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Originally Posted by Pault
Because scouting is a whole other aspect to the competition. There are teams who devote themselves to having great scouting systems in order to gain a competitive advantage.
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Exactly this. The point of scouting is to evaluate my opponents and determine who my best theoretical alliance is. If I'm in a picking position, other alliance captains' lack of scouting (for various reasons) allows me to potentially pick teams that put up exceptional numbers, yet may have flown under the radar. Often, these "steals of the draft" will all but guarantee my eventual victory. Why on earth would I want to make the data public, if it allows my opponents to recognize who I want to pick, and subsequently pick the teams I'm after?