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Re: FRC 2011: Logomotion [Initial Impressions]

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Originally Posted by IndySam View Post
Its not a collective we, it is a my team (and many other teams) we. We don't do FTC. We don't want to do FTC. We do a much more cost effective program.

They stated many times during kickoff how being involved in FTC would be an advantage for teams. To me that infers that teams like ours who choose a different rout to inspire and bring younger students into the FRC team will be deliberately and intentionally at a disadvantage.

This isn't about a challenge in the game it's about politics pure and simple.

Trust me I'm not the only one who feels this way, although I will be one of the few who will voice my opinion.
I completely agree with you. Many of the FRC teams here in the Southern California area are FRC/VEX teams because of cost of competition and reliability of system.

As for my initial response, I had a total "tubes already?" moment at the start of kickoff. I was hoping for a different gamepiece...giant pucks perhaps? I think it will be a very interesting game this year, though I see veterans having a greater advantage here than before given the addition of the minibot. I think that the configuration of the rack in front of the player station is a huge mistake, and though it seems that the intent was to force the use of sensors and other means of navigation, it seems like there could have been more elegant means of accomplishing this - perhaps 1 rack above the player station, a medium height rack on the side of the field away from the audience, and short rack on the audience side?
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