I think that the 'unevenness' is intended. We can all agree that the game changes dramatically once the elim rounds begin - and I think FIRST planned on this. Last year's game had more to do, and a dynamic time frame to do it in. This year, reverting back to the 2v2 style, a ball handler may master the qualifying matches (which is great), but may choose to draft a robot that didn't do so well in the Q Matches because it would compliment it with torque/something else. At first, this game seemed a bit dull, but it has been growing on me
ps - MOEhawk (high speed mode) 1.8s to goals at VCU -- had to change to low speed due to difficulty in control...