Been instructed not to show any field comparisons..first few weeks of launch ??.
How do you know this?
Must be a mind reader I guess.
Why did they then show any comparisons using other models at all then like they did? In test garden and on the beach.
Makes no sense does it.
More has been shown of Deus 2 use by persons pre official release (shipping to
folks) than any other model to date !!!!
This I think is bullet proof statement.
Mind reader? Not at all. In fact, that the problem. YouTubers who make these sorts of videos expect their viewers to be mind readers when they say "This is a game changer! Other machines couldn't have done this! Trust me! I've seen the proof but not going to show it to you yet!"
I said disclosure agreements are a "possible explanation" for not showing comparisons in these videos. I do assume different users have different agreements, and those agreements could have different details about beach or dirt, or air tests, etc...
There's also the "don't bite the hand that just fed you" explanation. Even if somebody doesn't have an NDA, they can get caught up in being part of the initial hype and getting those subscribers and views.
If there's not an NDA stopping them (or any of the other YouTubers) from doing comparison videos in the dirt while making supported claims, then isn't that even worse? See my list of other possible explanations for not doing it, but they mostly amount to dragging the mystery of a new machine out as much as possible for views (i.e., money).
I didn't say tons of videos haven't been shown of the Deus II pre-release. You know that's not what's being debated here, so you're 'bullet proof statement' doesn't mean anything. Actually, it just emphasizes what a small percentage of those videos have shown direct field comparisons so far.
Again, if the place is truly hunted out, then there shouldn't be many signals and it would not be too much of a hassle to do a comparison to back up the claims. On the other hand, if there were lots of good signals now audible, then that would also be easy to document. Heck, it would back up everything they're saying.
If they have the proof, but aren't showing it, then it's because they're more interested in hype and views rather than metal detecting itself. If they don't have sufficient, objective proof to make these strong statements, then that's worth criticizing. So, which one is it?