[FRC Blog] Kickoff Broadcast and Game Hint Redux

[Zeromonkey]

Originally Posted by thursam

I must have missed something somewhere. Which hint suggested Coopertition coming back, and what exactly is Coopertition?
Ultimate Ascent was my rookie year, so I'm a bit behind on some stuff.

Edit: I know what Coopertition is, but what is it in relation to the game? A bonus of some kind?

If you refer back to the first page in the thread, they found out that the hint most likely refers to assisting.
You will soon learn all about the ethos of FIRST, Sam.
Coopertition is up there with Gracious Professionalism as important in FIRST. Coopertitin means "Cooperative Competition". Or, in other words, it means to be competitive and cooperative at the same time. In 2012, Rebound Rumble, the game contained a series of bridges down the center of the field (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOXsdhZZSdM) each with different colors. As the animation will explain, the middle, white bridge was the "Coopertition Bridge" that the two alliances would work together on. You did not get any extra match points for going on the Coopertition Bridge, but rather qualification points, which in most cases decided the outcome of regionals.
Coopertition is the idea that working together will benefit both sides of the competition. This is an idea that FIRST seemed to like since it made a big difference in the competitions.
Are you all caught up now?