A little expectation management...
First of all, the Predator is as bad ass as everyone is saying. #truestory
Second - there are scenarios where I still use a ring style as opposed to a pivot style platform.
For presets, ring style shines
For mobile, pivot style is better for me
With spurs, pivot hands down
Large trees, ring style is better
Small trees, pivot is better
If I was primarily a mobile hunter and only wanted to buy one platform, I'd buy the predator.
If I was hunting mostly presets, I'd setup most of them with ring style platforms.
Anyone that tells you "this is the only way" is being dishonest with you, or they don't have the experience to be recommending anything in the first place.
Sent from my Galaxy S8.