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Originally Posted by Chris is me
This is generally my opinion on most matters on keeping some things under wraps versus posting a lot early. Posting a lot early guarantees you attention, while keeping things under wraps until regionals only gets you attention if you stand out at the event.
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I think we generally share the same opinion but I think there are times when showing off too much is a bad thing. I would agree that posting early does guarentee you a lot of attention, but sometimes that attention is bad. An example of that is 148 last year, whose amazing video led to a ton of defense. Would they have faced that much defense if they did not post their video? I'm not sure and I'm not sure I am willing to take that chance.
Secondly, if you post some early videos of prototypes or before you had a chance to debug or improve your robot, those images stick in people's mind. Like if team 46 posted a video of their kicker that went 3 feet, my first impression would be 'man, what happen to 46 this year?!'. They may since improved their kicker to make 100% of their cross field goals, but that first impression still sticks with me. The commonly held view of the importance of first impressions is pschologically sound.