9.3.4 Match Seeding Points

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Originally Posted by StevenB

I agree with MathKing and Lil' Lavery that a 6-team cooperative effort could be very fruitful. Let's try some numbers, ignoring the tower bonuses for the moment.
1) Suppose that in a "normal" round, the Red Alliance can score 8 points against the Blue defense, while the Blue Alliance can only score 3. Red gets 8 + 2*3 = 14 seeding points; Blue gets 8 seeding points.

2) In a second scenario, Red scores 8 times, 6 for Red, and twice for Blue. Blue scores 3, making the final score 6 to 5. Red gets 6 + 2*5 = 16; Blue gets 6.

3) Now suppose the alliances cooperate - this makes both sides far more productive. I'll suggest that Red can now score 12 balls, while Blue scores 4 (in Red's goal). Red gets 16 + 2*0 = 16 seeding points; Blue also gets 16 points.

Here's another proposition with respect to your third one.
Say that that the score is 8-8
Each alliance gets 8+8*2=24, which is 50% more. In every scenario in which there is an even numbered total score, it is always more beneficial to both teams to split the score evenly.