Welp, I feel like a bit of a moron. Just tried DDP for the first time in at least a month, and on a whim tried Type B for pretty much the first time; turns out I really, really like it. My A-L Stage 2 chain still works with B-L, so that's nice because that's pretty much the only chain I know how to do, and the stage 5 batshit part is definitely less painful. I wonder if I should switch types... not many people using B. :V