The "noodle agreement" is back! Now the defense agreement.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by James Juncker

aside from all of this, its also strategically good for FIRST and for the scouters in the stands and for image. being able to see teamwork, as well as finding that teams are able to show off their robot and all of their work, allows visitors and other teams to really appreciate the effort and awesomeness that is these independant robots. its also much more fun watching your team do well and seeing everything fall into place. This may be a minor point for most teams, however I disliked last years game because it wasnt showy enough, it lacked interesting elements for the crowd and for visitors who had no idea what was going on. Here is to a good year!

Ignoring how contrived a bit of this is (the visitors wouldn't understand why you're not trying to win your current match...), the agreement, if large-scale, is TERRIBLE for scouting. If the agreement is widespread, no one would have a clue for what a robot is actually capable or incapable of.