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Originally Posted by bduddy
What happens to the alliance that lost because the other alliance broke the rules? Seems a bit unfair, don't you think?
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Yea, after thinking about my proposal I see 2 major problems:
Problem 1. It is possible to deliberately sabotage an opponent by committing fouling them relentlessly and making them lose, accepting that you and them will both recieve 0 qual points. This could be viable when you think you are going to lose a match, and you are against someone right below you in the rankings. It is also possible for a situation like GTRE 2012 to arise.
Solution 1: Include in the rules that strategic infractions will result in a yellow/red card. It is still possible to "suicide bomb" an opponent team, but isn't it possible to do that to your partners right now? Same for accidental infractions: in this case it may be unfair that your opponents lose because of your actions, but in the current system isn't it unfair that your partners lose because of your actions? Pick your poison.
Problem 2: It is possible to have cases where it is advantageous to foul. For example: your opponent has a ball with 8 seconds left. If they score it, they win; if not, you win. You can either pin them and get 7 qual points or don't and get 0.
Solution 2: Same as solution 1. If it's strategic (and this would be quite obviously strategic), you get a yellow/red card. No more incentives to do this.