Just a random aside here:

If the 10 sec rule is implemented (or it stays at 30 sec) I think when robots are in the pit and being counted out, it needs to be a count-UP rather than a count-down. I think it was the first fight of the FW champs this year, someone went down the pit and couldn't get out. As the 30 seconds drew to a close, the traditional count-down was done (3-2-1 etc) to indicate that the robot in the pit had been eliminated, but then the majority of people watching the fight assumed that the count-down was for the end of the battle, including the other two roboteers, who stopped fighting each other. The situation then had to be clarified and the battle re-started for the remainder of the time.

Long story short, regardless of whether the limit is 10 secs or 30 secs, I think it would be less confusing if the robots were counted out up the way (e.g. 1-10), otherwise it's too similar to the 3-2-1 used to call time on the battle.