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Unread 09-04-2013, 16:57
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Re: 2013 NE FIRST District Rankings

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Originally Posted by tkell274 View Post
I agree with your idea that the points should be bumped up for eliminations to really help teams that earned their spot in the eliminations. But I disagree with your point on giving the third robot less points. The randomness of qualifications and the possibility of robots breaking sometimes leads to teams qualification score not matching the true power of their robot and therefore they should not be penalized for how they are picked.
I agree with tkell. A team that builds a support-based or defense based robot that is still phenomenal in what it is built to do (i.e. 4334 last year and 2789 this year) shouldn't be penalized for pursuing a different strategy than the powerhouse offensive teams. Third picks often make or break alliances, especially at deeper events.