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Posted by Andrew Trax, Coach on team #180, S.P.A.M., from Southfork,Martin Co. High and UTC.

Posted on 5/5/99 5:21 PM MST


In Reply to: Do it like seeding last year... posted by Daniel on 5/5/99 7:58 AM MST:



: Exactly. If ranking was done as seeding was last year, wins would mean a lot more.

: Average QPs can be the tie breaker.

: To point out the difference, my team was 4 of 4 last year and we ended up seeding at 6th place. This year we were 6 of 6. Although you'd naturally think that would be even better, we ended up ranking in the mid-30s.

: Funny that.

: A win-based ranking system would reward both defensive and offensive strategies, and would hold both at similar values as in the finals. It makes too much sence!

: Still, this would bring robots that lose a match due to bad luck way down in seeding. In either case, more matches are needed.

: My position still stands =)

:
: -Daniel

But the bad luck you'd run into in this ranking system would be
mechanical malfunctions, human player falls off Space Mountain,
your bus driver gets lost and you end up in Pahokee. Stuff you
can't blame on any other team. Sweet, huh?

Mrs. Trax