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Originally Posted by DannyB1259
what about the standard ~25'x50' field but instead of having the drivers stations oh the short sides facing each other why not having all the drivers on the long side facing the crowd, this would allow the gates to be on the ends which would make loading robots onto and off the field much smoother
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The thing with that is that venues are all set up differently. While many arenas have the black backdrop curtain running parallel to the long side of the field, there are definitely many where the field is in a different orientation in relation to the audience. At Kettering, the bleachers are set up running parallel to the long side of the field, and the curtain is parallel to the short side. Having all of the drivers on a long side would make make one side of the audience very unhappy.
A hexagonal field would be neat, but it probably wouldn't be a regular hexagon. You could have two longer sides for the alliance stations, two shorter sides for human players, and the other two sides would be the same size as the human player stations, and the gates would be located there.
Or...the field could be triangular. Like the recycling logo, you know?
