Problem's with 2015…

[Justin Montois]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

There is enough discussion about how 1114 is a statisically outlier, so I'm not sure they are the best example to prove this point.

Even if your partners have a larger impact this year, you opponents virtually have no impact on your seeding.

I think this year is actually better than most at ranking the teams.

I agree that this is the best ranking system we've had. The discussion was though that your random qualification schedule has a greater impact on your ranking than in years past.

Regardless of 1114 being an outlier, clearly teams at the event benefited from playing with them as opposed to teams that didn't. Since the match schedule is random, some teams got lucky, and some didn't. This holds true for all the highest scoring teams at each event, not just 1114. And this year, playing with these high scoring teams is worth more than just the 2 QP's it would have been worth in years past.

Also, I disagree that your opponents having little impact on your rankings. Having a robot on the opposing alliance that can CoOp effectively is a huge advantage.