Quote Originally Posted by Armalg-the-Good View Post
It is a bad strategy. A decent scout will always be able to beat you with your hands tied behind your back that way and you turn into free points for a number of syndicate members. People post defense score and the others just avoid you. You will get a handful of points when fighting really crappy syndicates over the course of the tournament but in the end you're better off trying to make your character the best it can be.
There are always random hitters at lower level, many syndicates aren't as coordinated as many portray them to be. There are certain requirements to being a good 'bait' so if you meet those requirements, then free IP is free IP.