Who thinks fixed alliances would be interesting?

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by lineskier

If I had been paired with a weaker robot, you better believe I'd strap a minibot to it and turn it into a strong robot, immediately

How does that help the weaker team, other than getting a free ride at competition?

Pair up the powerhouse teams with rookies... and you'll end up with those Powerhouse teams rebuilding the rookie teams robots at competition. That rookie team then doesn't get to see the fruits of their own labor. They don't get to drive the improvement process themselves - they get it handed to them. So the following year they show up without having improved, and someone rebuilds their robot again. And again. This type of system wouldn't encourage individual team growth.