Pain as it was, I've got to say I like the light. It lets you know when you forgot to power up your bot so you aren't freaking out as much as you might've been. It lets you know that the bot is running and that you need to get out of the way or else the arms might rip a giant gash through your abdomen. It reminds you not to stand in front of the bot and risk losing your shins.
I'll say there were a few too many rules for the light, though. And it might not've been so bad if there weren't an advantage to having a short bot this year. (Very short, with the light.)
Maybe having two colors of rope-light or whatever it's called: it looks like Christmas lights in a transparent hose. Get blue and red, and have them visible in or on your frame so that they're visible. Switch on the color for the appropriate team each match. Maybe that plus the rotating light, with fewer restrictions on rotating light placement?
I feel combining the two would increase the visibility a good deal. Of course, we've got to realize that Dean gets what he can while still keeping our kits cheap, so any light is better than no light, and rotating lights are freaking cool. (A few parents thought that we did it on our own just to be cool
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