alot double talk going on there :/I'm going to step in as a resident tech monster. This is one discussion I actually do fit within.
Withholding tech is a poor man's act to gain footing. Of this, I can agree... However, not all tech is fit to show.
I made the Bane Character Council for that specific reason. I could post tech, endless and boundless in its degree, to these forums...
Yet I have made few posts of such things, and thats because posting bad information or bad tech is even worse than posting nothing at all.
Tech should be approved in its quality, simply posted because not doing so carries a bad stigma is the wrong way to go about it.
By those means, I would advise almost the opposite. If your tech doesn't bring something new or important to the character, then you should withhold it. No one needs to see the 18th way Flash's f.3 crosses up in the same situation. As @GGA Max would often say when I showed him my tech "Why would I use this when this other thing already exists?". Thats how most people should think. Tech should be something that opens a new avenue for your character, not simply and constantly reinvent the same avenue at no actual gain.
Likewise, sometimes it does but its nowhere near consistent enough to be used in an actual match. Why would that need to be posted? It takes up space and looks cool, but it serves no purpose. It levels down the community because it creates a false image of character capability when the player can't ever possibly foot the bill. You can't simply look at the positives of good tech and blanket all tech under that, there is also the fair share of bad tech that would come flooding out if everyone were to post everything.
I'm all for not withholding GOOD tech, tech that actually innovates, however I'm all for people holding back on their "tech" combo videos.
Maybe more people should make councils and talk tech within them, that'll bring up the QUALITY rather than the QUANTITY.
Thats what really matters.
so only the cool kids decides whats "good" tech? that reeks of ego to be honest.
"the council has decided this tech is deemed as good and shall be passed forward to the peasants" is what im getting when i read that post.
one players garbage is anothers treasure, knowledge is power and all that jive.
if all people who play that character are in a council or pm or whatever all thats happening is hiding of tech as the information is not in a public domain, if its not "ground breaking" tech just merge it with the general discussion thread so at least people will know and find out for themselves where it can or cannot be used, theres zero harm in that, i doubt it will unlevel gameplay as you suggested.
"good" things also stem from what at first seems to be small, suggesting people dont take up space with their thoughts is a bit crazy imo, this is a internet fighting game forum, not mensa
tldr: hiding or non public discussion tech is for the weak and weak minded and wont help that character or the community as a whole in general
well done @Juggs for reminding people of this +1