As much as I know it's futile to continuously preach to the same pulpit.........

Again, I DO NOT CARE how one plays or what they play with. It's their stuff, so enjoy. That said.........

BOARD PERFORMANCE is THE #1 determining factor as to how well the game acts. Many think it's base performance first. Close but not quite. Bad bases on a good board will have the game playing better than good bases on a bad board. So, the amount of weight is only as effective as the board is able to smoothly push it along.

There's nothing wrong w/wanting to play at or liking to play at 4.0 really. Neither is it an evolution of any sort. I see it as yet (albeit it just) another way to play. But in a highly competitive environment, it is pretty much at the bottom of the weighted food chain. There are far better restricted weight ranges to choose from for better performance on respectable boards.