If they want to give us real world problems in the game, its OK. If they want to keep giving us "sports" in the game, its OK. I know we are all going to say that FIRST is about getting high school students interested in the different 'tech' fields out there. But it really doesn't matter if
we solve a problem now or in 6-7 years when we're out of college. When FIRST gives us a game each year, its just that, a game. We brainstorm, design, build, and compete for the purpose of having fun. If we just so happen to come up with world changing features or designs, we do, and if we don't, we don't. The design committee is always giving us new and exciting challenges to accomplish each and every year, and I've always been amazed by what my team and other teams have built to over come the very same challenge that they delivered.
Right now I can wait until January for the game, whatever it will be about. I'm sure its going to be interesting, as will the future of fire fighting, thanks to teams like 67, the HOT team and 322, the FIRE team.
