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Originally Posted by Karthik

I have a lot more to say about this amazing regional, but I wanted to address this comment directy.

I want to open this by saying I was really impressed by this regional as a whole and by 1114s performance. It was the most fun I've ever had watching a regional, I'm excited to hear what else you have to say .

In regards to my comments, I regret that I used such offensive language (and I have changed it), but the logic is not deserving of reprimand. I could never claim to have a better understanding of the decisions made by 1114 than you, but I believe that in absence of your reasoning, my assumptions were certainly solid.

Originally Posted by Karthik

We at 1114 never do anything "to screw" anyone, let alone our friends at Team 2056. We accepted Team 3161 because they have an amazing robot and were great partners for us. It's as simple as that.

If we look at your alliance in a vacuum, while 3161 is certainly a great partner, objectively 188 had a higher OPR, a better record of triple balancing, a higher combined HP/BP/TP and more wins as well as experience. Subjectively they seemed to be more effective at scoring under defense. With this in mind it seemed likely that 1114 accepted not necessarily to make the strongest alliance possible, but to ensure that their opposition would have a harder climb.
From what I can glean from recorded matches it seems this analysis is born out in the matches. In the quarter finals 188 outscored 3161 by 6 in Autonomous and 21 in Teleop.

Originally Posted by Karthik

Also, Team 1241 has a great robot, no one would be "stuck" with them.

While I respect team 1241, they were not the best alliance partner for 2056. Something you'd have a hard time disagreeing with, when 2056 stated it in the most meaningful way, by declining them.