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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
I hope this isn't an attempt to level the playing field by dragging the top down (like the serpentine draft).
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Barring some sort of pre-recorded position cards you hand to the ref before a match, robot positioning is a zero-sum thing. One team will have to place their robot first. This is just as much of raising the floor as it is "dragging the top down."
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Originally Posted by mmaunu
This is something that I would like to ask in the Q&A but it also seems inappropriate for Q&A since the rule is incredibly clear. Is there a forum for asking "Why did this rule (about red placing robots on the field before blue) get made when it clearly gives a disadvantage to the higher seeded alliance even though they earned the right to have the advantage?"?
Did they, perhaps, give the advantage to the lower-seeded alliance in an attempt to balance the play? That seems particularly rough in the Finals matches and/or at high levels of play where both sides will be vying for the center containers.
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You think the rankings will be a perfect estimation of what was "earned" on the field? You don't think scheduling will still have a large impact on average scores? Do you think that being the higher seed automatically entitles you to all of the advantages?