2007 RachaCha Ruckus

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

Should we chalk 48 in as a team going?

No, you should not! I'd like to go, but I am not the team.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

No, you should not! I'd like to go, but I am not the team.

[Kims Robot]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

I respectfully state that if I were a competitor at this event, I think I'd prefer the top seeded teams have the option to pick their own alliances. Because the intermixing of the alliance robots' functions is so critical to the alliance's strategy and success this year (Can you climb our ramps? How many ramps do we want in the alliance? Do we want a 2 defensive/1 offensive alliance or another configuration? etc.), I don't think random pairings would be the best choice for the elimination rounds. For example, what if numbers worked out such that 3 defensive/rampbots ended up in one alliance? I don't think any of those 3 teams would enjoy that too much. Although it would be fun to see full team defense played against an alliance, I don't think it would work for very long. You run the risk of formulating too many weird/incompatible alliances, and then the gameplay in the elims would suffer.

Just my opinion. Hopefully you guys get a ton of teams this year and you can run a standard playoff operation.

Understood & agreed, but I also think it might make for more non-traditional strategy. For teams that can run the same strategy they ran in regionals and in championships, I think it would be boring and predictable. Our most fun match was a match in Boston where we were with 2 ramp bots (one without wheels!), and were against three scorers, two of which were fairly consistant. We ran a very crazy strategy that would have worked except for one misinterpretation of the rules.

Besides, in my mind, I like offseason events that are fun, and allow teams to throw any team member into the driveteam (we do this at Bash every year... every student that goes gets a chance to be on the driveteam). When you feel like you have to be serious to get your rank up there, teams tend not to do things like this. They focus on winning. But just my opinion, not necessarily what the committee will decide

I guess we will have to see what kind of teams sign up. Maybe we could do a random selection by category (ie scorers, rampbots, bothbots). I dunno... its far from decided... the committee can discuss it

[Alex Cormier]

We need the site to be updated if we wish to attract teams from out of state. and possibly a link on the FLR site?

[Ellery]

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

We need the site to be updated if we wish to attract teams from out of state. and possibly a link on the FLR site?

We'll get things updated now that the Season is officially over. More will be done once things settle down. My big concern is our big move in a couple of months first.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Ellery

We'll get things updated now that the Season is officially over. More will be done once things settle down. My big concern is our big move in a couple of months first.

Cool, i'll help yas move if im home that weekend.

[Ellery]

The Ruckus this year will be back at the Webster Thomas HS either weekend of Nov 3 or 10. We'll finalize the info more soon.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Ellery

The Ruckus this year will be back at the Webster Thomas HS either weekend of Nov 3 or 10. We'll finalize the info more soon.

So I guess that means the Halloween theme is out.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

So I guess that means the Halloween theme is out.

You can still dress up as a giant Pumpkin!

[Steve Ketron]

Don't forget about us iPirates over here in Monroe Michigan. We are still interested in attending are putting it on our calenders. That is if our robot makes it that far. We are currently applying for IRI, our own event MARC (in August), Ford Team FIRST Invitational, and the Ruckus. WE are going to be busy but we want to do everything possible to work again with 1126 and hopefully 1038. I would like to see how we would do again.

As for three defensive robots competing against scoring bots, that happened to us at the Buckeye Regional twice and we won both rounds.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Steve Ketron

As for three defensive robots competing against scoring bots, that happened to us at the Buckeye Regional twice and we won both rounds.

Actually we, 1507 and 174 we're more offensive based. We tried defense the first match and failed miserably. So we tried scoring the next match and put up 258. THe last match was all about the offense.
As for 537, 494 and 70. They are all scorers. That alliance was designed to kill people via the rack.

[Dylan Gramlich]

so what teams as of now are coming? local teams? out of state teams? whos excited?!

[Steve Ketron]

Originally Posted by Dylan Gramlich

so what teams as of now are coming? local teams? out of state teams? whos excited?!

My team and I are very excited. Most of us have never been to NY before and given the oppertunity to work with you guys again makes my body tingle.

[Steve W]

Need to know weekend as November is filling up.

[Jay Trzaskos]

When will volunteers be able to sign up? I'm hoping to referee RCCR this year