[FTC]: Thoughts on new FTC game?

[AHSEagles]

Very disappointing.

The game itself, has some neat elements but the point is I don't see anything there that VEX couldn't do. FIRST promised us these kits would change the face of the competition, but I don't really see that here.

Last year was our rookie year, and this year we took a financial gamble on the new FTC kit and the promise that nothing other than the base kit would be required. But there's no way we're even going to come close to being able to duplicate the field on our own. It's like they decided to randomly throw stuff onto the field without thinking of the teams that have to build the elements. Is a platform/ramp cool? Well sure. Can our team build one, and know how to match the same dynamics/weight characteristics of theirs? No. Can we afford to buy a FIRST-supplied one? No. So that leaves us with hockey pucks to play around with. Woowee.