Why did Starburst response fall so far out of favor?

Which yyfs used to have a string response?

Behold the Speed Beetle by Duncan:


Built for looping, friction sticker response works great and didn’t wear down nearly as fast as I would have expected.
I’ve got 3 so when that Cube is ready I’ll send one with it.

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The original Loop 720s I believe.

It was whatever was the first “Loop” line from yyf.

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Yeah I think the 720 was the first right?

I remember when I got back into the game I saw the 1080 was discontinued and the new new was the 720 and I was so confused like “I could’ve SWORN 720s were already a thing…”

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Was there a loop 900? That mighta been it.

Edit- nope, the 900 was starburst. I think it was 720.

YYJ Sunset Trajectories were loopers with o-ring response. I don’t recall them being super popular. Though I still have a set somewhere that I got from @Nathan.

I have (had?) a couple (may have sold them). Never really liked the way they played.

I also have a pair of YYJ Relics which are o-ring response. I like those a lot.

I have a raider set up with duncan silicone stickers. Works well for me.

900 was after 720, then 1080

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Right. Then I think they released 720s again without the string response.

Little known, kinda related fact: string response is brilliant in a FAST 201 when you pop out the starbursts.

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LOL string response!

Truly a weird thing.

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The year is 2100

Strings are now made of silicone and scientists found a new form of response called “String Response” which is truly a breakthrough for all of yoyoer kind

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Yeah… I lost so many strings…