[Lil' Lavery]

I like 3 on 3 first off, but that is besides the point.
The automatic draft process is what I have the biggest trouble with. It doesnt let you have alternate plans depending on what teams get picked above you.
For example:
Your the #2 seed.
If the #1 team picks team A, they will be an all offensive alliance, and youll need a defensive bot to contend with them, so youd pick team B.
If the #1 team picks B, youll need more offense, but team A plays the same type of offense as you (ex: 2004 and herding, you need a capper), so youll need to pick team C.
But with an automatic system, you wouldnt be able to differentiate between the two.
The other issue with having the minimum number of teams on an alliance is repairs. This year's system was an interesting one, especially considering you couldnt switch back once they were fixed. But if everyone was in an alliance, you wouldnt even have that option, making it so if a robot was broken, youd would probably be screwed. And if it is a "malicious" breaking of a robot by another robot, it would be quite unfair. Because team A busted your alliance partner in the QFs, you didnt win the semis (they got DQed in the QFs for busting the bot), and therefore are eliminated from the tourney. But if you could swap for another bot, you might win the semis and then the entire tourney.