If Ω/v/ ever becomes big, we'll want a slower board for our oldies. There will always be more anons who will discuss new games on a /v/ as opposed to us old farts and a few younguns who somehow got into retro.

Besides, 8/v/ was killed by cancer while 8/vr/ was pretty good, even if very slow, until the very end. BO and vols played an important part in this, sure, but a /vr/ board can't be popular by definition.

But that's my take on things, would be interesting to hear from him as well.