Does anyone else think this game will not be as good as I imagine it might be?

[NeedMoreEngines]

Not to be a Negative Nancy here, but this game looks (edit by Joe J.) not as good as I imagine it might be. My first impression was that no one will understand the rules and it will be chaos on the field. Does anybody else feel this way?

[Stephen Kowski]

no.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by NeedMoreEngines

Not to be a Negative Nancy here, but this game looks pretty lousy. My first impression was that no one will understand the rules and it will be chaos on the field. Does anybody else feel this way?

No one has even started to design thier robots yet.
You probably won't really know how the game is til you actually see a real competition.
Just give it a chance.

[Manoel]

It is actually the most simple game I've ever seen on FIRST. Shoot balls, get on the ramp, each alliance gets its turn. Want me to draw a picture?

I believe it will be fun to watch but a nightmare to design the robot! Devious!

Also, please refer to this post.

[team222badbrad]

This is the first year we have ever been able to launch things...

I suggest you read this:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=41233

EDIT: someone beat me too it by a few seconds...

I'm going to leave this up anyway.

[Reyner]

Originally Posted by NeedMoreEngines

My first impression was that no one will understand the rules and it will be chaos on the field

Yeah, for sure. It may just be alright though—it's impossible to tell right now. Personally, I thought that '03 would be a good game, then it wasn't, and '04 looked lame but it wasn't. I'm looking forward to the games

[CarpeDiem]

I am all for this game, The rules are easy to understand and the game is on the diffucult side to stratigize for and design for. Which i am excited to start the designing and building.

[dm0ney]

Originally Posted by NeedMoreEngines

Not to be a Negative Nancy here, but this game looks pretty lousy. My first impression was that no one will understand the rules and it will be chaos on the field. Does anybody else feel this way?

I think that it is way too early to draw a negative impression. The game on opening day always has a lot of rules and chaos. However, as teams think the game through and read the rules, a clear understanding develops. Two years ago, the 2X balls were a big focus at kickoff but not nearly as much at the Championship.

I think the game has just as many rules as last year and that once read, it will be a very fast paced, exciting match.

From what I've seen and thought so far, the new bumper rules and height adds a tremendous amount of possibility to this game. Every year many teams want to put on protection but must sacrifice them for weight constraints. Also looking back at the 2004 game, the 5' maximum height creates a defensive strategy based more on driving.

I think once the rules are completely read and teams start brainstorming and mocking out the game, the game will be very enjoyable just as years past.

[Reyner]

Originally Posted by dm0ney

I think that it is way too early to draw a negative impression.

If it's early enough to draw a positive impression, I'd say it's early enough to draw a negative impression.

Edit: Why was the title changed? I don't mind that it was changed, but there's no indication given in the original post that it was, thereby misrepresenting the original poster's thoughts.

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by NeedMoreEngines

Not to be a Negative Nancy here, but this game looks pretty lousy. My first impression was that no one will understand the rules and it will be chaos on the field. Does anybody else feel this way?

On the contrary, I really like this game! my first reaction to the game was OMG, this is amazing! This is an awesome game, and this should be an awesome year. What can be better than building robots that shoot nerf balls?!? This will be a very exciting game for the audience and for spectators! Major kudos to FIRST and the GDC, as these games just keep on getting better and better!

[Collin Fultz]

I think the game gives rookies a fairly easy task to do (simply push) while giving the veterans something higher to aim for (figuratively and literally).

Thank you GDC. It looks great.

Now...time to inventory.

[NeedMoreEngines]

Originally Posted by NeedMoreEngines

Not to be a Negative Nancy here, but this game looks pretty lousy. My first impression was that no one will understand the rules and it will be chaos on the field. Does anybody else feel this way?

Well then. Sorry guys

[Ian Curtis]

First off, we generally don't mind people being negative as long as you can back it up. Someone saying "This games sucks!" is wasting a post. Someone who says "I think there will be chaos on the field and the audience won't understand what is going on and this is why I think that..." is helping a productive debate be accomplished. Someone saying "Don't dis the game that way this game will rock" is wasting just as much of a post as saying "I hate this game", besides the fact that they are patting the GDC on the back, which the GDC always deserves (I dont' even want to think how many hours they put into this).

Now, I think the GDC hit a homerun on this one. While it is a tad complicated, if you understand the rules, it will be a blast to watch. Come on, each alliance has 40 seconds in which all they do is play defense on an alliance attempting to score! We will see the return of those jaw dropping plays we saw in 2004. Also robots shooting balls into goals is quite a concept which I am anxiously awaiting the development of. Good job GDC and FIRST, you've got me on the edge of my seat!

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by NeedMoreEngines

Well then. Sorry guys

It's cool.

[NeedMoreEngines]

Originally Posted by NeedMoreEngines

Not to be a Negative Nancy here, but this game looks pretty lousy. My first impression was that no one will understand the rules and it will be chaos on the field. Does anybody else feel this way?

Well then. Sorry guys.