[FRC Blog] - NASA Grants and Something New for 2015

[mrnoble]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

How does the toughtbox mini rule out replacing CIMs with MiniCIMs?


I think we watch very very different versions of hockey.

Maybe I'm pushing it a little on hockey, but people compared Lunacy to ice hockey and I think this is closer to to the spirit of the game, with single game pieces, fast play, and assists. It had more in common with soccer, too, than Breakaway did.

Granted that CIMs aren't guaranteed but it will be a shocker to me if they are out entirely. It would be a nonsensical move and FIRST isn't stupid.

[DonRotolo]

tl;dr

Clearly we will be having 15 teams on an alliance. Yes the field will be larger, but every team will get 60 matches per event...

Oh, and we'll still have bumpers.

[MARS_James]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

tl;dr

Clearly we will be having 15 teams on an alliance. Yes the field will be larger, but every team will get 60 matches per event...

Oh, and we'll still have bumpers.

So we are playing This but with robots. I am strangely ok with this

[thatprogrammer]

Originally Posted by MARS_James

So we are playing This but with robots. I am strangely ok with this

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! What if none of the major rules are changed what-so-ever, and Frank is just leading us astray with false hopes and prophecies?

[Electronica1]

What if qualifications are 6 team battle royale, and the only alliances are in elimination.

[thatprogrammer]

Originally Posted by Electronica1

What if qualifications are 6 team battle royale, and the only alliances are in elimination.

I thought the Chief Delphi community fought very hard for a long time to ensure qualification rounds were the same as elimination rounds...

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by thatprogrammer

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! What if none of the major rules are changed what-so-ever, and Frank is just leading us astray with false hopes and prophecies?

Why would anyone ever build that many overlords!?!

I can't decide if my favorite part of that picture is that they only have 56 supply or the secondary batch of overlords you can see in the top right of the minimap.

e; Or the random control group of 2 overlords. This picture keeps getting better and better the longer I stare at it.

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Why would anyone ever build that many overlords!?!

I can't decide if my favorite part of that picture is that they only have 56 supply or the secondary batch of overlords you can see in the top right of the minimap.

e; Or the random control group of 2 overlords. This picture keeps getting better and better the longer I stare at it.

Clearly to do a mass zergling drop. It's a hidden hint for a flying game.

[Nemo]

I could see the weight limit going down. And I also wouldn't be shocked by an initial height limit under 60 in.

[dodar]

I wouldnt mind seeing an old 2007 rule possibly come back.

Your weight limit depends on your height.

[Lil' Lavery]

Something not mentioned in Frank's blog post: autonomous timing.

[Nemo]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Something not mentioned in Frank's blog post: autonomous timing.

So... put an autonomous period after a teleop period? That would be interesting in a variety of ways.

[Michael Hill]

How about this crazy speculation: Nobody could decide on what wireless module should be used for the RoboRio, and to also mitigate any wifi concerns, we will now be going back to a tether format using ethernet.

What? No takers?

[Steven Donow]

Originally Posted by Nemo

So... put an autonomous period after a teleop period? That would be interesting in a variety of ways.

I think he's implying a change/difference in the length of autonomous.


Though Auto being post-teleop could be interesting strategically; but terribly boring to watch and a safety risk.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Steven Donow

I think he's implying a change/difference in the length of autonomous.


Though Auto being post-teleop could be interesting strategically; but terribly boring to watch and a safety risk.

It could easily be exciting and not a safety risk.

It would add an interesting end game dynamic.

Almost any of the automodes in the last few years could have been done at the end of the match w/ some tweaks.