2008 Game- Overdrive

[Herodotus]

To be perfectly honest, I don't like it. My main problems with it are as follows.

Too much linearity and repetitiveness. Go straight, turn left, go straight, turn left, go straight, turn left. Will our robots even really need to ever turn right? As I driver I am personally annoyed at this aspect.

Also, I don't like the DRASTIC reduction in defense this year. I think last year had a perfect balance of offense and defense, and it REALLY kept it exciting. It's not fun watching a robot just perform an action, it needs to be confronted and challenged to make it interesting. A robot putting tubes on a rack is not cool, even if thy ring the whole thing. What made it cool was when a robot would put a ring on, while being rammed into by another robot. I mean, we don't need battle bots here, but we do need robot vs robot interaction.

Those are really my main beefs with the game. That said , hate is a strong word. I would simply say I'm not excited by the game itself, but luckily the FIRST organization has many things to offer besides just the game itself. Also, I do like the scoring piece in a sick and twisted way. Those things will be a monster to carry around and will prove to be a fun challenge to overcome. I also like the hybrid period idea.

So, here's to making the best out of the competition. And I have to say I understand the GDC has a tough job, and I can't expect them to always do things the way I would want.