2026-27 VEX V5 Robotics Competition Game: Override

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@Noah1764

and I just want to ask why something as creative and unique as color metal is getting banned.

@Gigahertz.t

. The GDC in High Stakes banned painting/anodizing vex parts in mainland China only because manufacturers were making illegal c-channels using other metals/alloys and painted them to mask the contraband from inspectors. I can’t speak to how many teams were doing this in China, or how it provided such an overwhelming advantage that your c-channels are a teensy bit stronger, but the GDC has decided to just punish everyone for it now.

The GDC’s arguement here is even weaker than their license plate one, but the community has little to no say in how they dictate the rules.

@Noah1764

Finally, the AI vision sensor-based aspect of the game is extremely financially hard for many clubs, and considering that the sensors rarely actually work, this part of the game just feels like a complete cash grab from Vex.

“Oh yeah, teams cant use 3D printing cause it DoEsNT LeVEl ThE PlaYINg FiEld”
*designs games to make teams buy an overpriced sensor thats more expensive than an entry level 3d printer*

@Noah1764

it appalling that the game designers said “we know you want a shooting game” and then did everything in their power to make the robots look like they were from 2016,

I completely agree with most of your points listed out (and share those grievances), but here is where I differ a bit. The GDC designs games a few years in advance, which means this game was probably designed during Over Under, which was just after Spin Up. The last true stacking game (I’m not counting Change Up) was Tower Takeover all the way back in 2020, so a true stacking game was a bit overdue. However, one of the next two seasons will probably be a shooting game.