Disappointing Game

Originally Posted by Dival

I don't agree with you, I think last year's game done this job much better. In it 2013 was much easier to complete a basic robot (shooter and 1st stage climber) but also featured challenges for the veteran teams (ground pickup, 3rd stage climbing). This year, on the other hand, most teams could not manege to complete all game challenges successfully due to the harder challenge.
I am not saying that this is not a good challenge, but these are the facts. What I do say is that teams that did manege to complete the challenge could find themselves low in the seeding due to their alliances.

And I'll disagree with you. This year, a team can build a kit bot with absolutely no appendage, and still have a major effect on the game. That box bot can play hard defense, and week 1 has shown us that defense can be the difference between winning and losing. That bot can even score in the low goals, possess the ball, and give assists. Last year, a box bot was almost useless without some sort of appendage to hang or score low goals. And defense was nearly impossible because of all the safe zone.

So without a doubt, a very inexperienced rookie team can still build a robot and have just as good of a chance as anyone else.

I'm truly sorry that the Israel regional did not go according to plan. But that is the risk one takes with a week 1 event. I won't blame anyone, but I think that if it were to have been even a week 2 regional, the outcome would have been much more positive for all teams involved.