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Unread 16-04-2012, 21:38
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Re: Alliance Selection System

I see absolutely nothing wrong with the 1-8, 8-1 draft order. It favors the number 1 seed enough that teams want to be there, but at the same time gives the lower seeded alliances enough chance to win.

Everyone says they want the "best" robots at a competition to win. I don't at all agree. If we want the best robots to win, why don't we just have the judges watch all the qualification matches and then determine which robots are the "best"? Oh right, we don't do that because that would be stupid. It would be like a science fair or robotics exhibition. I want the best alliance with the best strategy to win. If the robot/team that everyone agrees is the "best" isn't on the winning alliance, too bad. There's always next year. There's no such thing as "should have won".
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