For the record My 2012 Open Range RV had 5 cable slides.
Yes the cables would stretch and and slides would require adjustments.
Occasionally a cable would break.
Over the years I became very familiar with the cable system. in 12 years I replaced 3 cables on a unit with 5 slides.
The cable system has improved. I will also add the system was adequate for smaller bedroom slides and worked fine.
It was the larger living room slides where the cable system had its issues.
Now that I have Swintek on my Alliance I think I prefer cable vs. Swintek simply because the cable system is rather simple and DIY friendly vs. the more complex Swintek system