Depends on your riding style...
If your hard on wheels get vertx
If you want fast wheels get proto
If you want too save money get vertx
If you want a life time warranty get proto
Imo get vertx...
i think you had a defect as you are the only one i know who did not like them so idk really, my vertx v1 is awesome, really hard urethane that dosent reallt wear down much and i think is pretty fast too
My VertX wheels are amazing! They are like 1.5 years, but they have gone from 110 to 97/98 mm, and have gotten REALLY hard. But I like them, I can slide my tricks like skaters. Get the protos if you ride wooden ramps, get VertX if you ride mostly concrete ramps/street.