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While I disagree with the blanket attitude of always trying to win your matches (certainly you should aim to win most of the time), I can appreciate the sentiment. However, for those who advocae always try to win matches I'm curious as to whether the sentiment is immutable; is this just the attitude entering a match or is there no point during a match in which you would be willing to concede the match?

If a team is interested in seeding points and has the ability to score on itself (I don't advocate concession if you can't advance the cause), it would be pragmatic under some circumstances to throw in the towel and maximize their seeding points. Of course it depends on the robots capabilities, but I imagine a defecit of 8 points with a minute to play is a pretty large hole for most alliances to get out of (especially considering that the defecit is already 8 points after a minute).

For teams that are willing to concede, where is this point in which you are willing to concede? Is it a flat score (a defecit of 8), a defecit-time curve (must score every 8 seconds to win)?