[BB] 2010 Game Hint #1

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by keehun

That doesn't seem fair to the rookie teams that will be joining this year. FIRST has and always will, I believe, to make the playing field as equal as possible. Last year, it was by adding lowered friction.

This post from back around Julyish may be of some relevance to you.

Originally Posted by dlavery

I am going to challenge one of the basic premises of this thread. It has been stated already in this thread (and several others) that one of the purposes for the changes incorporated into the 2009 game is to "level the playing field to close the have/have-not gap" for the teams.

Says who?

Can anyone show me where this assertion has been stated by any credible source?

Like so many other things, the "need to level the playing field" argument is urban myth. And like most urban myths, it is simply not true. While there are many, many factors that are considered during the design of a FRC game (some of which are obvious to teams, but many of which are not), I can state categorically that particular issue was never a consideration.

And if "leveling the playing field to close the gap" was not one of the intended effects of the game, then I am not sure why we are debating whether that gap was successfully narrowed or not.

-dave



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Originally Posted by Karibou

You make a very good point about it being an insult to not include the camera, although I believe that you may have interpreted the comment wrong. It was said that a mentor believed that the game would be impossible to play without the camera, and that last year was supposed to be training on how to use it. A point about that not being fair to rookie teams was brought up - never saying that the camera wouldn't be used.

Where do you guys get the idea that the camera won't be included? It's confirmed for the Rookie kits.