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Originally Posted by Can't See Me
Our team isn't doing FIRST this year!!! We're doing VEX instead, which I'm not particularly fond of... I miss FIRST competitions already...
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I hope you'll give FRV a chance.
Though the thrill is maybe not quite as adrenal as with the big bots, the gameplay, strategizing, and alliance/scouting factors are all intact, and teams I've coached/mentored have had a blast with it.
Compared to FRC, you might say that robot designs are more limited due to hardware restrictions. In reality, however, because designs and iterations can happen much more quickly and with much less risk, lots of different ideas can be tried for lower cost and in very little time.(In FRC, designs need to be frozen earlier in the build schedule). I guarantee we'll be seeing some amazing FRV robots as teams gain proficiency and begin to take advantage of all the VEX capabilities. The programmability is all there. It will be many years before anyone max'es out what can be done hardware/software wise with these little beauties.
And while I'll agree that the (typically) smaller team size will bring a different dynamic to the competitions, I think the key will be (just like in FRC), if the games are good, the fun and excitement will be there.