[Todd Derbyshire]

I just don't like the fate of my team's chances being put into one match its not fair for that team or alliance. If a team breaks down in just one match or a team looses power for a few seconds(Don't tell me this hasn't happened before), or even technical difficulities they are forced into an unsurrumtable scenario. Now if that style of play seems fair to you then fine don't sign the petition. Instead give me a reason why I should favor that style of play over the best out of three matches with the rules being whoever has the highest score wins. Also about this "new" system is alliances are often going to be unbalanced. If the rule is all alliance members most compete the elimination rounds could come down to who was the best secord round pick. Often the first match will be even whoever in the second round one of the alliances will often gain an edge as the scoring power of the teams tends to trickle down in the second match as you are only facing one of the team's in the top 8 along with anyone else in the field usually in the top 20. Due to this team's that are strictly scoring machines can run amok and score all the points they need during this round to move on in the elims. Now I'm not saying that this is always going to happen but I can see with a few of the veteran teams and the way the game was played last year once you put in that second pick they just run up the score. So it simple I guess really if this rule stays in place. Build a bot that is a superior scorer by itself and you will win. These are my fears for the elimination rounds and I'm hoping if FIRST if you are listening please remedy this situation. Thanx