2015 HINT DISCUSSION

[fb39ca4]

I had another idea for change. What if drivers on an alliance had to drive each other's robots? It would mean in addition to building a robust robot, you have to make it user friendly and idiot-proof so that strangers can drive it.

[minch1396]

my oh my.... change is coming...
There's been so many large robots! And the perimeter of the arena has changed before...BIG CHANGE = SMALL ROBOTS?

[iceBird10]

Think about it. There's pretty much three categories of games: balls, inner-tubes, or some unique specialty thing. We had a ball game last year. We had a specialty game before that (Ultimate Ascent), a ball game before that (Rebound Rumble), and an inner-tube game before that (LogoMotion). I think it's about time for another resurrection of the inner-tubes.

As YouTube commenters have pointed out, the "1999 game footage" that they show is actually footage from Toroid Terror in 1997. Frank acknowledged this to blog posters with a simple "Whoops" - http://bit.ly/177Gf1q

That's definitely a hint. Inner-tube type game with significant structural changes with respect to alliances, robot weight, field size, etc. confirmed.

My kickoff event is tomorrow at Georgia Tech, but I predict that 2015's game will include water, spheroid-looking objects, and some surprise element.

They can't, shouldn't, and hopefully wont redo last year's game. Everyone would just use their last robot with a few modifications and that would be that. If they do Aerial Assist again, they might as well have Worlds in January.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Roar1261

They can't, shouldn't, and hopefully wont redo last year's game. Everyone would just use their last robot with a few modifications and that would be that. If they do Aerial Assist again, they might as well have Worlds in January.

Unless they have an endgame that requires something extra...

[AndyBare]

If last year's game was repeated, I don't think there'd be a single team that didn't touch/upgrade their robot. Six build weeks is close to nothing in the crunch, so getting an extra six could lead to an exponentially greater outcome of power all across the boards.

[tindleroot]

Originally Posted by Roar1261

They can't, shouldn't, and hopefully wont redo last year's game. Everyone would just use their last robot with a few modifications and that would be that. If they do Aerial Assist again, they might as well have Worlds in January.

No, everyone would attempt to copy 254's design (though few would be successful)

[vps]

Has anyone thought of an ending autonomous period? That would be a huuge game changer.

[ceb515]

There have been many posts on this thread about the likeliness of an auton endgame. Read up on all of the ideas.

[Joey1939]

Originally Posted by vps

Has anyone thought of an ending autonomous period? That would be a huuge game changer.

A lot of people have mentioned this idea. I like this idea, but there is absolutely no evidence to support that it will happen this year.

[minch1396]

GUYS![/color] Okay, so you know how in the video, the 2014 manual specifically was reCYCLEd? Remember how last year, Aerial Assist had a CYCLE in the game that had to be completed in order to gain more and more points? What if FRC does something just like that this year? Any thoughts???

[Jarren Harkema]

I... Can't... Believe... I have read every... Single... Post... On this thread...

[kayleighs_13]

Originally Posted by Jarren Harkema

I... Can't... Believe... I have read every... Single... Post... On this thread...

You are not alone good sir. I've learned that it's easier to start when it does and just keep updated... like Facebook. This is kind of social media for FIRST...

[tindleroot]

Originally Posted by kayleighs_13

You are not alone good sir. I've learned that it's easier to start when it does and just keep updated... like Facebook. This is kind of social media for FIRST...

I've been doing that too