Have so far not the geschaft me an Empire E-Point dart tip is broken, only two tips I had to replace after the tips are repeatedly come diagonally on the board and the points could not be straightened. The Empire E-Point dart tips are flexible and nevertheless tough and stuck some misses off almost without complaint and can usually be well again straighten. I have the Empire E-Point dart tips with 16g and 18g arrows tested with the tip did better with the 18g arrows a bit. Will certainly test even tips from other companies, but I'm sure the other peaks have a hard time with the Empire E-Point dart tips keep up that will remain the first choice for my 18g arrows.