>>2703446Yeah but they only have a few basic shapes. There seem to be a lot of options because they offer each shape in a ton of different finishes--smooth, ebony, sandblasted, rusticated etc. and in different colors. Also, each shape usually comes with one variant that accepts pipe filters and one that does not. So choose your finish first (because that's what comes first on the website), then choose your shape, then choose filters or no filters, and sometimes the small or large version of that shape (for example I have the smaller Oom Paul which is the #304, they offer a larger Oom Paul which is the #306) and you will be settled on just one choice.
I don't think any of them will really be "sub par". A System pipe will smoke like a System pipe, more or less the same smoking experience, all those choices are just personal preferences for ergonomics and aesthetics.