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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis
While first is changing the system (which is something I do support) next year, there really is nothing inherently wrong with a first come, first served system, ...
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There's plenty inherently wrong with a first come, first served system, even outside the bot issue! Having the free time and connectivity is a privilege not every team enjoys. It's no more fair to reward those teams that can click first at 12 Eastern time, than it would be to sell event slots at auction.
Thankfully FIRST appears to be moving to the only fair system I can think of: random assignments starting from a priority list. Something like how it is done for FIRST Choice by AndyMark and FTC leagues.