Traverse City Opinions?

[EricLeifermann]

The event was allot better than I thought it was going to be, but it stiff didn't fell like a FIRST event, it felt way more close to a off season event with a little science fair thrown in.

As for the scoring thing mentioned before, i agree it didn't look like a very accurate way of scoring. several times we went on to the field to pick up our bot and had 2 people pulling balls out of our trailer and counting out loud and both had different #'s. I also think that since we fell SO behind on Friday that in the hurry hurry hurry to catch up in time that the scores might not have been as accurate as they could have been if everyone had slowed down just a bit and took a little more time.

Now with saying that i do not believe that a lot of the matches were completely effected by this(the alliance that won usually was supposed to win) as you could clearly tell, most of the time, what alliance had won. It was those close matches that should have been double and triple checked, especially in the elims.

I want to thank the volunteers for their effort i know that most of you were volunteering because it was mandatory, but we still needed it all the more.

Oh and one more note congrats to the winners.

[jmanela]

I really enjoyed the competition, I didn't really no what to expect because I am a rookie and this was my first event. I think the volunteers did a good job at keeping score, but may have missed a ball or two. Besides that I enjoyed the competion and can't wait for the next.

Oh, btw, when EricLeifermann said it didn't feel like a FIRST

[jmanela]

I really enjoyed the competition, I didn't really no what to expect because I am a rookie and this was my first event. I think the volunteers did a good job at keeping score, but may have missed a ball or two. Besides that I enjoyed the competion and can't wait for the next.

Oh, btw, when EricLeifermann said it didn't feel like a FIRST event, what would that mean? I don't know 'cause I am a rookie and I am part of a Rookie Team.

[dragonrulr288]

I guess it was ok, but the problems for the robodawg teams were a pain! we could have done better. 216's Pnumatics didnt work, and 288 had difficulty shooting. the problems with the feild didn't help either. almost half of the rounds we were in shut our robot down for no reason. And my friend nearly feinted during Awards, and went to the hospital. He has Pnumonia [liquid in the lungs]. He is doing better, and he came back from the hospital the same day. [NOT THERE OVERNIGHT!!!]


But this being my FIRST [lol] big competition, it was fun. I met alot of people there. [and just for kicks, I will tell you that I am the girl carrying the stuffed bulldog around, Brutus]

[JackN]

I went to Traverse City Friday and Saturday to watch some matches and take notes on this year's game and the district event system.

Pros:
The seating was great, much better than some I have attended
The energy from the teams was great
Having Competitions in schools gets more people to watch

Cons:
Major field problems on both days
The parking was terrible
The pits seemed cramped

All and all i thought it was a good competition. The eliminations were great and I definitly enjoyed it. Congrats to 2645, 85 and 247 as well as a great job to 904, 1918 and 2188.

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Hopefully FIM will release a letter to all teams that tells them to update firmware before competing so there won't be any problems with that in the future.

Besides that I think it all went pretty well, it was a nice venue to host the event in with ample seating for all and enough pit space for all teams (and a half practice field). Of course since it was the first event of its type there will be a few problems, but they all should be resolved for the next district event.