[JesseK]

Ah, I see what I did. I linked a Sandrag post to Cory due to the 254/968 alliance by mistake, and Karthik's comments added to it due to his relationship with IFI.

Karthik, sure, nothing was directly said. Yet your tone has always been pro-VEX and anti-FTC so I suppose I take everything you post regarding the two with that bias in mind. Regardless, I apologize.

Adam, your bias was present from your first post about the inferiority of FTC in this thread. Change of heart?

My own opinions -- 1-second PVC tube launches aren't challenging at all given the lack of restriction on materials for the FRC bot. And everyone's missed the fact that at least the GDC was prudent enough to realize the differences between the rules and the intent of the game on Day 3. Everyone (who's speaking against it) acts like this change is the worst thing since holes in Suisse Cheese. Given FIRST's political-play type history in other nuances within the organization, what makes Engineers think they should be exempt from that behavior just because it's a "technical challenge" (referencing the FTC-only rules).

The only thing that really NEEDS to be TETRIX on the minibot are the battery, motors and wheels. Given the allowed materials, everything else is custom metal. Heck, even the wheels could probably be custom made within the allowed parts.

Have I stirred up enough of a hornets nest here? It it even possible for Engineers to see something other than their own points of view?