What was the best FRC game POLL

[Briansmithtown]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

Who the heck voted for that 2009 game?!

The same who voted for recycle rush (begin the hate)

[cadandcookies]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

Who the heck voted for that 2009 game?!

Better question, why is it in the poll? I could have sworn there wasn't an FRC game in 2009.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by cadandcookies

Better question, why is it in the poll? I could have sworn there wasn't an FRC game in 2009.

Funny, I could say the same about the '01 game or lack thereof.



Real question: Why is this not a multi-answerable poll? There are so many good games out there, it's really hard to pick JUST ONE.

[asid61]

I actually had to pick 2015. The design challenge was really good, and driver practice was much easier. Had they made the cans worth less I would have liked it more.

[IKE]

2005 just does not get the respect it deserves....

[sagi34]

I experienced only 2013-2015 games, but I will rate all the games since 2003 in my opinion.
1. Ultimate Ascent (2013)
2. Rebound Rumble (2012)
3. Aim High (2006)
4. Aerial Assist (2014)
5. FIRST Frenzy: Raising the Bar (2004)
6. Breakaway (2010)
7. Rack 'n Roll (2007)
8. Triple Play (2005)
9. Recycle Rush (2015)
10. FIRST Overdrive (2008)
11. Logomotion (2011)
12. Lunacy (2009)
13. Stack Attack (2003)

I realy feel like Recycle Rush is just a much better version of Stack Attack.

[indubitably]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

Who the heck voted for that 2009 game?!

While I'm sure most of the votes aren't serious, I could see how some people might like it. I still find myself looking back at the robot designs from that year since they were all so varied. Also, while the majority of the match was robots slowly sliding around, excitement would build in anticipation of a big score or whenever a super cell was introduced.

I soured on it pretty quickly because of how much an HP could score on the trailer of a robot not paying attention or not showing up. Because of that, I have had it at the bottom of my list for quite some time but the more I think about it the more I feel like moving it up, at least a little bit.

[IndySam]

Lunacy was a blast behind the glass and terrible for spectators.

[Briansmithtown]

Originally Posted by Ari423

…the abundance of defense and not a lot of offense available. But that doesn't make your reason for liking it any less valid.

In my last match in 2014 I played perfect offensive. Doesn't help that I was the only working robot

[Monochron]

Originally Posted by Ari423

EDIT: looking at the current poll results, that would explain why Aerial Assist has such a high rating despite many people not liking it during the season.

I think a lot of the issues cleared up as the season went along. Also the level of top play developed to be very interesting in the later weeks but was a bit lackluster at the start. Remember, a couple of rule additions help to sooth the hate after kickoff and after build season.

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by Monochron

I think a lot of the issues cleared up as the season went along. Also the level of top play developed to be very interesting in the later weeks but was a bit lackluster at the start. Remember, a couple of rule additions help to sooth the hate after kickoff and after build season.

I agree, I voted for Aerial Assist as my favorite game because I think it developed into the best FRC game. From the first event to the last off-season the game got better and better and stayed interesting both to play and to watch. AA was definitely better at championship and off-seasons when the overall quality of robots improved. At early regionals a non-moving or absent robot made for poor matches.

[Citrus Dad]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

I agree, I voted for Aerial Assist as my favorite game because I think it developed into the best FRC game. From the first event to the last off-season the game got better and better and stayed interesting both to play and to watch. AA was definitely better at championship and off-seasons when the overall quality of robots improved. At early regionals a non-moving or absent robot made for poor matches.

Madtown Throwdown Throwback replayed the 2014 game this year. It was interesting to see how even games with weak alliances could be exciting. And of course, stronger teams had to make weaker ones look better.

[GeeTwo]

I answered based on the four games I've been involved in: Rebound Rumble to Recycle Rush. Of these, I felt that Ultimate Ascent was the best because it had a relatively low level of entry to play at all (rookie bots with just a drive system and some creatively cut plywood scored low frisbees and got on the first rung), a wide variety of effective strategies at the middle and high ends. Many of the robots which were built, winners and runners-up, and also-rans, could serve as textbook examples of "engineering tradeoffs". And the only thing that really needed to be explained to a spectator was the relative value of each type of score.

[Edxu]

With no personal bias (okay a little), I'd have to say Ultimate Ascent.

With the huge diversity in robot design, a unique strategy could be made for every single match, with combinations that most people wouldn't have thought of until it actually happened.

For example, the "ideal" alliance was a full-court shooter pumping out discs, a robot with ground intake to clean up any missed shots, and a fast cycler utilizing the loader on the other side.

However, there were times when alliances would be double FCS and a cycler, and those alliances sometimes outscored the ideal ones.

I've been doing match planning for my team for the past few years, and Ultimate Ascent was easily the most entertaining to plan.

[CadetGizmo]

Having only participated in Recycle Rush, I'm voting off of what sounds best. I voted Lunacy. I know what I'm doing! ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)