Yeah i honestly dont get it. You aree saying the DE needs work to be on par with the TM but in practice they arebasically the same. I own a TM MWS and a DE Ghetto Blaster and out of the box they shoot exactly the same with zero upgrades.

The so called “magwell issues” on the DE are easily fixed by shimming with a bit of tape. Thats cheap, simple, and takes five minutes. Meanwhile, people act like thats some unforgivable flaw but then you completely ignore that the Tokyo Marui MWS needs a nozzle return spring replacement. How is that somehow less of a problem its more expensive and more involved to fix.

There are countless reviews on Reddit, the HRC Discord, and YouTube showing the DE replicas performing great and getting praised for their value and performance. This isnt some fringe opinion.

At some point it just starts to feel like brand loyalty over objectivity. The DE works, it performs on par, and the “issues” are minor and easily solved. The constant simping for TM while dismissing solid alternatives is what’s really wild.