this one’s really nice actually, props to them
that said, there’s probably some research, innovation that can be done, competition between manufacturers will push them to always look for something more, new, some improvement
astrojax is the perfect example of a good idea ruined by a patent
what if there were only one yoyo manufacturer (didn’t duncan try to put a patent on this in the past?) would it be that good, we wouldn’t have what we have now, side effects, hubstacks, so many different shapes, weight etc…
if one brands has the monopoly, they’re just giving people what they want and make money out of it
if several brands compete, they’re constantly pushed to innovate in order to be more attractive and stand out
it’s healthy for the activity, it’s healthy for the market
who knows how many good ideas 5A players already might have come up with? how many will just stay in the closet or remain confidential because no one can actually put it on the market and get rewarded for it.
but yes, this CW does look nice, but yea, it’s a clear, bling dice, I’ll probably buy a few of these and be happy, but I wish we could hope for more, for the side effects or hubstacks equivalent for our CWs
if Duncan does it, awesome! I’ll be the first to support them, if not, they should let someone else do it and get rewarded for it
I respect what Duncan represents and what they did for yoyoing, but the past is the past, what should be exciting is the future, having some sort of hope that 5A stuff will change, that specific throws will be designed, new CW concept would emerge and change the way we throw 5A entirely
this is what should be exciting, this is what I want to look forward to
because clear, light, bling, red with a grin or plain blue, a dice is always a dice, it will never be more
and I’m sure the yoyo community can come up with a better idea
props to YYJ for their destiny, I got one on the way and I’m looking forward to throw it.
they can probably afford the license more easily than some nobody working in his garage tho
But then again, if Duncan steps up here and work with 5A players, modders and artists to come up with some more “courageous” concept than a dice, I’ll wet my pants and support them with all my heart
styles should not belong to manufacturers
