301 points! and could have done more

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Originally Posted by Nirvash

If [Person that everyone mutual respects] was talking to two alliances before a match and jokingly[or not] said to them 'I bet you can/or can't do X in a match' and then the two alliances went 'You know what, lets try to do X!' Which required them discussing a strategy together and altering their normal play of the game.

Would that be as ethically wrong? No money was offered or will be given, but a challenge or idea was put in these teams heads by [Person] and they decided to run with it.

This has been my main thought on the issue. If Sanghi offered the challenge without the monetary incentive, things would have likely transpired the same way. You'd be surprised at just how open and loose the alliances were in elims. 4183 and 1726 were shooting the breeze constantly between matches, almost as if the competition itself came second to the socialization and shared appreciation of what we've all devoted our lives to for the past 3 months. I don't think you'll find a friendlier set of teams at a regional.