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Originally Posted by EricH
I suspect they're sized to maintain their strength through the entire season despite wear. The GDC probably figured that teams wouldn't like the field ropes and allowed teams to bring their own--but, if the team's rope fails, it's not a field fault. (If the field rope fails, then that's another story.)
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I'd bet quite a bit that they were picked because they look old timey and fit the steampunk theme, not because of any of their physical attributes.