[JJG13]

The good:

Meaningful autonomous mode. REALLY meaningful autonomous mode. In fact, in some matches, more scoring goes on than in the rest of the match combined.

The ramp scoring system. It provides incentive for any team to make it to the ramp but to get a large bonus you need all three robots on the ramp.

Defense is back and with a vengeance! I know some people will disagree with me but I love to see defense in a game. Last years game was (comparably) boring since little or no defence occured.

3-point goal versus 1-point goals. FIRST really did a good job of balancing the potential scoring this year. Advanced teams with lots of resources can (and have) made excellent shooters. Yet the one point goals have made it possible for non-shooters to be very competitive.


The bad:

As said before, the automated scoring is awful. Rewatching matches shows that many teams scores are off. It is usually a couple of points here and there but it can make the difference between victory and defeat.