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20-02-2014 14:23 |
Re: [FRCTop25.com]- 2014 Premiere Night
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Originally Posted by Qbot2640
(Post 1346837)
I have held our video, and refrained from posting other videos of the development so that we could participate in Premiere Night fairly by the imposed rules - but I feel like this has hurt us this year. Last season, we had a lot of interest in some of our development videos, and it made the team feel good to see the number of hits...plus, we arrived at competition with some teams already aware of our capabilities. This year our robot is much better than last, and I know the team would like to already be showing that off. If there is the same exclusivity requirements next year I doubt we will participate again, and I hope (and expect) someone else will create a less restrictive release video event for the many teams frustrated by the strict requirements. Plus, while our robot is quite good, our video does not really compare to what some teams can do, since we did not have an opportunity to drive the competition robot on a full size field or demonstrate with "real" field elements. The strict secrecy kind of raises the stakes, and I fear we will not compare well to the other videos from a video production standpoint. We just wanted to be part of the pageantry...but like I said above, we probably won't do it again.
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Originally Posted by EricLeifermann
(Post 1346790)
I think other teams(mine as well) are agreeing with this, which is why you've seen some elite teams post their videos already.
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Agreeing on all points. Plus, missing the bandwagon for FRC reveal videos for the Premiere Night hurts teams in their struggle to visibility, especially with this high and ever-increasing number of teams.
The Premiere Night, instead of working on exclusivity to distinguish itself from the "competition", could instead have its own features, for example premiere nights by regions -- say, for example, Midwest Premiere Night, International Premiere Night, Mexican/Canadian Premiere Night, etc. -- or premiere nights by regionals/districts. That would be a huge benefit for scouting teams.
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