When last I purchased a BCD, I was swayed by the BPw crowd and so tried one out. I'll admit that I liked how it felt underwater, but that was all I liked. I'm very happy with my Ladyhawk even if I do wish it had a better pocket setup. Travel with it all the time.
OK back to the BP. It just flat didn't suit my diving. I dont want to wear a weight belt. Period. Even adjusted for me, I had more trouble getting in and out of the harness. While I'm sure this becomes second nature at some point, it still doesn't work well for lots of the diving I do.
Further, a few years back I had Frozen Shoulder on my left side. Lasted almost two years. A year or so later got it again but on my right side. Blessed be, it only lasted around 9 months.
I'd have had to quit diving if I'd been using the wing.
And then there was the diving off the little pangs. Not a problem for those of us in jackets but should have seen the gyrations my friend had to go through with his bpw.
No sorry, I'm not going to be convinced that BPW is the way to go for all divers. Ergo, my recommendation to the OP is to figure out what kind of diving you will be doing. Shore diving? Big boat diving? Etc etc, dont mind a weight belt and trying to figure out how to hang stuff off yourself, then maybe the BPW is right for you. If you are going to be a diver that flies to dive destinations, you'll probably want an aluminum backplate, which as I understand it defeats the argument of the Bp taking weight off your belt. I'll concede that it probably packs a lot more easily so weigh that factor in too. No pun intended.