A few thoughts on gracious proffesionalism by a rookie mentor...

[Boydean]

I agree with you on your concept on GP, I love hearing the different ways GP means to different people. But has stated not only is defense discouraged in the rules,but it is also a bad strategy in the long run for your team. Since your teams ranking score is based off your opponents raw score.

As stated here.

Originally Posted by Section 9.3.5

All teams on the winning ALLIANCE will receive a number of ranking points equal to the un-
penalized score (the score without any assessed penalties) of the losing ALLIANCE.
All teams on the losing ALLIANCE will receive a number of ranking points equal to their final
score (with any assessed penalties).
In the case of a tie, all participating teams will receive a number of ranking points equal to their
ALLIANCE score (with any assessed penalties).

Originally Posted by Section 9.3.8

The total number of ranking points earned by a team throughout their qualification matches,
divided by the number of matches played (excluding any SURROGATE matches), then truncated
to two decimal places, will be their ranking score.

Note: because your ranking score is derived directly from the match scores of your opponent
ALLIANCES, it is in your interest that both your ALLIANCE and the ALLIANCES you “defeat”
obtain a high score. The most valuable “WIN” results from a close, high-score match.

Although this is something that encourages GP and fair play, I have seen teams who completely discards this section and wipe out their opponents.