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Re: Changes over the years?
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Originally Posted by Jared341 View Post
The most significant change in FRC (IMO) was the introduction of autonomous mode in 2003.
While this was significant, I believe that the auto-mode introduction pales in comparison to what happened in 1999.

FIRST turned a 1 vs 1 (or 1 vs 1 vs 1) robot competition into a 2 vs 2 competition when they introduced alliance play in 1999. This changed everything: how the match played, how marketing and scouting took place, how people acted in the pits... everything.

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