2012 Game?

[paragon]

That idea would be confusing to watch,scout,build. I agree that a simple game would be best. I like the sound of the hockey game. Where people can watch and not be confused.

[lemiant]

Maybe we should start the 2013 game design thread since the GDC is already pretty much decided on next year

But seriously, I would like to see a game that has a single focus. Something I have noticed about recent FIRST games is that there is so much action it is hard to watch. One of the strengths of traditional sports is that they only have one focus of attention making it easy for a new viewer to understand what's going on. Maybe FIRST should take a few cues there.

Originally Posted by lemiant

Maybe we should start the 2013 game design thread since the GDC is already pretty much decided on next year

But seriously, I would like to see a game that has a single focus. Something I have noticed about recent FIRST games is that there is so much action it is hard to watch. One of the strengths of traditional sports is that they only have one focus of attention making it easy for a new viewer to understand what's going on. Maybe FIRST should take a few cues there.

This is exactly how Breakaway (My favorite game) was played! I think FIRST should continue making games based off of other sports, while adding their own twist to them, like they've been doing.

[TJ92]

Originally Posted by paragon

That idea would be confusing to watch,scout,build. I agree that a simple game would be best. I like the sound of the hockey game. Where people can watch and not be confused.

I think I might have made the most complex game ever conceived. I'm not sure anyone would be able to follow my game and that would not be good. It is what happens when something pops into your mind while on CD and you know just the thread to put it in.

[princessnatalie]

More bumpers = high contact
high contact = hockey.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by princessnatalie

More bumpers = high contact
high contact = hockey.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bad Lunacy memories

Originally Posted by princessnatalie

More bumpers = high contact
high contact = hockey.

hockey=slippery surface
slippery surface=regolith
regolith= (I try not to think of that)

All in all, I like the idea of a Hockey game, but I don't like the idea of regolith, and unfortunately hockey = regolith through the math property that applies to this whose name I forgot. All in all, while hockey would be fun, regolith would not be fun, and that would make everybody unhappy.

I'm hoping for a simple, sports-based game similar to 2010, but something that's NOT hockey.

Sorry Princess! (Your Mario is in another castle!)

[princessnatalie]

Feild hockey. Beach Hockey. Street hockey = not regolith.

Originally Posted by princessnatalie

Feild hockey. Beach Hockey. Street hockey = not regolith.

true, true. Though I have to admit I've never heard of beach hockey. Robots playing on sand.....

[paragon]

Not sure how a sand game would work? I'm guessing it would be worse than Regolith floor?

I just realized something. It's the end of July, and I'm spending a lot of time on this thread. Kick off isn't until January. Does that mean that this thread will have to wait 6 months to find out what the game is? 6 months of guessing? Maybe this thread can wait until at least October/November, closer to when the hints are released.

[Peyton Yeung]

I personally think that robots looked the most diverse (and somewhat cooler) in games like 2001 and 2004 where there were many ways of scoring.

2001-scoring blackballs in trailers, scoring big balls on top of trailers, trailers on bridge, bridge balancing

2004-scoring little yellow and purple balls into trailers, scoring double balls, feeding human players with balls, hanging

It seems like in the games that had more ways to score, there were more diverse ways of accomplishing each task.

I'd personally like to see more games like 2001 or 2004

Maybe a game that has an end game in which to score maximum points a robot must lift another robot up to reach a pole to hang on (combination of 2007 and 2004/2010.

[VML3256]

it's gonna be a water game...of course

...i hope it's football this year that would be interesting

[DSM33]

on topic of the hockey-like game....
i think it would be cool to have a breakaway style goal system with goals on opposite sides of the field but instead of two goals at the corners have one giant goal across the entire driver's station. it would be an issue to have the goal around where the drive teams stand but it would be a lot harder to build a strictly defensive robot

[jdunston94]

Originally Posted by CalTran

I dunno...they've run out of mainstream sports to do.
ie. 2006 - Aim High (Basketball)
2007 - Rack 'n Roll (Not a sport)
2008 - Overdrive (NASCAR)
2009 - Lunacy (Not a sport)
2010 - Breakaway (Soccer)
2011 - Logomotion (Not a sport)

2012 - Sport?

lacrosse?