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Originally Posted by fuzzy1718
What I mean by that is something that FIRST has obviously thought about in qualifying by adding match points. A regional isn't all about going out there and blowing other teams out of the water; it is about going out there and seeing who has the better robot. All I'm saying by that is I would like to see teams pair up to make the playoffs more of an unknown. The fact that right after alliance selection, at the regionals that we have attended, I could tell you who was in the finals and be right 2/3 times, tells you something. I have only been around FRC for 2 years, so it isn't like I have watched these teams a ton.
Is it better to go in knowing that you are going to win or being evenly match with your oponent?
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So, would you rather have
random partners for eliminations? Or go back to the old days, where, as I understand it, your first partner was chosen for you? How about unlimited declines? Or how about 2003, where if you won the first elimination match by enough, you didn't have to win the second, because you had victory in the bag?
If the "better robot" blows "other teams out of the water", then what are you going to do about it? "Go build a better robot!" is my answer. Yours seems to be "Break up any chance for them to do well."
And remember, anything can happen in eliminations. A chain breaks, a robot tips, penalties... Anything could knock the best team/alliance out of contention.
Incidentally, I've been in/around FIRST for about 10 years now, and I can tell you two or three teams that will be in the L.A. regional eliminations next year if they go, right now, and most likely be right. Does that mean anything? No. All it means is that I know which teams are dominant in my area. Which teams are looked up to...
copied...
imitated...asked to pick team xyz that's having a bad weekend...all that sort of thing. These teams are also some of the most helpful in the area, sharing know-how, shops, and abilities with other teams. Funny that the dominant teams are apparently trying to lose their dominance, don't you think? Yet somehow, they never do.