Thoughts on Overdrive

[Ryan Dognaux]

I wasn't really a fan of this year's game. The concept of it was very cool, but the penalties ruined it for a lot of teams. I guess in a year where you get points for just driving, there has to be penalties assessed, but when is FIRST ever going to get the penalty values correct? You get 2 points for making a lap, yet a 10 point penalty for messing up while trying to complete that lap. It seems like regardless of the point values in each year's games, the penalties are always 10 points. I don't like that. There were a ton of matches decided by penalties and, to me, that's a sign of a flawed game.

Was the penalties section on the rankings in the pits ever there before this year's game? I don't really remember it.