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Originally Posted by Alpha Beta
This seems like one more reason for teams to avoid week 1 regionals.
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...and this is probably my only issue with the WildCard system in its current form.
When a team asks you "so, with this wildcard system... if I want the best shot at going to CMP, I should avoid GTRE, right?"
*shrug*
GTRE is an amazing event, and it shouldn't be disadvantaged in any way because of the qualification system or what week it falls on. The WildCard system is a BIG improvement, but there are still some imperfections. Hopefully we'll find a way to continue to improve moving forward.
It is a pretty tough pill to swallow knowing that making the finals as captain or 1st pick at GTRE gets you nothing, but doing the same at WAT or GTRW probably gets you a ticket to CMP. 4343 was the GTRE finalist alliance captain, and even snagged a #17 in the world ranking on FRCTop25.com in week 2. Had they achieved the same feat at GTRW instead of GTRE, they'd (likely) be going to champs.
Instead, they're going to need to do it all over again in a few weeks to earn a spot at CMP...
Putting myself in 4343's shoes, I think I'd find that frustrating.
A lot of these concerns were brought up and hashed out in this thread, which was created when the WildCards were first announced:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=108344
A lot of good analysis and opinions there...