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Originally Posted by sumadin
Wouldn't you prefer to be in the deepest division, as that way you could amass the strongest three-team alliance? I'm probably missing something, but I imagine that in the stacked division you should be able to produce a stronger alliance than in the weaker divisions, maybe due to the "stackedness" leaving the top alliances with strong second-round choices. What am I missing?
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Well realistically a team in a deeper division has a way harder time fighting their way out. So by the time they do get out odds are that at least one robot, if not all, have taken a considerable beating and the drivers will be mentally tired. Imagine playing in the finals but three times in your division and then twice more on Einstein. In the end going through the finals process at the championship can be like playing through the final matches of five regionals back to back. In a shallower division it is much easier to fight your way out of an you and your robots will be less tired and damages, therefore giving you a mental advantage over someone who played out of a harder division.