[New Lightning]

Okay if there were only 32 teams, and each captain then selected 3 other robots to be on their alliance then yes everybody is all ready participating and therefore not adding any new teams to the mix. But if you have an event with more than 32 teams, like Cow Town Throw Down this year, then that is when it opens the field to more teams. With regards to game play the advantage here is that with the best teams spread evenly thought out the alliance captains then the matches, especially the 1 v 8 and the 2 v 7 matches, will be a lot more competitive. That allows for better training in handling real competition like situations where your team has to make the right decisions or game play strategy in order to win the match. Not just get overwhelmed by an alliance with far superior robots and saying, oh well we tried now lets go home.