pic: 2015, Year of swerves?

Originally Posted by asid61

Well, I look at it this way:
When somebody says, "Swerve is never necessary" it's basically just stating a universal truth. That quote just kind of irks me because of that.

Well I'm sorry, but it is a universal truth at the current time. The keyword isn't never, it's necessary. Swerve is never necessary. There is no situation in modern day FRC where the only possible solution is swerve. Until FIRST makes a game where swerve is required, the phrase, "Swerve is never necessary" will be a universal truth. If that statement were false, the only winners of Einstein would be swerve drives, and I know you're a smart kid who follows FRC and its history, so you know that's not the case. Can swerve be advantageous for some? Certainly. Is it ever necessary though? Never.