[Brian Maher]

Originally Posted by jayred1127

The location is great. I live around the arormy. I'm trying to get at the fact that having NYC as a week 6 is a big disadvantage for local NYC teams that can't afford more than one regional. We are going to have to deal with upstate teams , international teams and local teams that all get have the funds available to attend a regional before the NYC Regional. This has already happened to teams at the Silicon Valley Regional in California. I will hate to see it happen to LOCAL NYC teams.

This is an unfortunate issue for one-and-done teams, but I think this is more a symptom of the regional model than an issue with this particular event. This problem, which is almost entirely avoided in district regions, will likely continue to crop up in regional areas.

Obligatory: New York district plz????

Originally Posted by M217

I'm personally a fan of it now being Week 6 since it's no longer right before Tech Valley and gives my team a little more time in between, but I can see how that's entirely dependent on your individual situation.

With Tech Valley, Finger Lakes, and Pittsburgh all Week 3, and the new regional being rumored for Week 4, I am happy to hear that 2791 will have a relatively nearby option for a non back-to-back play. Back-to-back events are a drain and leave so little time to think about iterating.

Originally Posted by Hallry

It's changing from a Week 2 in 2016 to a Week 6 in 2017. The only reason I'm not a fan of it being a later regional is that it now conflicts with the MAR DCMP.

Agreed. With MAR and NE DCMP Week 6, teams in those districts can't compete at NYC (without forgoing DCMP) even though there may actually be space this year with the new downstate regional.