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Re: [FRC Blog]2017 Updates
I'm very happy with the change to Wildcards, though I have one comment.
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Originally Posted by Chris is me
Good change to add wild cards to every regional, but if the spots don't trickle down past the Finalist alliance, I think most of those "extra" wildcards in week 3 - 6 regionals are just going to vanish. I really hope they allow these slots to trickle down to the semifinalists in some vaguely fair way - especially considering a single elimination tournament does not ensure that the Finalist alliance is the second best alliance.
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I see a perfect solution to this problem, that I've been advocating for a while now: awarding Wildcards using district points rankings. This way, teams are ranked by an all-encompassing metric endorsed by FIRST that allows recognition of teams based on qual rankings, alliance selection, playoffs, and awards. This system addresses both issues Chris listed: Wildcards won't ever disappear and it is capable of recognizing semifinalists.
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