[Zoughtbaj]

In regard to defense, I'm starting to get the feeling that defensive teams, at least in qualifying matches, will be more of a hindrance rather than assistance. According to the scoring rules, the winning alliance will get as many points as the losing team gets, not including penalties, and the losing team is along the same lines, except with penalties. Under this guise, one might think that, even if you are losing, not to defend at all...

Not to mention, as has been mentioned, the penalties that can more easily be acquired from defending.