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Originally Posted by OccamzRazor
Most teams will only do two events in NC. I know T-Rex is going to all of the NC events and we are going to 4/5 of them counting State Championships.
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So far, we have played 48 matches. It has been great to attend every event, and I am very excited to attend two more! I guess I'll explain that first.
First, you get more interaction with teams. If you play all twelve of your matches, odds are you've probably played at least once with each other team. If not, you've definitely played against them. Sometimes, you'll play either with or against a team five times in a row... (1533) We even get to have interaction with teams throughout events, since we'll meet them every time they play. 3336 was an alliance partner with us at Guilford, but we played against them in the QF at Wake. It creates friendly rivalries and great partnerships between teams. It's also really amazing to keep up with teams throughout the season and see them modify and improve their robot or add new features.
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Originally Posted by bpw823
Us at 238 enjoyed our break from the freezing clutches of NH, and loved the venue, the people, and the environment of the competition. Thanks to 422 and all other teams who put on a great challenge for everyone! We hope to come back next year!  |
It was great meeting all the out-of-state teams (at this event and the others). I hope you all had time to check out a bit of what Asheville looked like and take in a bit of North Carolina. Hope to see you again next year!
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Originally Posted by JohnM
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Really great that this competition got noticed! 5854 did amazing and are well deserving of the credit. It's great to see that you guys are improving your robot throughout competition season too!
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Originally Posted by PayneTrain
1) Should there have been a full elimination bracket at this 24 team event? Why or why not?
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As for this, I'll say yes. Like you pointed out, reformatting the bracket would devastate the amount of points earned. If FIRST ever did decide a way to reshape 24-team events, there must be serious consideration on how District Points would be gave. Since that didn't exist at this time, it was definitely best to continue with 8 alliance captains.
Also, the best fix is for more teams to be encouraged to register for this event. How, I'm not sure though.