by roBROmanceFTW » Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:11 am
- Weapon: Sword of Fury
*Siiigh*...As we gradually approach the three-year mark since Seraph's reveal, I feel as though I have vicariously owned him, played with him, placed him away, and then sold him. My anticipation for this figure is now just lukewarm, at best. Seriously, it seems that MMC has definitely dropped the ball on this figure, with the release of Hypernovae, release of FunPub Nova Prime, announcement of Beelzeboss Fanatic Lord, and now SND Primo X-Mortis. I'm not one who enjoys using profanity to express my emotions, but right now I reaaaaally feel like flinging a few choice words at MMC. Granted, some people will say that MMC doesn't owe me anything. However, if MMC is in this business to make money (and let's face it, MCC is in it for money), then it would behoove the company to not string its consumers along for such an extended period of time. There comes a point in which consumers will get burned out (and lose interest) from the slow trickle of images with no solid release date in sight. This guy just keeps getting pushed back for whatever reason(s), and it really tests the patience of potential consumers. Meanwhile, MMC's competitors are filling in the Nova Prime gap on collectors' shelves. Some of us might feel inclined to have more than one iteration of Nova on their shelves, but the vast majority of us will have no strong attachment to the character whatsoever. Given this, collective interest in a third party Nova Prime will be contingent upon 1) timing of release, 2) price, and 3) likeness to the character. There was once a time when collectors can and will purchase every third party figure that gets released; that time has long since passed because the market is now deeply saturated. Therefore, consumers will have to strategically consider which third party figures to own. With the impending release of Beelzeboss' kit (IF it does get released, seeing as how Beelzeboss doesn't have a great track record of keeping to its word) and SND's kit, Seraph will have serious competition, due to the fact that 1) both kits are expected to be released in 1-2 months, 2) both kits are less than $100, and 3) both kits will have more of a Devastation-meets-IDW visual appeal. So, to sum things up: I am disappoint. MMC, redeem yourself with a pre-order!!!
Signed,
A disgruntled Seraph fan
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PM ME PLEASE!
It's already a miracle that Grandus Hexatron actually got released after Hexatron several repaints. And now it seems MMC is more into doing black repaints of their figures, so I guess Seraph's gonna wait till end of 2016, assuming they're finishing the DJDs first.
