Division by average

[JamesCH95]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Is that really any different than the registration-order based system they used last year? Couldn't teams attempt to game the system that way, too? Is FIRST not telling us about this algorithm until after last season running counter to their openness?

There is a big difference in principle. In one case up to 5 other teams (per match) are being directly affected by one team's actions without any choice in the matter. In the other case one team is ostensibly gambling their slot in CMP to try and game the system. So, yes, there is a big difference.

I am going to let my original point stand. I acknowledge the impracticality of materially affecting match averages to game the proposed division system, but posit that the impracticality won't stop some teams from trying. It's a bad motivation that is not needed because numerous other methods to sort divisions are available.

You are free to discuss FIRST's openness in a different thread. That is not the purpose of this thread and I would be remiss if I continued that discussion here.