Yes, I have the Virtuoso. It is another very good, very comfortable One Drop yoyo. I would not put it in the same performance category as the VTWO or the Top Deck though. And no, I do not believe One Drop will make any more Top Decks.
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Why not? I am glad I stocked up!
That is so sad to hear. I really want a top deck.
At this point the Top Deck is a 4.5 year old product. Theyâve done multiple runs of it already, and I suspect that if you asked them about it theyâd say there isnât really enough demand to warrant another. Besides, I think One Drop would much rather spend their production budget on new yoyo designs.
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Keep an eye on the BST, they pop up often enough if youâre persistent. The Rev 1 is a good alternative if you canât find a Top Deck.
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Do you happen to own a Dang 2? I just want to know how does the Dang 2 compare to the top deck because I own a Dang 2, so I can have a better idea of what Top Deck performs like.
What about the dang 2?
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I do have a Dang 2, and in my experience, it doesnât have nearly the spin time or stability of the Top Deck or the VTWO (or the Rev.1 or the Format:C). However, there may be some competition styles that it is well suited to; I just wouldnât say that the current meta is exactly Dang 2-friendly.
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Dang 2 is pretty powerful and kind of a âbalancedâ throw. Doesnât really stand out as a competition choice to me, but does resonate with some. Plays well, but not quite the same competition caliber as the VTWO, Virtuoso, or Top Deck. Also finish on Dang 2 can be quite sticky and it doesnât fingerspin well at all.
The OG Dang 1 however is quite an excellent and unique pocket friendly throw though.
Yeah I feel like although Dang 2 has some stability, but itât not super fast and powerful, and the hitzone is just ok. I feel like itâs more a jack of all trade, master of nothing.
In most cases companies do not restock or reissue a given model, especially in this day and age where small batch runs of a given niche model are the norm. They prefer to move on to the next flavor of the day. Just my opinion observing the current market over the last few years. In years past companies like YoyoJam, Duncan, Spintastics, HSPIN etc produced models that were mainstay products on the market for years. YYF used to do the same to some degree. But the trend now is small batch signature models for current phenom players, then move on. The epitome of planned obsolescence (and marketing 101).
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That kinda sucks for me. Guess I have to settle on a color I donât really like just so I can have a top deck.
Youâll be getting a yoyo you will end up liking so much that you do not care about the color.
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Thatâs so true, when the throw is good and you connect with it, the color is secondary, you just shouldnât hate it, and in the end, itâs all good.
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I only see Top Decks come up on BSTs a couple times a year. But I agree they are worth the wait.
I will also add that even a dinged up Top Deck is worth getting. Iâve bought dinged up Top Decks from BSTs in the past to use as EDCs and they are worth every penny I spent.
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The photo I found on another store is quite blurry, so I actually found a photo from one drop that presents the color more accurately. The color thatâs available is the one on the left, and I am honestly kind of ok with it. I havenât heard back from One Drop whether they are going to make another run of top deck or not, but if they wonât, I will just buy that color.
I actually just bought a black VTWO yesterday(only one left), do you think I should get both VTWO and top deck, or just the top deck itself? (considering VTWO might be sold out in a couple months as well). Do they play differently enough to worth buying both?
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I am a big fan of both the VTWO and the Top Deck. I have several of both, so obviously I believe having both is a great idea. But you might not agree. Try them both and then decide if you feel both are worth keeping. They play very similarly but they feel different in the hand.
Does yoyoexpert allow returns on opened products? I think their policies say that they only give refunds/returns on unopened items within 20 days.
Yeah, unfortunately there is no way to âtry before you buyâ; you have to âbuy it to try itâ and then sell it (or trade it) on a BST if you donât like it.
There are those rare instances where someone initiates a âtry itâ chain, like was done recently for the TopYo Silenus, but you canât generally count on those to help you out.
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I see, I just received an email from one drop saying that they currently donât have any future plans of making another run of the top deck. So I got the top deck with downbeat color from another store.
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