Stronghold rant...

[cadandcookies]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

That doesn't belong on a list of gripes about the game. What most people call "losing communication" was almost always actually "loose robot wiring". Poor electrical connections caused about 80% of the problems I helped teams with (another ten percent was incorrect networking and firewall settings).

Yup. I know it's fun to blame the FMS every time you lose connection, but frankly, the issue is usually on the team's side.

[Knufire]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

That doesn't belong on a list of gripes about the game. What most people call "losing communication" was almost always actually "loose robot wiring". Poor electrical connections caused about 80% of the problems I helped teams with (another ten percent was incorrect networking and firewall settings).

How many of these were loose barrel connectors on the new radios?

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Knufire

How many of these were loose barrel connectors on the new radios?

I didn't see any of those myself. A handful of teams told me they had already diagnosed and corrected a loose radio power connector before I got to them (often with wads of electrical tape). About half of them then had the same loss of control in their next match, and the problem turned out to be a different loose wire.

[Briansmithtown]

I'm wondering now, what would make a good game? It should be a mix of what the public can understand and enjoy, and what students can explain and also enjoy...