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Originally Posted by bduddy
I don't think many teams throw matches because of the "snake" drafting system - in any case, this would probably not be a good idea because, year after year, higher seeds still win more often anyway. What I see discussed much more often is the manipulation of matches to ensure that a certain team is or is not ranked highly, to try to ensure a given result in the first round of alliance selection, and I don't see how going to a 1-8, 1-8 system would change that. I do agree that the "simpler" ranking system this year has removed the incentive for the 6v0, etc., and I'm all for that.
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I agree that the serpentine draft is likely not much of a factor in a decision to throw a match. There are certainly folks who do not like it for other reasons ... for another thread.
The manipulation of matches to influence the ranking of a specific team crosses the ethical line for me.