i just want to say i think POs are advantageous to ropers just as much as POs are advantageous to default players.
Whoever picks first has a bigger advantage. Senator has informed me that the rule I said about where you could force a shopper pick to max out 3 rope pick no longer exists. Therefore the system is more advantageous to whoever has first pick, that could be a more rope based player, or a default based player.