[bobwrit]

I think that this system does, in fact, add to the strategy in this game.While this does( in a few cases) encourage a 6v0 match, for the alliance that has been predetermined to 'win' the match, It makes more sense for them to break the agreement, and start scoring for the opposing alliance. While this (will) confuse the audiance, it helps boost the winner's seeding score. I see this system in a similar light to the WLT system, in that in both systems, you're trying to maximize your ranking/seeding score. The difference is in how you do that. With the WLT system, you maximize your seeding score by beating the opposing alliance. In the current system: you do it through co-operating between alliances and breaking those agreements. It's similar to a Oliopoly/Cartel in economics. It pays to collude, but once you're in the collusion agreement, it pays to break the agreement. It is harder to win in this system, because if the opposing alliance is good, then they can cause the breaking of the collusion agreement to backfire, and benefit themselves even more. The plus side to this, is that you are rewarded more heavily for taking the risk. On top of that, there is the strategy of just wanting to win all of your matches. In that strategy, it pays to play defense, but you aren't rewarded as well. It makes this game even more about strategy, rather than having a good robot.


My 2 Cents...