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Originally Posted by Seathan93
I don't like that FIRST is making it all about the FIRST brand. I get why they are, but Dean Kamen can't just say "it's not just about the robots" as an excuse as to why they're doing shameless branding. The whole point of last year was that FIRST was expanding to make it a "spectator sport" and I feel they're going backwards with this game.
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If they weren't doing it for the 20th anniversary, they would for the 25th. The "Triangle, Circle and Square as Game Pieces
in a single Game" has been thrown around to death and I'm really glad they are doing it. One reason, is to get the idea out there and years beyond this the notion won't be brought up again, at least for another 4-5 years.
The only Branding part I see is the use of FTC parts for the Mini-Bot. I don't think it could ever be a problem that FIRST is going to celebrate FIRST for all that FIRST has done for those who have found great success with FIRST. I understand the nausea of having to suffer though more speeches, but as I got older I found the speeches to actually be relevant and true. It would just help if they were more like Tooth.
As for being a spectator sport, I think simply telling a spectator that the goal of the game is to "create as many FIRST logos as possible" would be enough to get someone into the game...and what greater spectacle is there in the Mini-bot race? I think FIRST is ok with keeping everyone pumped for watching games they aren't in.