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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson
Either way, this really puts the lie to argument that many cheesecaking advocates make: that it is all done in the spirit of Gracious Professionalism. I think one of the features of the draft is that all teams are available for all drafters (with the exception of those who decide they would prefer to captain their own alliance) but in this case, 900 was really only available for one team, no other drafters allowed.
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I think this really is the key point. This level of cheesecaking breaks the whole concept of the draft, since you're not really drafting a robot, you're only drafting a slot to insert the second robot you've built yourself. If this becomes common and accepted, it's not even going to be possible to draft "900" out from under "1114", because "901" and "902" will be lined up with their own kitbots ready for the cheesecake. It's going to happen, because if you're down in the rankings and unlikely to get picked, there's almost no downside to tearing out your electronics halfway through Friday and wiring them onto a cheesecake platter. You still have your original robot that definitely wasn't getting picked, but suddenly you could be drafted by #1 or #2 so they can bolt their second robot on top of you.
I just don't think a game mechanic that encourages teams to teardown to a mini kitbot and wait for someone to pick them and hand them a better robot (some assembly required) is a good game mechanic.