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Originally Posted by Jeremiah Johnson
The shooters are exciting and I admit, I was cheering for everyone to make those hurdles. But the excitement of hurdlers is equalized by the boringness of racing machines. In the previous years it was easy to play defense and teams that could only drive around were able to make the matches exciting because they played defense. The defense in this game is boring. Sure you've got the end game where you can knock off the balls resting on the structure, but what can you do about the shooters and hurdlers that don't place the balls and just keep racking up points? Teams like 1114 were practically indefensible because they could hurdle and, if my interpretations are correct, defending teams can't block them from doing so. Correct me if I'm wrong, please.
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I agree, for me this is the main reason why I find this years game so boring. The matches when no one is hurdling are very boring, and the matches when multiple teams are hurdling are boring simply because its the same thing every time they come around the track. People could argue that every other game has a repetitive task, such as shooting balls in 06, or placing ringers in 07, but at least in those games you had to mix up your strategy to make sure you were actually successful against defense. This year you get to do pretty much anything you want and there is nothing the other team can do about it. There is a reason why games like football or soccer have a far greater regular audience than track and field does (besides the olympics). This is my 5th year involved with FIRST, and this is the worst game I've seen yet.
Mike C.