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Originally Posted by Zebra_Fact_Man
So far in FiM, the #1 Alliance is 9 for 9 (this isn't the case everywhere, but I don't live elsewhere). The best robot picks the 2nd best robot and that's the game, folks. Last year, you didn't know what to expect, and that's what keeps any sport interesting; the unpredictability of the outcome. Why do you think people don't like being told the outcome of a sporting event they've recorded at home.
But the biggest problem is that there is no way for a pure underdog to possibly win. After a bad match, my alliance sat on the sideline and knew (even though we had one more match left in the SF) that we were done unless everyone else screwed up. And I have to admit, when 469 (another awesome team filled with awesome people) knocked their stack over, I felt pretty internally conflicted. It was horrible that everything went so wrong so quick, but my alliance was done UNLESS this happened. That shouldn't happen. I should be allowed to stop them from winning myself, not have to hope that they goof.
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We broke the streak at St. Joe, but it only underlines your point. It wasn't about strategy, as both alliances just went out and did the same thing seven times. I suppose there's something to be said for a battle of robot design, but it's not very dynamic.