whats up? welcome. the halo and the gen 8 in my opinion are both solid machines, just my opinion. the halo is more an all arounder I think. I do love lining with the gen8 though, once you find the settings w/weights/give slide/etc., its awesome. can be an all arounder also just a lot of settings in the beginning to go through before finding what works for you. the halo is simple to use different cams and give do it all. anyway those are the ones I like really want to get my hands on a flite v2 though. anyway like I said welcome, just wanted to throw out some machines I think are at the top of their game.