Swerve vs. Butterfly Drivetrain

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

This thread has mostly felt like a referendum against swerve drives, which has been telling. Given my current situation and the feedback here, it definitely seems as though butterfly is a better option for our purposes.

Some have mentioned that both drivetrains are unnecessary/too complicated for FRC and that WCD/Kop drivetrain is the better option. The point was made that a simple tank drive will offer 95% of the performance for a fraction of the cost. While that may be true, why isn't it worth investing build season time to implement a more complex drivetrain that has been perfected in the offseason vs. a WCD or kop drivetrain?

It's a function of priorities for me. If my goal is to be as competitive as possible the goal is to be as simple as possible and get as much practice and iteration in as possible. But sometimes you just wanna build something that's MFD.