Alliance Picking Rules Change?!

[Winged Wonder]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

What has happened has happened. Humans were involved, mistakes made. Clarification will come after Monday.

At VCU, the question was asked about a seeded team declining a pick and still being allowed to pick. The rules do not mention this specifically, they only say that a team may not be picked if they decline to be picked. Some discussion was had, with the intent that a decline means no participation. This was decided before selections were made and captains were told this. This was accepted by the teams and we proceeded from there.

What is being described at Peachtree sounds like complete mistake, and is unfortunate.

Wetzel

Regarding VCU, the way i have always understood that rule is that a top seeded team could decline being in an alliance with a higher seeded team and still choose their own alliance--they just wouldnt be able to be chosen by another team for an alliance that they are not the alliance captain for. the top 8 seeded teams should always participate (unless thier robot breaks or something unfortunate like that). but i guess if everyone at VCU was told this, understood it, and agreed by it, then it should stay that way, even if it was against the rules. although i do see why there was confusion--that segment of the rules will probably have to be clarified after this weekend.

this most certainly was an experience to be learned from. hopefully neither of these scenerios will occur again.