I think that Forge has a lot of potential and with each update comes much better stuff. However, I do think that Forge should try to include some of the same features as OptiFine and MCPatcher to make it easier for the end user and the modders I don't think that Forge should absorb them, but just try to include the same features, like Forge's new ModLoader I really love that ModLoader by the way, great job LexManos! My favorite API is Forge and probably will always be, but I think that there is a lot of stuff that can be added to make it tons better