The 2015 game is... Recycle Rush!

[Jim Giacchi]

No bumpers... cheers of JOY!

Then moments later...

No robot to robot contact... thanks for pumping my dreams up and them ripping my heart out and stepping on it FIRST...

[Kevin Sevcik]

You all should read the new "Elims" layout. Quarters and Semis are point based, not best of 3. You can officially score me as currently not a fan. This game is the closest to the horrible 4v0 game we've had in forever, and I'm worried "Elims" are going to get boring fast because of it.

[brandon.cottrell]

The can is wider than the tote

[silas13579]

Does anyone else think this game is going to be boring? Watching it is not going to be fun at all. I for one heartily dislike this game.

[SciBorg Dave]

Originally Posted by silas13579

Does anyone else think this game is going to be boring? Watching it is not going to be fun at all. I for one heartily dislike this game.

I say give this game a chance. In the past some games took awhile before they became exciting.

[T-Dawg]

RIP WCD

[EricH]

Folks, first impressions are not what a game is judged on in the long run. Give it time.

[James1902]

Originally Posted by EricH

Folks, first impressions are not what a game is judged on in the long run. Give it time.

Fair. We'll find out in 6 weeks. Till then i'm looking forward to seeing everyone's solutions.

[brrian27]

Originally Posted by silas13579

Does anyone else think this game is going to be boring? Watching it is not going to be fun at all. I for one heartily dislike this game.

I agree. It will be a good challenge for building, designing, and programming, but as a spectator it will be pretty boring. Just the fact that winning doesn't matter till the finals will make it less interesting.

Even as a member of the drive team, this game would be less exciting without defense and robot interaction.

[catholicrobot]

Originally Posted by silas13579

Does anyone else think this game is going to be boring? Watching it is not going to be fun at all. I for one heartily dislike this game.

yeah, i was really sad to not be driving this season since i had graduated but now im kinda glad because all of the defense and robot to robot interaction is what made driving so fun

[Jim Giacchi]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

You all should read the new "Elims" layout. Quarters and Semis are point based, not best of 3. You can officially score me as currently not a fan. This game is the closest to the horrible 4v0 game we've had in forever, and I'm worried "Elims" are going to get boring fast because of it.

Seconded... I had the same exact thought. This isn't a competition it is an exhibition with points.

[David8696]

The problem I have is that FIRST had been making a big deal of moving toward exciting, spectator-friendly "sport"-like games, and then they come out with possibly the least exciting (at least for a non-participant) game in the history of FIRST. I'm... disappointed to say the least.

[James1902]

Originally Posted by Jim Giacchi

Seconded... I had the same exact thought. This isn't a competition it is an exhibition with points.

This is my biggest issue with the game based on my first impression. We always say that FIRST is more sport than science fair, but (based on my first impressions and knowledge of the old 4-0 game) this game doesn't support that point at all. In fact it kind of negates it in my eyes.

That's not to say that the design challenge isn't interesting or that the robots will be any less cool, but in my experience a basketball game is way more fun to watch than two people shooting free throws on opposite sides of the court.

[alexander.h]

Originally Posted by James1902

a basketball game is way more fun to watch than two people shooting free throws on opposite sides of the court.

Well said.

[excel2474]

Originally Posted by James1902

That's not to say that the design challenge isn't interesting or that the robots will be any less cool, but in my experience a basketball game is way more fun to watch than two people shooting free throws on opposite sides of the court.

Then you must not have liked 2012 where all we did was essentially shot free throws on the other side of the court. The alliance that shot more free throws won.