Wolf: The intent was support.
Brisker: I know what the Mesivta does. I spend a very lot of time with it. I was just commenting on where it goes head to head with Artscroll, in the language on the top of the page, the flow of the lashon feels a bit more like the way my brain works. As opposed to Artscroll, which reads a bit more stiff.
I’m not putting down Artscroll at all. Chas Veshalom! I have spent hundreds, if not thousands of hours with their nusach as well. Just that to my taste, Mesivta is smoother. And that’s before the back sections. Once you add those, then Mesivta is the undisputed king! Now if they could only get the new chalakim in the Midwest before the daf gets there. When a sefer works for 20 days, and it comes 4-5 days late, it can be frustrating. 🙁