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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
Ok, lets talk about the basic concept of this years game:
1. shooting balls through a goal from a distance, similar to basketball or rollerball (the original movie)
2. shooting or dumping balls into two floor level goals, similar to hockey or soccer, except there are two goals instead of one
3. Defined offense and defense periods. Many people are saying (complaining?) that this years game is the most... whats the word.. brutal ever, and that many robots are being damaged and flipped within the acceptable guidelines of the game
4. An auton period that for most matches determines the outcome of the match (statistically so far). This means robots cant blow off auton and do nothing - they have to do something if they want to win.
5. Six robots on the field at the same time.
6. edited to add: I forgot about King of the Hill on the ramps for 25 points at the end!
so what would you add to make the game more interesting and challenging? Explosions? Chainsaws?
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I still can't see why people enjoy destruction when it comes to robotics.
When you say "robotics competition", 98% of people think "BattleBots".
When you say "DARPA Grand Challenge", people just stare at you with gaping mouths.
But I guess this is what FIRST is all about
: Spreading the productivity of education and science to a society of high opportunity and dreams. I think that robotics will soon evolve into a spectator sport (televised, like BattleBots) that is almost (if not more) interesting than football or soccer. My thoughts alone are enough to eliminate the word "lame" form my vocabulary when it comes to FIRST.