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Originally Posted by Karthik
Frankly, I'm sick and tired of our team, our alliance and others being insulted and dragged through the mud on these forums. We've had to deal with people advocating throwing matches when playing with 1114 or 469, 469 has had to deal with people calling their design "cheating", and now we apparently lack class, sportsmanship and gracious professionalism. I really wish more of these people would have the courage to try and say these things to our faces, as opposed to doing it while hidden behind the curtain of the internet.
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Thank you Karthik.
Now I understand that some people are annoyed at Curie match 100, but the rules left it open. I am sure [after talking to our drivers] that this was not our favourite option. I believe, however, that it was not cheating, we were not throwing the match, or playing badly. We were playing with strategy in mind.
1- A close tie wouldn't do good for the losing team. I know ties were a killer to 288's rank at multiple competitions.
2-A close match, high also would be bad for the losing team. With many highly ranked teams on the field, this would be rather devastating to lose. .
3- A close, low scoring match. Devastating to both winner and loser's rank, no matter where they were in the system.
4- A huge loss. If one side scored a ton, and none for the other, both teams can get large amounts of seeding points.
I personally think 4 was the best option for both alliances. It didn't hurt either side. maybe it wasn't the clash of the titans everyone seemed to want, but it was a crazy match anyhow.
As a side note, I congratulate 469 for having a robot that had thoughts that were outside the box and maybe outside of the normal configuration ^.-
Thank you to 1114, 231, 111, 469, and 888 for an exciting and unforgettable match 100 at my first time to Atlanta!
~Abby Wilson, 288/216~