[Official 2008 Game Design] OK, so YOU design the 2008 game...

[Pavan Dave]

I have said this before and I'll say this again. I would love to see at least another 15-30 seconds of autonomous. Although it has been quiet in the past (no robots moving some matches), it would put more weight on the autonomous section if the Auton/Total fraction of the game is increased a bit. Even if it isn't it will increase the emphasis on programming which I think is lacking to many degrees.

On another note I think that there should also be a 4th robot. Similar to IRI I would like to see the top eight seeds pick up an extra robot. WHY? Because it will count as both your "back up bot" and it will also enable your team to play some CRAZY strategy. Also for those robots that get "knocked out" for one round and can't be fixed in 30 seconds but a 1 minute, it will help those teams get ready for the next match without having to worry about having to sit out for the rest of the match.

Those are points that I see VERY VERY lacking in FRC because it makes autonomous less important for some teams because its only 15 seconds, and the strategy level will let even some of the lowest seeded teams reach the top because they are individually good at only a certain task.

Enjoy!