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Re: Raising the Tower Strength for State Champs?

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Originally Posted by iBleedBlue48 View Post
District Championships are fast approaching and 2 districts have even finished all of their district qualifying events. As we prepare for our District Championships, I'm sure everybody is wondering what the new tower strength is going to be. At many events, capturing is becoming very easy for some of the top teams, and some events are even seeing towers with a strength of as low as -10. How much will FIRST raise the tower strength to make capturing the tower a very difficult task once again?
Given the variation in district strengths (compare the FIM juggernaut against, say, North Carolina), I would be surprised if FIRST made the number higher than 10 for DCMP play. Might not even change it at all, depending on their analysis of the smaller districts. Considering the FRC Chief Referee is situated in one of those smaller districts (North Carolina), it's safe to say they have those data points.

For Championship, I would be surprised if FIRST made the number any less than 10.
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