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Originally Posted by Justin Montois

I agree that this is the best ranking system we've had. The discussion was though that your random qualification schedule has a greater impact on your ranking than in years past.

Regardless of 1114 being an outlier, clearly teams at the event benefited from playing with them as opposed to teams that didn't. Since the match schedule is random, some teams got lucky, and some didn't. This holds true for all the highest scoring teams at each event, not just 1114. And this year, playing with these high scoring teams is worth more than just the 2 QP's it would have been worth in years past.

Also, I disagree that your opponents having little impact on your rankings. Having a robot on the opposing alliance that can CoOp effectively is a huge advantage.

I'd say having 2 quality co-op teams playing against each other is just as helpful as a single high scorer on your alliance. The luck of the draw is the most significant this year than any other.