[SpaceBiz]

I personally think this strategy is good in the sense that it adds a whole extra layer to the game. You already need to work with your alliance partners before the match to discuss the strategy. Along with the normal discussions, you will also need to decide if there is a benefit in employing the defense agreement with the other alliance. Both alliances than come together to make the decision of whether or not to employ this strategy. If both think there is, the agreement occurs.

Scouting would be harder, but the payoff would be much greater. Also, scouting this year is more or less pass fail, with fail meaning the team either does not attempt to cross an obstacle, or proves it can't.

The other thing about this stratagey is, like all coopertition in the past, it will not occur in playoffs.

I agree with everyone above who said that this strategy is a way of coopertition, and enacting it is in fact playing to the best of your ability.