this would have solved nothing at PNW Auburn Mountainveiw and PNW Mount vernon. at both of them the combined might of 1318 and 1983 won (once over my team's alliance
)... neither time was 1318 ranked second, and 1983 was first both times.
Oftentimes with a higher level of competition, it is the 4-6 seeds that have the advantage, getting 3 pretty good robots instead of 2 great ones and then whatever's left.
also, oftentimes the 1 and 2 seed will be incompatible if they both do feeder or both do landfill, or if neither have canburglars because of the limit on points