[Jon Jack]

Drivetrains don't give as big of an advantage as you think. Yes, a solid drivetrain is the foundation for a solid robot, but it doesn't make a robot an Einstein quality robot.

There are better ways to level the playing field than to limit teams' freedom and creativity. I agree with Peter, I hope it's something new. Look at something like the ramps in 2007. It was new to everyone and everyone had a start from scratch. Ramps proved to be a major aspect of the game and IRC every winning alliance has atleast one ramp.