[Orthofort]

I think a big point of conflict is that this game appeals more to the actual people involved with the robot. Yeah, it's a huge thrill to watch a team carry three stacks of 6 to the platform in one match, these games can be very exciting, but more from a design perspective.

I've been as engaged as I have as previous years and as exciting during the games, but this year it seems like the excitement is coming from the feeling of amazement as the technical skill and strategy that went into it, since this year presented a wonderful design challenge, but in previous years I've gotten the feeling of thrill instead just from competition, the excitement of it being an active, fast-paced game.

This is what I think is causing the disputes over this game, because a lot of the people who frequent these forums and discuss the game are heavily involved in the robot aspect of the competition, but a lot of people like spectators, parents, prospective students who may not be as dedicated to following the game or perhaps fully appreciate all that went into these fantastic robots don't get the innate thrill from this game that comes from natural competition.

Feel free to disagree with me, this is just my late-night opinion, but I think we have a biased view of whether this is a "good" game for the purposes of FIRST.