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im cool with them, just as long as i get my fix. if i dont like a toy i wont get it. will work on the RID line.

And then there's those of us who remember the glut of repainted molds in early G2, the long stretch with nothing but the occasional smattering of Beast Wars here and there, etc etc... for whom even today is a treasure trove, despite the declining quality of plastics.

I'm not happy. I like what Has/Tak have been *trying* to do, but overall, they've failed to execute on quite a few releases.

The quality is barely above KO standards these days often times and it's repulsive. I don't care about price. They can charge me double if they like (parents wouldn't like that of course though) to maintain better standards of quality and I'd be all over it.

Still, I am still collecting and hoping that the current state of things is only temporary.

The higher price appears to be just normal adjustment for inflation. FoC Deluxes are really only a little more expensive than BW Deluxes.

www.usinflationcalculator.com wrote:If in 1996 I purchased an item for $9.99 then in 2012 that same item would cost: $14.61

Still, I'm being a bit more deliberate with my purchases.

Sucks that quality is coincidentally going down at the same time. Not sure what's causing that.

Actual products are pretty interesting. Looking forward to the likes of G2 Bruticus, Kreon Microchangers/Combiners, FoC Shockwave, Prime Rumble, and Thundertron. Heck, just look at all the love Decepticons are getting in FoC and Kre-O! So happy to be a fan right now.

Constant comparisons to 3rd party are beyond annoying and quite frankly unfair, especially this "you can't like Hasbro's wares because 3rd Parties do it better" nonsense. I don't care how good they are, I cannot justify spending all that money on them. Even if they ever go beyond just pleasing the G1 crowd...

Distribution is the real buzz-kill. I can't even humor myself by looking at TF toys I have no interest in getting. As much as I look forward to Prime Rumble, the fact that finding something besides Bumblebee is "a good day" has me rather worried as to how to actually get him.
Outside of Prime looks to be (thankfully) void of BBs, so that's a plus. Still scratching my head at FoC's release schedule, though: Wave 1 - August; Wave 2 - October; everything else - January

I was hoping this poll could be separated into Hasbro and Takara. On the Hasbro front, I'm not exactly a happy camper as far as FoC is concerned, but that said, the PRID toys are looking better and better with every new wave (EXCEPT Airachnid and PRID Arcee, I guess). On the other hand, the smaller size and higher prices aren't winning any confidence votes from me.

I'm pretty satisfied with what Takara's been doing for the MP line, though.

Since this is a confidence vote and not a performance vote, I declined to vote.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Seriously, you guys only seeing the bad kinda scares me and takes part of the fun of the hobby for me as part of it is sharing enthusiasm. While I do acknowledge the problems the toys have, I would never dismiss their good sides.

I stand with JelZe. Things like this need to be said more often.

It Is Him wrote:I voted yes. Here's why:
- RTS from last year - Classics Jazz, Tracks, Wreck Gar and more
- Generations from last year - Seekers, Red Alert, Blur, Skullgrin, etc.
- MP-10 from Hasbro this year
- Voyager Grimlock, Soundwave and Blaster in 2013, plus Legends deployers

Yeah, the smaller sizes and higher price-tags are a big issue for me, but not enough to take away my vote of confidence. With oil prices significantly higher than just a few years ago, those price changes can be justified fairly. Besides, toy collecting is not an essential need. If it really does become too expensive, I can just walk away.

You said it pretty good.

I voted no. Even though I think the toys are still overall good, the poor distribution and case assortment, combined with canceling of figures is unacceptable. I really like the Prime line so far, the only stinker in the group is Airachnid. But I haven't seen any new figures in months, and I keep hearing that Hasbro isn't releasing so many figures it sucking the fun right out of this.

Instead of looking forward to new figures now I'm thinking "Hey that looks awesome, $50 says Hasbro doesn't release it."

It Is Him wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Seriously, you guys only seeing the bad kinda scares me and takes part of the fun of the hobby for me as part of it is sharing enthusiasm. While I do acknowledge the problems the toys have, I would never dismiss their good sides.

I stand with JelZe. Things like this need to be said more often.

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