@th!nk: The fools who use bing?
The day i discovered MFB had no bitbeasts was a sad day for me...no personality to the beyblades at all....
Mode change is useless unless you can apply it to multi-directional spin battles. In other words, unless you have a dual rotaiting or left spin bey, chances are, you wont ever need the crappier mode chnage of a right spin bey. Think of Perseus. When facing a bey in the opposite spin direction, Defense mode is superior, as it can spin equalize better. In same spin situations, use Counter mode, as there is more metal exposed.
With beys like Variares, L-drago, and Perseus, the CWs are only (supposed to) be compatiable with their intended MW. As such, unique situations present themselves, like the change in recoil due to plastic or rubber overlapping metal, or change in contact points because of CW positioning. Now, with the 4D beys who use the standard right spin customization format, no matter the mode you are in, generally, you will still be facing a right spin bey 90% of the time, and most of the time, no matter what mode you choose, it will still just be metal with a CW on top, nothing special. And in that case, the only mode to use is the one that performs the best, making the other modes completely useless. So long as hasbro can keep these MWs in their "best" modes, then it will be fine. And like Extorts said, I also highly anticipate these parts being of much higher quality, as well as being much more sturdy then their TT counterparts. If all things work out as we predicted, then in terms of the Metal Wheels only, it is a decent trade off. It doesnt excuse the lack of 4D bottoms, part changes, and more than likely lack of iron fillings in the CWs (unconfirmed, but likely as it may/may not be a potential chocking hazard?), but we cannot act like this is the end of the world.