the seeding points thing makes as much sense as it can until i've seen a competition and know how they work
that being said it also makes sense as xaul said, to play like its an elimination round, because you won't be on the same alliance the whole entire competition (from what i understand), and so if one of those top 8 teams is watching (and they will be), and sees that you have defensive capabilities they want on their alliance, it doesn't matter how you do in the seeding points standings if that makes sense...
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