[Andrew Schreiber]

I must say that this game is unique. As a software person I am not a huge fan of the Hybrid mode. Especially the rules about not using sequences of buttons to do different things. Also, the fact that we are not allowed to use the camera this year seems like a step in the wrong direction. Maybe there are teams out there that would prefer to use a camera and have the robot find the balls itself rather than have a human do it. Yes the camera was a hassle for a lot of people and was often too much for a rookie team but for veteran teams, or just as a fun thing for the programmers to play with while they waited for the day of ship to get the robot it was quite useful. And besides, Darpa didn't have people with remotes controlling their robots why should FRC?

My personal complaints about hybrid mode aside I like this game. I mean it is very very unique. And as far as an equalizer between rookies and veterans it looks to be a success. I can't say how it will be to watch, it is just too nascar for me, but I can say that already I have had a lot of fun thinking up ways to play it. From a learning standpoint the students have a lot of different things to learn in this game.

I agree that there should be some sort of walls or maybe netting around the field to prevent those big balls from leaving the field straight into the sound/scoring tables.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start your robots.