2015 Lessons Learned: The Negative

[thatprogrammer]

Flaws of RR:
1. The bins were basically a chokehold this year. This made matches at the high level pretty boring because you know, provided no one broke, who would win based on how many bins they got. I prefer 2010, where the "Unbeatable" blocking of balls could be countered, but still gave an alliance a HUGE advantage.

2. The litter was way too powerful. Alliances could basically dominate early events with a terrible robot but amazing noodle thrower.

3. Basic bots could barely add to an alliance due to lack of defense. I mean, they can at least play defense most years!

4. The streams at world champs were disgusting. I had a friend interested in the program who was planning to watch it with me, but left because the quality and camera angles turned him off (FULL field view, PLEASE)

5. The strategy this year was very basic, because of a lack of defense.

6. The game really lacked a WOW factor, an edge-of-your-seat feel. There was no end game that could change the flow of a match, nor defense to stop scoring.

Suggestions:
1. Make autonomous less powerful, the cans decided EVERYTHING.

2. Make defense a thing again, PLEASE.

3. Set up a better stream at champs, I understand this is too expensive for regionals, but champs deserves this.