Hot Backups or RMAN

I'm sure this topic has come up before. I don't need to know the difference between these backup methods. I am more curious about which is preferred.
>From what I can tell, I'd be a fool not to use RMAN whenever possible.

What experiences have you all had with these in production environments?

Best,

Ed

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