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I see 1 problem with this years competition. Too many people complaining about one of the most amazing opportunities they will ever have. When I was in High School I saw plenty of things I saw that were wrong about FIRST. But in comparison to all the fun I had and the opportunities FIRST gave me thos minor problems didn't seem to matter. If you think there are huge problems with FIRST then simply don't sign up for the team. If you have an issue send an email to someone who can do something at FIRST. Complaining about things on a 3rd party forum is going to change much if anything.
FIRST does everything for a reason. The reason finals were dropped from best out of 3 to highest total because there were complaints that finals lasted too long and teams didn't playe nough matches. Every match takes time and by getting rid of a third of the finals they figured they could allow teams to play more matches in qualifying. I agree the best of 3 was better. It was possible to come back this year, if you played the game smart. FIRST probobly saw that the new system didn't work after the first week of regionals but for fairness they stuck with it. More likely than not it will back to best of 3 next year.
Making comments about how the hill should be worth none and the stacks should be worth more to help stackers. FIRST gave everyone the same game. Many teams did not recognize how hard it would be to consistently stack. There were a few teams who realized stacking would be nearly impossible and decided not to stack. I heard comments on CD all season about how high people would stack but noone stacked above what a human could play. The game was about protecting stacks and moving crates not making stacks.
Every year FIRST gives us a new game and a new competition. They try new things each year sometimes they work well other times there flops. 2001 wasn't a success so they dropped the 4vs0 system. I assume the same thing will happen to the Highest total score finals as well. But there are successes like 2vs2 and 3 team alliances for finals. I could point out flaws in each years game but those flaws are rarely repeated because FIRST learns form there mistakes as we all do.
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