Mecanum vs. Swerve Drive

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I'm not an expert on this (or just about anything, really), and I am going to echo Ether in saying that there are a million other threads about this already. But I just want to say 2 things.

1. People, please don't let this devolve into another thread arguing about whether mecanums are good or bad. Just stay focused on how mecanums compare to swerve. I think everyone can agree that swerve > mecanum, so lets keep this a simple discussion on why that is.

2. To the OP: don't just dive into swerve like nothing thinking that you will have instant success. Know that swerve is very complex and resource intensive, so be cautious. It's good that you want to test out these kinds of things in the offseason, but know your limits. Basically what I am trying to say is: don't underestimate the difficulty of swerve.