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Re: Open Challenge: Make a better FRC ranking algorithm
Not to 'jack this thread, but the scoring system is quite fair, simple, and well practiced. What causes far more upsets and hard feelings is, as was said before, the alliance algorithm.
Our team has seen both ends of the problem. We've had phenomenal matching with 90% of matches with at least one strong robot, placed high accordingly, but perhaps not deserved the position.
Inversly, we've had regionals where every match seems like a disadvantage- and often is.
We've also been in one small regional where we played with 433 three matches in a row, and yet only played in matches- allied or against- with 3/4 of the teams there. If alliances are distributed evenly, consistently, a team will recieve a much more accurate ranking. There should be no "free rides" or teams who must serve as the primary machine every match.
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