# Dark magic 2 or protostar? **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [August 18, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441 "2015-08-18T20:25:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tphpv2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/76d3ee/32.png) [@Tphpv2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tphpv2)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/1 "2015-08-18T20:25:56Z")
Looking to get a high end plastic which plays better? ---
**Author:** ![Ginxxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Ginxxy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ginxxy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/2 "2015-08-18T20:31:06Z")
I have never played the Dm2 but I love the protostar 🙂 Im sure there both great throws though. People also say the Diffusion 2 is WAY better then the protostar. But I haven’t tried the Diffusion peronally. Get whatever looks coolest I guess :wink: Hope that helped. ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/3 "2015-08-18T20:45:55Z")
get neither of those and get the Diffusion 2. It’s far better than either of those yoyos, i highly suggest it. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Yoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/old_yoer/32/20548_2.png) [@Old\_Yoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Old_Yoer)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/4 "2015-08-18T20:51:13Z")
Neither are strictly plastic. The DM2 has metal rims and the Protostar has metal weight rings. Personally, I find the Protostar outdated and not that great of a player compared to many other higher end plastics around today. And the DM2 in my opinion is very much an intermediate, learning unresponsive play, yoyo, and not the best value out there. I’d choose a DM2 out of the two. I’d rather go with a modded YoYoJam Classic if it were me. Or, if it has to be something higher end, a Premiere by SOMETHING. ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/5 "2015-08-18T20:56:11Z")
My vote would also be for the diffusion 2. I need to get another and get into 3a. ---
**Author:** ![Tphpv2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/76d3ee/32.png) [@Tphpv2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tphpv2)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/6 "2015-08-18T21:02:05Z")
Is it just the regular diffusion on here don’t see a specific “diffusion 2”. ---
**Author:** ![kadabrium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kadabrium/32/1522_2.png) [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/7 "2015-08-18T21:08:02Z")
dm2 is just overpriced not outdated the stars are both, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/8 "2015-08-18T21:21:54Z")
I would argue the opposite. I don’t think the protostar is outdated at all. But the dm2 surely is. ---
**Author:** ![S3TH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/s3th/32/260337_2.png) [@S3TH](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/S3TH)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/9 "2015-08-18T21:26:29Z")
Get a Golyat! It’s super smooth and fingerspins surprisingly well. ---
**Author:** ![creature212](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/creature212/32/7948_2.png) [@creature212](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/creature212)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/10 "2015-08-18T22:03:16Z")
> [@](#): > > Is it just the regular diffusion on here don’t see a specific “diffusion 2”. It’s just called the Diffusion on this site, people like to differentiate it from the old Diffusion and call it the “2” or “new diffusion” because there was an old throw called the diffusion that was different and no one seemed to like it. ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/11 "2015-08-18T22:32:44Z")
Yes on YYE it is called new diffusion under the options for the diffusion page. ---
**Author:** ![AThrower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@AThrower](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AThrower)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-2-or-protostar/76441/12 "2015-08-18T23:09:28Z")
The diffusion 2 is really nice. Way better than the protostar.