Elimination Rounds-Impending Disaster?

[Todd Derbyshire]

Ok fine but I can tell you now from a strategist stand point this type of round will definitely promote some malicious play. What am I talking about you ask? Well it could possible be that strategy for team A,B, is to malicious damage robot C during match 1 therefore leaving match 2 with draft picks and the A, B alliance with there top 8 team and there first pick. Please don't try to tell me spirit of FIRST will prevent this. Cuse for the most part to a degree it will work however what will happen sadly is this elimination plan. Don't tell that this hasn't happened in the past because I have years of experience on drive team and as a strategist that have seen this happen at anything from a small mini competition to sadly enough Nationals. To refer to me to deal with this "change" (which it really isn't because it is the same as the 2001 year's game rules) that clearly was disliked in 2001 would be a mistake. We are here to give feedback to FIRST and voice our opinions. I personally find it disturbing that they went back to this system for the points I have stated in this thread this system is too delicate to corruption and not producing a true winner. So yah build your robots robust all you want but when your team is on the sidelines after the first elimination rounds just make sure you voice your opinion in the FIRST forums in August.