The GDC just posted the following update to the rulebook for Worlds, and has established their intent for implementing it in any standard competition for next season: What are your thoughts on the new system, and do you think it’ll affect the game in a positive or negative way? Personally, I think…

@Grant Cox Thank you for your response. It’s this type of back-and-forth that creates the ideal dialogue needed to properly debate a topic such as this. Allow me to likewise address a few things about these points: The first 7 things on that list have absolutely nothing to do with this topic. Tho…

@[TVA]Connor I would be less against it, but still against it as I believe that a single 2:00 match is not the best way to determine which set of robots is better.

GUYS, I HAVE AN EASY SOLUTION For “Best Of 1,” since 3 minute time outs will probably be used by every team since teams know that they need to be prepared, think about this: Why don’t we remove the 3 minute time outs entirely, at worlds eliminations, and instead introduce a Challenge Match where t…

[image] Telemascope: Cases where a whole alliance disconnects at the same time are almost certainly due to field control Believe me, it almost certainly isn’t.

[image] jpearman: Believe me, it almost certainly isn’t. What is it then? I’ve been witnessing these simultaneous disconnects for four years now and am still baffled as to what causes them. The field control is the only common factor that I see every time an alliance simultaneously disconnect…

[image] sazrocks: What is it then? I’ve been witnessing these simultaneous disconnects for four years now and am still baffled as to what causes them. The field control is the only common factor that I see every time an alliance simultaneously disconnects. I don’t want to either derail this t…

[TVA: Connor]GUYS, I HAVE AN EASY SOLUTION For “Best Of 1,” since 3 minute time outs will probably be used by every team since teams know that they need to be prepared, think about this: Why don’t we remove the 3 minute time outs entirely, at worlds eliminations, and instead introduce a Chall…

The robots that go to the Round Robin, I believe, will be deemed most consistent in the competition. To be put through all that work and stress yet still function very well is a difficult task to pull off.

@Grant Cox Thanks for taking the time to discuss this on the forum. I don’t think anything any of us say that is contrary to what has been introduced on the 5th will be implemented, or, honestly, considered. Vex seems pretty set in how this will all happen. It is a shame, but the “our way or the hig…

[image] TriDragon: it speaks to the need for vex to start considering these kids more and the World schedule a bit less, or at least re-work it’s priorities. This is a larger-scale, though very much less severe, version of the issue we had in our state for many years. Our RECF reps focused on…

Thoughts on the new elimination rounds system?

VEX V5 Robotics Competition VRC

jpearman April 9, 2018, 7:45pm 180

I don’t want to either derail this thread or get into a deep technical discussion here, but take a look at this;

Field control - a technical analysis