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Originally Posted by FarmerJohn
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I mean, doesn't that kind of prove his point though? The robot is on its side in the picture, when did 254 ever tip over in 2014? 973's wooden wonders were good robots and all, but I don't think anyone would say they were nearly as good as 254's machine, 973 themselves included.
As an aside: I don't think copying in FRC will ever be as rampant as it is in Vex. In Vex, you are mostly using a set of COTS parts that can be put together in a relatively finite number of different ways to achieve the game objective. There is less customizability and design flexibility than there is in FRC. The nature of Vex itself makes it much easier to copy and compete, and removing the bag won't make that suddenly happen in FRC to the same extent it happens in Vex.
With the argument that a powerhouse team would just build several different robots and give them out to alliance partners or whatever, when has that
ever happened in Vex? That should be really easy in Vex, right?