[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by NalaTI

The primary reason this whole subject bugs me is that it always seems to be brought up by the VRC proponents who seem to want to prove that their kit-of-choice is the only viable option for intelligent people.

I don't think anyone in this thread has been making ad hominem attacks about the "kind of people" that use various robotics platforms, as that's pretty ridiculous.

In reality, I'm not sure of the reason for arguing! I enjoy the FTC system, because it's what I know, and because it keeps my teams in the FIRST family, and the IFI teams enjoy theirs. Great! You won't see me starting a topic complaining about VEX teams. I defend the FTC product, but I know that BOTH systems have their limitations and their strengths.

Where has anyone been complaining about any kind of team? The thread's mainly consisted of people presenting pro / con arguments as they see them for robotics kits.

That's why I've continually called this a Religious/Political argument. It is not a technical discussion, it is an unwinnable argument between different philosophies.

There are aspects of this similar to religious / political, yes, but there are many actual, verifiable facts that can be talked about here too (e.g. the strength of metal components, strength of motors, control options for various platforms, etc). That's what I've been trying to stick to, at least. Just because people have differing opinions doesn't mean a topic is unworthy of discussion.

I've pretty much said everything I can about either system, so I don't think I'll post more, but it's not a bad discussion to have, if only because I wanna see JVN do a pullup