[nlknauss]

It is sort of possible for us to level the playing field, right? In fact it happened a few times during this season. After a few competitions we began to see scoring mechanisms change, with shooters turning into dumpers and fans being added for propulsion. Because of the FIRST ethos we share ideas and make each other better. Many of the robots we saw at week 1 regionals reappeared differently at later competitions. It just depends on the teams and the resources they have available to them to make the changes happen.

I really doubt that FIRST would try to level the playing field of the entire competition. If that were the case they'd have to figure out how to limit the hard earned and developed resources of many of the teams out there. That really should never be tampered with, it would be like the salary cap in the NHL. The use of the wheels and the playing surface this year, from my perspective, is just a part of the game challenge and many of us just had to adapt.