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Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

I didn't have first hand knowledge that this happened, but I certainly had a good idea it did. What would be the point of the kit bot if it couldn't play the game??

I certainly hope they test the kitbot thoroughly. Many teams (ours included) assumed the 2010 frame with the wheel pods would work as-is in gameplay; unfortunately, once 120 lbs of robot was put on the chassis, it tended to bend and flex and throw chain. It would have been nice to have been aware of that before competitions (and it was a good lesson learned not to implicitly trust out-of-the-box frames without additional reinforcements).

Originally Posted by Basel A

...Do we need a Game Hint thread *already*? It's not even September!

It doesn't matter what month it is, the answer is YES!

Originally Posted by Tom Line

Please, please, please, use the generally accepted standard for drawings. The FIRST drawing should be the materials list. The second drawing should be the complete assembly of the field, with sub-assemblies called out by balloons with sheet and assembly number. And so on. Last year's drawings were extremely difficult to wade through and I know there was a ton of confusion among teams on the whole field and the dimensions.

Hear, hear, good sir.