by Noideaforaname » Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:17 pm
It's interesting, as amazing as the recent BW figures are, it's not like the originals are horridly outdated and totally out of place on modern shelves. The main problem is that the show just took a huge artistic license on the characters (more so the S1 bots than later ones).... and, well, the flip-change and mutant-mask gimmicks. But, I mean, how could you even improve someone like, say, Quickstrike? It's not like with certain other lines where your only other option is a poorly-engineered brick. Which is convenient, since the non-show bots sure as heck aren't getting updates any time soon.
Anyways, I myself only collect organic Beast Warriors. No Transmetals, no pre-BW, nothing that isn't flesh and blood. Anything "living" is fair game - originals, II/Neo, Generation updates, potentially other lines - though right now I only have a small handful: the Pred Fuzors, Tripredacus, and Transquito. I'd like to get more, but they're just a low priority for me... despite my nostalgia for the line, biased towards organic beast forms, and my considering the show the best of the franchise. Yeah, I don't get how that happened...