I have had a masterpiece(reactive,no particles)for over a year over 100 games no track no loss of reaction,a friend of mine has a yeah baby(heavy particle)with over 200 games on it ball hasn't lost any reaction at all.ball doesn't even have a track in it,all he has done is clean it with lanemasters cleaner.
if you are sick of $200 balls that last 50 games and die give legends/lansmasters a try.