[ChristinaR]

Personally, I would prefer the first situation. It would be a better feeling to know we built an amazing robot that will be remembered (even without winning), than a robot that won because of the others in the alliance. Banners and trophies are great and all, but I think the feeling of accomplishment from building an exemplary robot far surpasses it.

However, my team has never won a regional and I know it would mean a lot to the students and mentors. We've been in search of 'that blue banner' for years now, and winning just once would help give validation to our work, even if that year's robot was mediocre at best.