FIRST Choice 2015 Window Open

[rmmitch]

For a rookie team that already has a good amount of parts, is there any value in only using a portion of the 600 points and waiting to spend the rest after kickoff? Or are the 600 points only for this period?

[AdamStockton]

Originally Posted by rmmitch

For a rookie team that already has a good amount of parts, is there any value in only using a portion of the 600 points and waiting to spend the rest after kickoff? Or are the 600 points only for this period?

It looks like FIRST won't be any more items to FIRST Choice after kickoff this year. I found this comment (which appears to be posted by an FRC staff member) in the comments section of the blog post about FIRST choice. (http://www.usfirst.org/comment/1869#comment-1869)

There are no current plans to close FIRST Choice or add items after it opens for ordering. I say "no current plans" because, while unlikely, we can't rule out the possibility of an amazing donation of a boatload of expensium nuggets that may come in after we open FIRST Choice. If this were to happen, we'd spend a lot of time debating if we should post it to FIRST Choice or hold on to it for next year. Also if this were to happen, we'll blog that we're going to do that. And, if it's after the initial order phase, likely give teams more credits so they can obtain the new item.

[BigJ]

Originally Posted by AdamStockton

It looks like FIRST won't be any more items to FIRST Choice after kickoff this year. I found this comment (which appears to be posted by an FRC staff member) in the comments section of the blog post about FIRST choice. (http://www.usfirst.org/comment/1869#comment-1869)

They changed their mind

From today's blog:

Some items didn’t make the inventory delivery deadline, so we will likely add additional items for Kickoff. If we do so, we will add additional credits to each team’s account. We will use the same priority list process and announce the exact dates and times as soon as we know them. We understand that it is likely frustrating to not see all inventory that may be available to you, but we’d rather make this inventory available to teams this season instead of holding it for next season. Credits that are not used in the first round of priority lists or open orders will be rolled over for the second round.