they've had in recent end games.
This whole program is about SOCIAL engineering to make STEM an exciting possibility for many students who wouldn't otherwise consider this path. While it's great that it poses good challenges to top STEM students, they would be headed down that path without FIRST anyway--it's just more enjoyable. Our national problem is that we don't have enough STEM students in the pipeline to meet our STEM workforce requirements in the future. We need to keep our eye on the prize.