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

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by EricDrost

I amend that to:
If you are not both trying to maximize YOUR SCORE and minimize OPPONENT SCORE based on influence from a member of an alliance other than your own, you are violating T7/T8.

Still incorrect. The rule prohibits you from trying to influence other matches, not from you being influenced by outside sources. The team who presented the option to you may be in violation with T7 or T8, but you are not.

In other words, there's still no rule that directly makes sandbagging illegal. T7 and T8 only prevent teams from advocating other teams to sandbag. The only thing stopping a team from sandbagging is their own code of personal conduct and the possible social repercussions.

Originally Posted by EricDrost

You're also right that it's a LOT more complicated than the formula I posted. The simplification was to explain the general issue, not to explain EVERY nuance.

I feel like the nuances here are equally important. When the ranking formula offers the possibility for an 100% increase in rankings points compared to winning alone, factoring in how to get those points is equally important. The proposition staged by the OP could help get those points.