# Wherein I declare war on the DV888 **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wherein-i-declare-war-on-the-dv888/295473 **Category:** General Yo-Yo **Created:** [November 22, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wherein-i-declare-war-on-the-dv888/295473 "2018-11-22T23:58:40Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 10
### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror) #### Post date: [November 23, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wherein-i-declare-war-on-the-dv888/295473/10 "2018-11-23T18:26:36Z")
To me the DV888 plays like a brick though. Yes technically every yo-yo works as a yo-yo… I think what adds insult to injury is that the DV888 is still sold new and marketed to new players, whereas the classic 888 is universally and widely applauded (and rightly so) and yet … it cannot be purchased new any more… only the janky old DV888 can be ☹ > [@YYF DV888 vs 888?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-dv888-vs-888/72038/5): > > I have played the DV888 and the 888x. They’re not very alike, the DV888 feels chunky and bulky, is a little big bigger in width and diameter. I really don’t like the flat rims because they will kill the tilt if you land it there. The 888x is more fun in my opinion and I like it more because the rims are not flat and have a nice organic rounded shape to them. The 888x captures the essence of the past decade’s yoyos while the DV888 is more like a very basic modern yoyo. This is like arguing “there are no bad cars they all drive you places!” but I am pretty sure the Pontiac Aztek is not gonna be a great choice for anyone these days 🙂 So is the DV888 the Pontiac Aztek of yo-yos? I would say it is 😛 [https://www.caranddriver.com/features/pontiac-aztek-the-story-of-a-vehicle-best-forgotten-feature](https://www.caranddriver.com/features/pontiac-aztek-the-story-of-a-vehicle-best-forgotten-feature) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wherein-i-declare-war-on-the-dv888/295473)._