[Monochron]

Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

I'm having a tough time with this logic. If the teams who do not work past SBD are ok not working in the current system, where they can utilize withholding, unbags, or building additional robots - how does removing the stop bag put more pressure on them? Theyre already making a choice to not work on the robot through these avenues...

I think you are coming at this like I am arguing heavily to keep SBD. I'm not, I'm just trying to get to the root of that argument.
The answer to your question is that there is a huge difference between unfettered access to the robot and a withholding / unbag time. The former is much more daunting. (And for those like us who want to keep working longer than 6 weeks, it is also more exciting)

It's almost as if you're saying teams who WANT to have access to their robot outside of a bag (teams who build two robots) should have a handicap (build a second robot) so the rest of the competition who is content with their current performance doesn't have to feel bad about not working as hard.

Did I say I am in favor of keeping SBD? Also though, I think you are really skewing what I said. I didn't touch at all on "the rest" being "content with their current performance" or how they feel about how much they work.