User blog comment:Anderson9132/The Series 4 seeds: How it should have been/@comment-979907-20161225013248/@comment-4228393-20161225092814

Please tell me where exactly in this blog it states that the reason I gave Steg 2 a lower seeding is because it couldn't fight again after its loss against Hypnodisc. Oh that's right, it doesn't. The seedings were used to determine what place a robot was expected to finish and were also used to state the chances of a robot wining a series. In my opinion, Steg 2 was the 5th favourite to win. Not because it couldn't make its third and fourth place playoff against Firestorm, but because compared to Panic Attack, it's lacking in experience. Panic Attack were former champions and strong returning semi finalists that returned with an improved version of the same machine. Steg 2 was a completely new robot, so it was not know how it would perform and the previous series was its debut, so I think it is very reasonable to seed Panic Attack one place higher.

The only reason I took into consideration Steg-O-Saw-us' forfeit in series 3 was to determine who the podium finishers were. As I have stated in previous lists, the top three finishers will always get the top three seedings, whilst the fourth may be up for debate. When it comes down to it, I personally believe Firestorm was the true third placer, because of Steg's forfeit. It a robot forfeits, the robot it was going to go against wins by default. That is a basic rule that has existed for several sports, not just limited to robot combat. So with the information in my brain that Steg technically came fourth, I debated whether or not it was a bigger favourite to win than Panic Attack. I came to the conclusion it wasn't due to experience. I don't that's unfair, and it certainly isn't "Punishing" Steg, it is simply making an analysis and coming to a reasonable conclusion.

Also, whilst I agree that Steg does have a similar claim to fame as Firestorm, I would like to remind you that Firestorm beat the REIGNING champions whilst Steg only beat a former champion, so its claim to fame isn't AS strong.

Anyway, sorry for the long rambling comment, I thought I would just explain my motivations a bit more. I honestly would love to hear how you would have done the Series 4 seedings, so feel free to comment them. Or don't. Its up to you really.