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Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby LOST Cybertronian » Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:57 pm

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With just 3 days left to sign up for the TFCC subscription service, fellow fan site Tformers shot some questions toward the club and Pete Sinclair took the time to fire back some answers. You can also see a new shot of Ultra Mammoth chillin with Optimus Primal. Here are the main points from the interview which can be read here.


  • The Transformers subscription service came about due to the great reception from the G.I. Joe subscription service using the same frame work with a few tweaks.
  • With 6 figures planned for the first year the idea was to touch on different mythos and to do a little gap filling.
  • The subscription service replaces the members exclusives but convention exclusives remain unchanged.
  • In the fiction there will be some interaction between at least five of the six characters even though they are from different timelines.

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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby Sabrblade » Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:41 pm

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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby kirbenvost » Sat Sep 08, 2012 12:36 am

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Wait just a second. Are they saying the free figure will no longer exist?
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby Bounti76 » Sat Sep 08, 2012 12:52 am

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kirbenvost wrote:Wait just a second. Are they saying the free figure will no longer exist?


I wonder the same thing. I actually purchased the FSS, so I'm okay with that. Depth Charge (the technicolor Terradive repaint) is the free figure for 2013, so maybe after him there'll be no freebies for signing up except for the magazine and discounts that non-memebrs don't get on items in the store.
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby Kibble » Sat Sep 08, 2012 1:02 am

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If Depthcharge is the best they can do, may as well do away with it... But I don't think that's what they're saying. What else are they going to give you for 40-some bucks?
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby Bounti76 » Sat Sep 08, 2012 1:37 am

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Kibble wrote:If Depthcharge is the best they can do, may as well do away with it... But I don't think that's what they're saying. What else are they going to give you for 40-some bucks?


I was thinking maybe they'd lower the subscription price if all you'd be getting is the magazine and access to discounts in the club store.
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby Jelze Bunnycat » Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:58 am

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kirbenvost wrote:Wait just a second. Are they saying the free figure will no longer exist?


I didn't see "free" anywhere, so they must mean figures like Over-Run and SG Drift which usually come in twos.
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby Tranzilla » Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:31 am

I believe they are talking about replacing the boxed exclusives and not the membership incentive exclusive for each year.
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby SJ21 » Sat Sep 08, 2012 6:54 am

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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby gavinfuzzy » Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:53 am

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This replaces the yearly 2 member figure? It's fun pub cheaping out. The member sets come in nice boxes, that are convention grade, and you only have to buy the one you want. These, come in bags, and you have to buy all 6.

So that means if this service runs through next year, members who joined next year will not get to buy 2 of the exclusive figure, and will have to wait till around this time to order all 6 of 2014's figures? What a crappy idea...

Unless 2014's 6 figures are superbly good (This 6 are released in 2013, right?), I'm not signing on next year.
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby Kibble » Sat Sep 08, 2012 12:22 pm

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I think the problem with this is it's too damn broad. The figures are all over the place. It would be nice if they stuck to a theme so you either likely wanted the entire set or didn't want it at all. I understand they want to appeal to as many as possible, but are they shooting themselves in the foot by having so many people not care about half the set? I personally only want one and have interest in another (but am done buying expensive-ass combiner members that don't combine) but I don't want it bad enough to buy 4 or 5 others I don't give a **** about.
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby LOST Cybertronian » Sat Sep 08, 2012 1:58 pm

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The incentive figure for joining the club will still be there. These just replace the other 2 members figures that must be purchased.
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby Stormrider » Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:00 pm

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Kibble wrote:I think the problem with this is it's too damn broad. The figures are all over the place. It would be nice if they stuck to a theme so you either likely wanted the entire set or didn't want it at all. I understand they want to appeal to as many as possible, but are they shooting themselves in the foot by having so many people not care about half the set? I personally only want one and have interest in another (but am done buying expensive-ass combiner members that don't combine) but I don't want it bad enough to buy 4 or 5 others I don't give a **** about.


That's how I feel. I only wanted one and have decided it's not worth getting.
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby Kibble » Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:56 pm

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Isn't the subscription service toy related? Unless it was in the general forum all along...but I thought it started in the toy forum. Forgive my beatseat modding...
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby rpetras » Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:27 am

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Tranzilla wrote:I believe they are talking about replacing the boxed exclusives and not the membership incentive exclusive for each year.


If that's the case then it seems OK to me.

Kibble wrote:I think the problem with this is it's too damn broad. The figures are all over the place. It would be nice if they stuck to a theme so you either likely wanted the entire set or didn't want it at all. I understand they want to appeal to as many as possible, but are they shooting themselves in the foot by having so many people not care about half the set? I personally only want one and have interest in another (but am done buying expensive-ass combiner members that don't combine) but I don't want it bad enough to buy 4 or 5 others I don't give a **** about.


I think they are hoping you'll be interested in at least 4 of the figs, and thus be more willing to plunk down for the set.

Personally, I like all of them but Circuit, so I'm pretty happy with the selection. However, I still felt the whole thing was priced a little too high. I would have felt a lot better had they priced the set closer to $200, or about double retail for the types of figs offered.

But I fully understand the dilemma of those that only wanted 1 or 2 figs and didn't want to pay for the full subscription. I was in that boat with the Joe set, and couldn't justify the $$$ for a couple Joes. There were several I would have liked, but only 2 or 3 I REALLY wanted.
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Re: Pete Sinclair Answers a few Questions Concerning the TFCC Subscription Service

Postby xyl360 » Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:46 pm

rpetras wrote:
Tranzilla wrote:
Kibble wrote:I think the problem with this is it's too damn broad. The figures are all over the place. It would be nice if they stuck to a theme so you either likely wanted the entire set or didn't want it at all. I understand they want to appeal to as many as possible, but are they shooting themselves in the foot by having so many people not care about half the set? I personally only want one and have interest in another (but am done buying expensive-ass combiner members that don't combine) but I don't want it bad enough to buy 4 or 5 others I don't give a **** about.


I think they are hoping you'll be interested in at least 4 of the figs, and thus be more willing to plunk down for the set.

Personally, I like all of them but Circuit, so I'm pretty happy with the selection. However, I still felt the whole thing was priced a little too high. I would have felt a lot better had they priced the set closer to $200, or about double retail for the types of figs offered.

But I fully understand the dilemma of those that only wanted 1 or 2 figs and didn't want to pay for the full subscription. I was in that boat with the Joe set, and couldn't justify the $$$ for a couple Joes. There were several I would have liked, but only 2 or 3 I REALLY wanted.

Yep, same here. It is a bit pricey, though I did buy in because there is at least 1 figure out of the set that I MUST have (Ultra Mammoth :D). BBTS and other etailers are an option for those who only want 1 or 2 of the figures, though they are a bit costly (still cheaper than a subscription). I guess since there's no limit on the number of sets one can buy, the etailers are ordering a bunch and breaking them up to sell the figures individually, a smart move on their part.
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