Wild_RumpusCAP_CREATUREI don't think it's that far-fetched to want the invite caliber teams in invite. and use Adv to develop players/new rosters.
Here's an example: season 7 grands was between a sandbagging donovin and a sandbagging gungon. What was the outcome? The 3rd place team dynasty became an extremely successful and exciting invite moveup team two seasons later.
Was this match any less prestigious than if yeti and death cult were culled in the pre-season?
experiencing waves of mental anguish as i see people still mention a grands i lost to a team running pyro on bagel several years after the fact
also us having scarfs on scout was the most egregious thing about that team
ALSO, to stay on topic for this thread; sandbagging is incredibly overrated as a concern. The best advanced team having a few low-mid invite players is GOOD for the division. it makes things much more exciting, and makes it much easier for up and coming players to get recognized.
Like when I played on milkies (team of move ups), we got so much more clout, respect, better scrim opportunities and the chance to get picked up on invite teams the following season, BECAUSE we were playing well against "sandbaggers", proven players that could act as benchmarks to measure ourselves against.