I have limited experience with one model only. But from what I can see, xgboost is far superior for the type of application that I am developing. Either that or I have been fooling myself into believing that what I am doing is correct. One of the two. Anyways, when I get around to presenting what I have, hopefully it will be peer reviewed by the scientific minds here (I think there are many hiding in the shadows). I don’t mind getting a little egg on my face if there is something I am doing wrong. It will save me some grief down the road.