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Originally Posted by Abhishek R
While this strategy is fully valid as outlined in the rules, it does bring up another dilemma. Say a team believes that is against their morals or does not believe that is the intent of the game. If a few teams decide to play the noodle strategy, these other teams will be forced to take part in order to keep up in the points standings, or else risk seeding low.
I don't like this loophole, personally.
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ME either!
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Originally Posted by Oblarg
I'm not. This sounds like a great way to get a lot of people very upset and generally make the experience less-enjoyable for everyone.
Metagaming of this sort does not strike me as particularly "graciously professional," especially when it potentially involves dishonesty.
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Agreed.
I feel this whole idea goes against the spirit of FIRST, and I hope the GDC does something to prevent it. I personally am done reading it, and hope that teams focus on making themselves the best, rather than ruining the chances of a team that has worked hard to get to high ranked spot.