[Revolverx7]

Defense is a huge part of this game. Its that simple. So far I've been to two regionals this year (UTC, and Long Island) and defense was a strong contendor in the finals.
And it is very true that winning by a lanslide is better than loseing by a margin. If you win all your matches even if you have low qp's you have a better chance of being picked for the finals and winning because in the finals thats all the matter, wins not qp's.
In years past qp's were more important for winning alliances but those days are gone, and you no longer see teams scoring on themselves to increase their own qp's.