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Re: FIRST Game Survivor: Round 9

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Originally Posted by InfernoX14 View Post
I don't understand the 2004 craze, either. Autonomous was a joke and what's the deal with letting human players take away the scoring during the match?

The only problem with 2006, in my opinion, was the autonomous bonus. But come on, what's more exciting than watching a pair of robots simultaneously load up the center goal in the finals? I don't think any of the Einstein matches have been as awesome as the 2006 matches.
Really? 2004 was one of my favorite autonomous modes. While the IR beacon ended up being a joke, you could still knock the ball off by following the lines, position mobile goals, or even hang from the bar. What I really like was that there were multiple tasks you could go for, and while they did not necessarily net bonus points, they were strategically significant.

I'd have to agree with Einstein though. 2006 was absolutely crazy, I'm really glad I was in ATL that year.
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