Archimedes 2014!

[holygrail]

I was just looking at our match schedule on the Google Docs pre-scouting spreadsheet and saw that our schedule difficulty was -39. I knew it was a tough schedule, but as I scrolled around, I saw that it was indeed The Toughest schedule on Archimedes.

After having a ridiculously tough schedule on Curie last year, I have to say that it is a bit frustrating. We don't mind being the underdog sometimes, it can be a motivating force. However, in a game that is so reliant on alliance partners, it can be a bit demoralizing.

I'm hoping that the flaws in using OPR to predict match outcomes are big enough to give us room to give us a fighting chance. Otherwise, we are just going to play our best, help our alliance partners as much as we can and hope for scouting magic.

[wilsonmw04]

Originally Posted by holygrail

I'm hoping that the flaws in using OPR to predict match outcomes are big enough to give us room to give us a fighting chance. Otherwise, we are just going to play our best, help our alliance partners as much as we can and hope for scouting magic.

Don't put any weight into the OPR. It's ugly and its momma dresses it funny.

[holygrail]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

Don't put any weight into the OPR. It's ugly and its momma dresses it funny.

That's what I like to hear!

Match schedule aside, we couldn't be more excited if we were meta-stable nuclear isomers.

[ZeroGAdam]

Hey everyone! Here at Zero Gravity, we're excited to play with a lot of you on Archimedes! Here is just a recap video of our entire season!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYax2uZIkcs

It's disabled on all mobile platforms unfortunately :/
We can't wait for this week!

[Ed Sparks]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

Don't put any weight into the OPR. It's ugly and its momma dresses it funny.

Dang Skippy ..... Get out there and show what 'ya got. The smart teams are paying attention and scouting reguardless of OPR.

[GennyKorn]

Team 4296 will be posting videos of all matches in Archimedes on our Youtube channel after everyday to help with scouting.

https://www.youtube.com/user/WTHSFIRST4296

[RobotarianMom]

To all our fellow teams on the Archimedes Field who want to make alliances on the field and off. Our team's version of "Chozen" (a parody from Frozen):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1wxQS8fuVI

Good luck to everyone and lets have some fun!

[Nathan Streeter]

Originally Posted by GennyKorn

Team 4296 will be posting videos of all matches in Archimedes on our Youtube channel after everyday to help with scouting.

https://www.youtube.com/user/WTHSFIRST4296

Sounds good to me, particularly since I won't be there!

Will you be doing the same for the official practice matches?

[Cataclysmatic]

Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter

Sounds good to me, particularly since I won't be there!

Will you be doing the same for the official practice matches?

Our video taper (s) said if they are there, they will be recording every match they are there for.

So, if they get there on time, yes they will.

[FIRST4296]

Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter

Sounds good to me, particularly since I won't be there!

Will you be doing the same for the official practice matches?

Yes we will be filming all the matches.

[Nathan Streeter]

For the Archimedes webcast, I'm currently getting a page with just "encrypted" text... The other fields provide the appropriate video feed (not any live video yet, though).

[jlmcmchl]

Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter

For the Archimedes webcast, I'm currently getting a page with just "encrypted" text... The other fields provide the appropriate video feed (not any live video yet, though).

The blue alliance is working fine for me.

[Cullenwelch88]

No sound in any of the streams?

[PVCpirate]

Looks like we have our first surprise of the event, Wisconsin rookies 5019 are sitting high up in the standings in the early going. Gotta love seeing yourselves ranked first, even if only for a couple matches.

[Grim Tuesday]

Originally Posted by PVCpirate

Looks like we have our first surprise of the event, Wisconsin rookies 5019 are sitting high up in the standings in the early going. Gotta love seeing yourselves ranked first, even if only for a couple matches.

I am thoroughly enjoying how the standings have played out so far.