... changes ... from Kickoff to Championship

[BigJ]

Originally Posted by Hoover

Are scoring changes a possibility?

Yup

Originally Posted by Scoring Blue Box

As competition at the FIRST Championship is typically different from that during the competition season, FIRST may alter each scoring value at the FIRST Championship by up to ten (10) points.

[Libby K]

Remember this year's change to 4-team-alliances at Championship. That's a change that we know is happening already.

Also, there is no secret endgame please don't let anyone turn this into a secret endgame thread...

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Libby K

Remember this year's change to 4-team-alliances at Championship. That's a change that we know is happening already.

Also, there is no secret endgame please don't let anyone turn this into a secret endgame thread...

Asking CD Denzines to not talk about secret endgames is like asking Great White Sharks to not eat Sea Lions. You cannot ask them to change their nature.

[Hoover]

Yeah I know about that rule and its not a new one.

I think Dr Flowers meant something more substantial than that.

And I don't think it is the addition of an end game.

[Hallry]

Originally Posted by Hoover

I think Dr Flowers meant something more substantial than that.

And I don't think it is the addition of an end game.

Then what do YOU think it is?

Originally Posted by Libby K

Also, there is no secret endgame please don't let anyone turn this into a secret endgame thread...

Originally Posted by Hoover

What would be your reaction if changes in game rules occur after your tournament that might have changed the way you built your robot or your strategy on the field?

I wouldn't have a reaction, because that would never happen.

[Hoover]

Originally Posted by Hallry

Then what do YOU think it is?

What do (caps on) I (caps off) think it is? Dagnabbit. I'm the one who asked the question!

It sounds like you'd be shocked if this happened. If I can watch the opening games tomorrow or Friday, if what I think happens does happen, I will comment on it then. Otherwise I don't have a clue.

[Steven Donow]

Originally Posted by Hoover

What do (caps on) I (caps off) think it is? Dagnabbit. I'm the one who asked the question!

It sounds like you'd be shocked if this happened. If I can watch the opening games tomorrow or Friday, if what I think happens does happen, I will comment on it then. Otherwise I don't have a clue.

Are you implying that tomorrow or Friday morning you think FIRST will send out a message to all the events chanigng an aspect of the game? Because that will NOT happen. If FIRST does make a significant game change (which I don't think they will), it would be in a Tuesday team update.

To my knowledge/in my experience (and someone with greater FIRST experience can elaborate on this), the most major midseason change I've seen was changing aspects of the seeding structure in 2010. And even that didn't drastically effect (or even effect at all) the way in which teams designed their robots.

[Lil' Lavery]

I heard that they might add an end-game.

[notmattlythgoe]

I still hold my stance that his statement was referring to the fact that there were changes in the rules pertaining to different points of the season, not that changes would be coming throughout the season. Shorter autonomous being one and 4 team alliances at champs being another. I would also be very shocked if FIRST changed something drastic in the game rules at this point, and this would probably be my last season with FIRST if they did.

[Hoover]

Originally Posted by DevenStonow

Are you implying that tomorrow or Friday morning you think FIRST will send out a message to all the events changing an aspect of the game? Because that will NOT happen. If FIRST does make a significant game change (which I don't think they will), it would be in a Tuesday team update.

Uncle! I said I'd watch the games, see how they go, and then comment. Now I'm not even going to do that. What a hot button topic! Geesh...

Spock out.

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by Hallry

I wouldn't have a reaction, because that would never happen.

Except in 2002 (mouse bots), 2005 (changes to auto loader station rules) and in 2010 (redirecter) it happened during build season but most teams missed it until competition began.

I'm sure there are other examples as well.