What is your cooperition bridge plan?

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by Tetraman

The first order sort for ranking is Qualification points. Whatever can earn you more of them is always better. If you would get 2 Qualification points all regional long from winning and skipping to coop you will be in first seed... just below all others that received 4 from winning and cooperating all regional long.

Plus what is the point in not cooperating with Powerhouse teams? Are you really going to risk getting 0 points for getting 2 points and a slight legup against that Powerhouse team in seeding? No! You'll want to get that 2 qualifying points so you don't fall behind.

You do make a good point, but maybe I can clarify on my thinking. I'm not saying not to cooperate with powerhouse teams at all. My points is that, in a close match, I am not going to concede the match by going for the coopertition ramp if I think I can win by going for the alliance ramp. The scenario that my logic applies to ONLY occurs with I have to chose one or the other.

No good team is going to say "I could probably win, but I'd rather not risk it and get my 2 points for the loss". If that's the mentality needed to seed well, than the ranking system is even more broken that I originally imagined. I am going to try my hardest every single match to win, because I believe my team and robot is good enough to do so. Sometimes that means taking reasonable risks. In a hard fought match that's down to the wire, I'm going to take that risk unless I have a very good reason not to (ie last match and I need 2 points to get into top 8, and my opponents will not overtake me if I let them get the 4).