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[Bharat Nain]

I feel 2 minutes are way too less. We definately need some more time. The game might be much more intresting that way in my eyes.

[KyleGilbert45]

I highly highly doubt FIRST is going to change the times of the matches since the season has already started.

I'm sure the 2 minutes will be just fine, you just have to let people and robots get used to the time and to how their robot operates...geeze its only the first day of competitions....

[nerdcool64]

I agree, at our scrimmage 2 minutes was nothing. But I look at it as another challenge that we need to overcome.

[Jay H 237]

I'll add my two cents and say that if FIRST increases match time they will probably have to add another day onto some of these competitions at some point since more and more teams are competing every year.

[KenWittlief]

maybe you are looking at the game like you should get all the loose balls in the goals, and cap the goals, and then hang on the bar

think of it more as a 'target rich environment'

you have plenty of options on ways to score points - decide what your bot does best and focus on doing that

we did some analysis in the first days after the kickoff, and it indicates the average score should be around 100 points for the winning team - it will be interesting to see it that turns out to be correct

but if so, if you can get ten or 11 balls in one goal, and cap it - thats 110 points and you should win most of your matches.

will be interesting to watch the games online tomorrow and see how this years game pans out (where the nuggets of gold lie)?

[Greg Perkins]

Originally Posted by Jay H 237

I'll add my two cents and say that if FIRST increases match time they will probably have to add another day onto some of these competitions at some point since more and more teams are competing every year.

If they set the time to 2:15, that would run auto. and then have 2 minutes for the drivers to tool w/ their machines...it would increase the day, but probably give teams that extra few precious secconds to hang, score balls, or do whatever it is they do, i think this should be looked into.



ps. w/ my $.02 worth, we'll have 4 cents!