[Justin]

I have to disagree that more teams by default equals a more exciting FIRST event. For my money some of the smaller events have been some of the more exciting. Take an event like BattleCry tons of excitement, incredibly intense competition and their are few enough people there that you can meet up with friends, make new ones, etc. With a large event, say the Nationals @ Epcot things just get to unmanageable you have to worry about which field your team is on when, it makes it harder see all the teams you want to see at an event, etc. I've always felt the part of the "charm of the old days of FIRST" that is missing is the intimate social feel you get from the smaller events of old like the DEKA New England Regional. With so many teams now it can become unwieldy quickly to keep track of them all, meet people, etc.

My $0.02,

Justin