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Originally Posted by miketwalker
One thing I would like to throw into the mix though as a thought, over the past 3 years I have noticed every year that the scales vary so much from competition to competition.
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I've noticed that too - it's frustrating but, unfortunately, it's another real-world thing we've got to deal with.
I agree with keeping the weight limit as it is. Having a weight limit of 130 lbs is something teams have been able to count on year after year for a long time. While it would add to the challenge of next year's game, I think lowering the weight limit would cause a lot of frustration among teams especially if it's lowered by as much as 10 lbs.
Upping the weight limit wouldn't help at all. Like Cory said earlier, if you upped it 5 lbs, people would find 10 lbs of stuff to put on their robot. If you upped it 15 lbs, they'd find 20 more lbs to add on. If you want to play that game, why have a weight limit at all? Oh yeah, because it's part of the challenge. It's a constraint teams have to deal with. If you don't want to worry about weight restrictions, go join Battlebots.