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Originally Posted by jamie_1930
That is the downfall of being a rookie team having the experience that veterans have they will always be at an advantage. Rookie teams just need to work harder and think smarter in order to try and level the field themselves.
Also if there is no camera this year than what was the point of introducing it last year photorecognition is something that is very important in robotic systems and I think it would almost be an insult not to include it.
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You make a very good point about it being an insult to not include the camera, although I believe that you may have interpreted the comment wrong. It was said that a mentor believed that the game would be impossible to play without the camera, and that last year was supposed to be training on how to use it. A point about that not being fair to rookie teams was brought up - never saying that the camera wouldn't be used.
You're also right in saying that rookie teams will always be at a disadvantage. No matter how much of a bang you start out with, you'll almost never be able to compete on the same level as many of the seasoned veterans, some with more than 10 years of experience (there are exceptions, though). However, some effort must be made to level the field, for the sake of the rookies. While rookie teams do indeed need to work a bit harder and think a bit smarter to bring themselves up to par, they would be at a huge disadvantage if no effort was made to level the playing field. In addition to working harder and smarter, they're also still in the process of figuring out what the heck they're doing. Blazing one new trail is hard and stressful enough, but it puts you at an extreme disadvantage when your competition doesn't have to blaze any. There will always be new problems to solve, and different challenges to complete.
Now, back to that game hint.