pic: REX (Team 4334 - Alberta Tech Alliance)

[AlecMataloni]

Originally Posted by LeelandS

If every team built a simple robot, didn't try to stretch boundaries, if the offensive roles were left to the teams that could only do it reliably, I'll be honest... It would be boring.

More boring than watching a regional competition where, let's say, 70% of the robots try to shoot 3's and only 15% can make more than one a match reliably? Because we've all seen something similar and if you haven't, allow me to tell you how painful it is to watch. There's a certain regional (maybe more) that in 2012 saw an elimination round match where the score was 0-0. That's not just painful. In my book, it's unacceptable.

I'd rather see an FRC competition where EVERYONE can at least score the bare minimum point values than one where everyone tries to do something really tough, with the majority failing miserably.

Boundaries should definitely be pushed if a team wants to play on the next level, but that doesn't mean teams shouldn't be realistic with their goals.

If everyone built at LEAST the MCC (Minimum Competitive Concept), Qualifications and Elims would both be way more exciting and I would be a happy scouter and spectator, not to mention the fact that I would be happy knowing that every team in FIRST had a chance to be a potentially fantastic alliance partner in both qualifications and eliminations.