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Re: Is the qualification match robot randomizer really "random"

I believe that the algorithm is written as fairly as can be achieved, given the limited number of matches teams play. However, I did see some oddities that caught my attention. The most unusual was one team that had a drive-train problem on arrival, and missed their first 5 matches (I saw many people from many teams lending a hand to get them up and running, FIRST at its best). They did send a human player for each match, and had very good alliance partners, so they were highly ranked, even though they hadn't had a robot on the field.
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