Yup, I totally get that. I greatly prefer boring black throws, the less branding the better. We all have our preferences, so no judgment from me!
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The fades that blend to change color when spinning are awesome.
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I, on the other hand, give the nudge of priority to what a yoyo looks like when it is spinning over what it looks like when it is not. I donāt display my yoyosāthey are either in their cases or out for playāso what they look like when just sitting there is of somewhat less importance to me than what they look like while they are in play.
To my eyes, most splashes look kinda crappy when in motion; rather than blending into a nice solid hue, they produce this blur of incoherent color streaks that donāt look particularly good to me. I surrendered to the allure of splashes on only two occasions: my small MonkeyfingeR collection, and my pair of (extremely limited edition) YoyoRaven VTWOs. I certainly donāt regret either of those collections, but those ten yoyos have satisfied any latent craving I ever had for splashes.
(And for the record, Iām not a fan of fades or half swaps either, though I have seen rare examples of both that look pretty cool to me. One example being the dual blue fade 2sick Endgame that I have.)
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Man, I thought they all got the godzilla. No?
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Had a chance to check out the Kyle Nations Weekender. I bought one because my brother liked them so much he bought two.
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Love my purple hummingbird.
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Halloween and Black Friday haul. Last haul Iām allowing myself for some time with a couple of exceptions (OD Rev series, Duncan bimetals, Honey Badger versions).
Tourney, Rev V1, Atra
Bi-Shutter, Boost, Dominator
Meerkat, Atra, Honey Badger V2
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Wow you already received your Black Friday haul? 
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i agree on the halfswaps, not my bag at all
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i should qualify thatā¦ unless it means half swapping to a solid color throughout
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I personally really like half-swaps depending on the yo and the colors. I really like my green/black & orange/green Deep States along with my red/green Rooster. Thereās lots of half-swaps I think would look great with the Deep State (orange/black looks awesome, I also think a red/black and purple/black would be neat. Someday I might try to get a red/green one put together as well).
What I donāt likeā¦is splashes and especially acid washes.
But I completely understand that everyoneās tastes are different.
Except for those who donāt like green. Those people are just wrong! (lol Iām only kidding! 
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the other side of this natural half swap would have worked out for you nicely @twitch77ā¦ it was greener than godās good earth
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Do you have an image?
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i had to pull them from ilyy, but this is the best i could get. proto in all green, and the run in halfswap
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What a lovely shade of green! 
And I really like the combo of green/black.
Whatās your favorite colorway? Do you like fades, splashes or acid washes?
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i like clear solids, really clean like on the grail, moonlight banshee ss (wondered why this sold out last, it was the prettiest of all!), things like thatā¦ unique solids, love that purple life, pink hawk, burgundy pelicanā¦ raw and nickelsā¦ love swirls, and uniquely sparsely decorated with simple contrast - andromeda is a good example.
splashes and washes- this is where i care more about the actual throw, meaning if i want the throw, but not necessarily the colorway, iāll pick the lesser of two weevils, lol.
monkeyfinger, while their style is amazing, the techniques they use to make their anno stick out over the others is sickā¦ like sick sick sick. itās not what i am into overall, but hot damn man, the work is seriously defined.
this all said, for the od rev1 drop there were countless colorways to choose. i chose man oāwarā¦ it is sick af. the pics online and here do not do the piece justice, it is the best of all selections by far though
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The Rev 1 itself I am really digging. Personally, I like it a lot more than the Top Deck.
Edit: and wow, I think I should have nabbed a man oā war. Thatās nice looking.
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i did not play the top deck, but i do like this throw
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FINALLY! I landed a Grail. Money and drop time and the stars finally aligned for me. I think Iāll receive it before 2019 comes to an end. So pumped!
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Woo! Thatās awesome man! What color will you be getting? Canāt wait for you to come share some photos with us!!
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