I think a lot of adult skaters "blade up" because it flatters their ego and because they think that somehow, the blades alone will be an advantage.
Do you mean I will not be landing that double lutz tomorrow after I mount my brand new Gold Seals on?!?!? I want my money back!
I just switched to Ultima Matrix Supreme (Gold Seal clone) from Legacy (which I had after Coronation Ace) due to a couple of reasons.
One of them was my coach suggested I try Gold Stars, but since I am such a fan of Ultima Matrix line, I went with their blade. Her comment was that Ultima Matrix Legacy has a bottom toe pick that is really close to the ice. She is not a big fan of the Legacy for that reason.
Also, I was getting new boots and needed new smaller blades to go with them, so I just wanted to try a different geometry of the blade and to see what all the hoopla was about ! How else do you know what you like if you don't try it?
And, most importantly, I wanted all the other skaters in the rink to see what an accomplished skater I became since I got these super advanced blades!!!!