Wild Card Spot Reform?

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Originally Posted by EricH

You ever hear what happens when you assume?

(BTW, I'm a really big fan of "If you don't know the system, you need to learn it before you can change it." So don't be afraid to come on out and experience a regional--SoCal in March/April is pretty nice, if you can find space in one of the events out here.)

2-3 wildcards is pretty common in late-season regionals. I can think of two offhand that saw the entire finals field heading for Championship. (OC had a winner with a previous RCA, a double EI, and a double RAS, sending all three finalists. Arizona West had two winners with previous wins, and one of the finalists was HoF so they passed the slot on to their partners).

Now, if you go past finalist... Which semifinalist do you give it to, the one that lost to the winner, or the one that lost to the finalist? What about the RI team, or a consensus team that should go because the audience/teams want them to go?

Thanks for the information. I'd love to go to a regional in the near future (now plausible with my license and my car). Basically, I'm thinking there is a better way to do this system. It's like reading a game manual and saying "that rule is dumb. Wouldn't it be better if they changed to rule to do this instead". I think you might have me misunderstood on what I meant by a regional point system. I'm not a fan of going down the alliances based on playoff performance for wild card spots (Captain, First Pick, Second Pick, Back-up). I want to create a system that is based more on qualification rank and alliance selection rather than strictly on playoff performance alone. Did I answer your questions at all? I basically just want a system that focuses on 4 variables like the district system rather than 1-2 variables like te current system for regionals.