Solmyr, Demeer, and Aislin are cheaters (and/or) kamikazes; do the rest have a right to exist?

A random start is unlikely to provide new information.

What is this about?
A random start will significantly diversify the game, although the dependence on the initial setup will increase slightly, but overall, the starts for each faction will be approximately averaged out.
I would participate in the tournament, but most likely not before November.