Anybdy like the game?

[clark_noah]

I love it soooooo much more than last year... no offence to anyone who liked it last year, but some teams were just runing around in circles if they didn't have an arm of some sort.
And I think it's great how they changed everything, it's not the same old stuff (rules and materials -lunar surface and wheels), everything is different. It gives rookie teams just as good of a chance as veteran teams.
wooo! Love it.

[Darkcrosbone]

I dont like this, just because it looks alot harder that in privious years and im a rookie... i didnt exactly wana start out on something hard

[AdamHeard]

yes

[Ryan Albright]

I love the game. My favorite part is that they changed the flooring. I been begging for a new floor for years. I think this really levels the playing field. Year after year teams have the same drive train. I am not knocking them for it, why change something that is proven. I also enjoy the variables they added with different scoring. I am excited to see what teams design this year and what aspect of the game will become most important to win.

[GaryVoshol]

I like most of it. I have a few concerns, but overall I think it will prove to be quite interesting. I think <g14> needs some kind of a tweak to avoid the problem of a Red alliance penalty resulting in a Blue 2x score, and to do something about very low scores. A team that wins 6-2 should not have two Cells taken away next match. My biggest fear is whether it will be exciting to watch or not. I can envision it like watching cars on a slippery street attempting to get traction and spinning in place, punctuated only by crashes as one finally gets to move.

[Ali Ahmed]

I LOVE this game. My brother and I were talking the day before kickoff about what we think the game will be and I was voicing my concerns over cookie-cutter drive systems and things like that and this completely addressed that. I have always been a fan of movable goals and major human player participation which this game has. The amount of thinking and strategy that will be involved this year is great. Coaches will have to keep a track of scores very closely and last minute scoring will, in my opinion, will play an important part.

[Enigma's puzzle]

i am a big fan of the game, It presents a different type of challenge then FIRST has ever presented before. They have never really challenged the drivetrain before they had always just made games of just finding a way to score or not be scored on, this one makes you have to learn to play on low friction and pull a trailer. I think most people are underestimating the trailer, anyone that doesnt build one at home will be in trouble when the reach the competition. As a farm boy i am waiting to see everyone try and drive with a trailer, i will be amused.

[Petey]

I love this game.

[Tazlikesrobots]

Originally Posted by Darkcrosbone

I dont like this, just because it looks alot harder that in privious years and im a rookie... i didnt exactly wana start out on something hard

Welcome the FIRST family! Dean Kamen once said "I guarantee you that this will be the hardest fun you'll ever have." and I must agree with him. I remember feeling overwhelmed my rookie year and we did pretty well for a low budget / no engineer team.

Almost every FIRST game has some element that seems difficult to attain, but a solution is almost always simpler than you think.

This year's game is a complete change for every team, so from that point of view you could consider that every team is in the same situation you are in. We are dealing with something we've never encountered before and out proven drive train systems may not work for the most part.

Although I must say that robots on ice would be a better name for this game

[shannieliz]

As surprised as I am to say this, it is true.
I actually like this game.
As a freshman in high school, and only being on Team 316 since only May of 2008, I haven't experienced that much.


Although, I did see some of last years game.
I believe that it is QUITE a change from last years.
Going from carpet to "regloth", and 4 track balls to 144 lunar balls.


So particulary, I really like this game