Serpentine Draft Alliance Parings, Like/Dislike

[Nawaid Ladak]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

A poll conducted shortly after kick-off '06, when the rule was first released.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=41298

Originally Posted by EricH

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ght=serpentine
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ce+selectio n

It's been a few years.

I stand corrected then

when i searched i used the word serpentine thinking someone would actually put that in one of those threads/posts, but i guess it wasn't there

maybe this is can be a "how do you like it now" type of thing, seince those threads were done 2 years ago... maybe sort of like a follow up

[whytheheckme]

I don't like the serpentine system. I'm with Jeremiah. Top seeds should get top picks. Sure the matches wouldn't be as interesting, but at least they would be fair.

Jacob

[bduddy]

I like it because it gives a lower-placed team (theoretically, the 24th-best team) a chance to win a regional if they can make a contribution to their alliance, because not even two "juggernauts" can usually win against the well-balanced alliances serpentine selection usually generates. It emphasizes that robots need to work together to emphasize their strengths, not just gather the three best teams in the building (or the two best and the 9th best... whatever)

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by bduddy

I like it because it gives a lower-placed team (theoretically, the 24th-best team) a chance to win a regional if they can make a contribution to their alliance, because not even two "juggernauts" can usually win against the well-balanced alliances serpentine selection usually generates. It emphasizes that robots need to work together to emphasize their strengths, not just gather the three best teams in the building (or the two best and the 9th best... whatever)

*Points to 1114/2056*

Really? They've won Waterloo AND GTR together in both 2007 and 2008. Doesn't look like anyone's about to upset them any time soon either... (They also won 2007 IRI together.)