Considering the weight and how heavy this is - definitely over-hyped for sure. It is by far one of the smoothest polycarbs I've used, however, do yourself a favor and buy a shooting star/speedaholic instead.

The best and smoothes injection molded plastic yoyo I’ve ever used. Smoother than the K2p, mojo, variant, replay pro etc and cheaper than a lot of high preforming plastics.

Love the design, DNA is very good, and vibe isn't an issue either. However, the responsive set up is more semi-responsive, which might throw off beginners. Unresponsive, the yoyo is underwhelming with poor spin time. Many times, the AOE has died or tilted and isn't good with grinds. Yoyofriends always disappoints me, despite their great reputation and quality products. Many of their yoyos suffer from good spin time. Only good ones are the pheasant mono and davini.

I scored two of these directly from Yoyo Friends when they dropped earlier this month--they're outstanding budget throws with great finger spin cups and gorgeous aesthetics. The cup finish is surprisingly low-friction for plastic and the rims are weighted for long spin times. They play much like my TopYo Mojo or my Magic Yoyo Skyva. These are a great choice for teaching beginners the bind or starting them with the narrow bearing responsive play option. The purple/pink fade looks even better in real life. Collectors or people starting their yoyo journey will enjoy this throw.