[ScottOliveira]

While the impact on points relative to a match may be smaller, because qualifications are based on average points instead of win/loss, those 20 points can have a much larger impact (there will likely be a number of regionals where one or more spots on the top 8 is decided by a margin of 20 points).

Also for teams with very specific subsystems, the hours are easier spent -if you have a specific group working on programming, then this gives them more things to work towards besides tele-op controls, which are frequently (but not always) relatively straightforward to develop.