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Re: What do you think of the design of the game?
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Originally Posted by Damien1247 View Post
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?
Uhmmm.... can you point to anywhere in the rules where it says you are not allowed to use a camera?

"Not including a camera in the Kit Of Parts," and "not being allowed to use a camera" are two different things.

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