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Originally Posted by ebarker
We need 4 divisions spread across 8 fields.
Keep the dome just like it is. Change nothing there.
The 4 divisions and the 8 arenas
Newton(a) - Dome
Newton(b) - GWCC
Curie(a) - Dome
Curie(b) - GWCC
Archimedes(a) - Dome
Archimedes(b) - GWCC
Galileo(a) - Dome
Galileo(b) - GWCC
So if my team was in Curie I would be plenty happy if we toggled around and played some matchs in the dome and some in the gwcc.
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I think that is a great idea. I'm against making more than 4 divisions because it thins out the competition too much. If a division is so thinned out that there are some tough regionals (like Midwest, GLR, etc) that are deeper and stronger, then what is the point of call it "championships"? If there are 8 divisions, you only play with 1 out of 8 teams, which would be saddening.
The downside of 2 fields per division is that scouting becomes twice as hard, especially teams with small scouting crews.
Another idea that could (theoretically) work would be to have 4 teams to an alliance. Having 4 teams per alliance would reduce the # of matches by 1/3, therefore letting everyone play more. The downside is that at some small regionals, the field to choose from would get very thinned out by the time the 4th team came into play. This may risk alliances choosing 2 scoring robots and 2 defensive robots, leading to a defensive lockdown (much like '07).