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Originally Posted by Steve W
If you are in a small regional then the impact will be greater than in a large regional. There is a potential of a #1 alliance picking a non moving robot in a small regional. In the larger ones I don't believe that the impact will be as great as there will be more "average" teams.
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That is my concern with the rule at this point. Here at Pittsburgh, we're going to be lucky to have 24 teams. At other regionals, having to choose a low seed team is not so bad, as you point out, and has the effect of increasing the importance of scouting. Here, the #1 seed will have a very limited selection, and could enter the tournament essentially short-handed if there are no functioning robots left. That doesn't sound like much of a reward for the #1 seed.