T-Macksimus wrote:Those of us opposed to what they have don't don't expect everyone else to understand the "why" behind how we feel and as far as us having expectations bordering on the delusional, we aren't idiots and we aren't crazy... we'll, we aren't idiots at least.
Myself, I never expected a release of an entire Wreckers team. I was expecting maybe to get one or two figures, maybe three, trickled out over a span and yes, I would hope that they would be original molds(hence the "trickled" expectation.) IDW has been doing an amazing job with re-imagining the designs on our classic heroes, in my opinion anyways, and I feel that the re-paint treatment that Hasbro has given these figures is just a slap in the face to the artists currently working on these figures. They work great for the FoC Combaticons, I'm all for that and the folks at High Moon studios should be proud of their creation but I just think Hasbro has insulted the long time Wreckers fans AND the folks at IDW by taking this route. I'd have rather seen fewer Wreckers but have them done right than get one team dropped in my lap that was done lazy. Yeah, they have new heads and new paint but honestly, that was no effort at all when you look at the big picture. Yes, I understand that Hasbro is all about money and that they are going to aim for the demographic that gets them the most $$ and many of us on here are totally not in that demographic. I've preached this very fact dozens of times on here. That doesn't mean I can't have an opinion on it though or feel slighted at least a little bit especially since I've been throwing my money into Hasbro's coffers for this line for over 25 years now. I think I've earned (and paid for) the right to be a little pissed off over some of what they do.
I didn't say you weren't allowed to have an opinion.
But looking at the big picture, sorry, but it just comes across as whining. I've been collecting TFs since they first came out. I'm pleasantly AMAZED that TFs has not only survived for all of these years, but THRIVED! Not only that, but HasTak hasn't forgotten us older fans - far from it. They've actually been
catering to us by making many series where beloved G1 characters are re-imagined using modern toy making technology (Generations, Universe, Classics, Masterpiece, etc.). To top it off, we now finally have access to characters that were never toys (e.g., Impactor, Orion Pax, etc.).
Besides, if you don't like 'em, don't buy 'em. There are plenty of figures, across all the different TFs series, I'm not into, so I don't buy them. I save money, while TFs fans who do like them are more likely to find them in stores.
Finally, as someone who lived through some absolutely horrible G1 TFs (the latter years in the U.S. continuity especially [e.g., the Pretender Monsters]), these new figures are FAR from being disappointments.
HTS is becoming my new fave online retailer!
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). I love third-party TF's for their attention to show-accurate detail, but... $40-100 each?! I'm pretty terrified to even touch the ones I have. If you're a displayer, they're great. But I'm not much of a displayer.
