ExciKaiser wrote:william-james88 wrote: and be centered around G1 characters.
Which is somewhat a bit sad. During a previous interview Warden said the line need renewal and to be refreshed, I really had big hopes for new characters, a bit like we got during Unicron Trilogy, or even like the RiD ones, but with more generation-like engeenering than the over simplified toys kids currently have.
And you say it'll be 84 all over again.. I'm already tired.
william-james88 wrote:G1 does not mean 84 characters necessarily. The current toy voting poll is a good indication that it will be a mix of all G1.
84, Marvel UK and Post 86 Movie toys are all now confirmed possibilities.
Sabrblade wrote:Still wish Hasbro had thought up a different, all new name for this line.
mordhelm wrote:Now, what I am most curious about is the post 2021 timeframe. It sounds like Generations is on a 3 year lifecycle now. So anything can happen after 2021, and it would be very interesting to see how the figures change as the demographics change (older, more "G1" oriented fans bowing out, younger fans with different expectations from the more "mature" line).
Emerje wrote:But I still wouldn't expect any drastic changes in the Generations style.
Emerje wrote:Emerje wrote:But I still wouldn't expect any drastic changes in the Generations style.
OK, so, after listening to the Warden interview on the Twincast Podcast (last half hour or so if you want to listen, might have been posted on the site already, but I lost it in the news shuffle) I'm a little less confident in this being true. I'm not saying there will be a radical departure, but they've lead me to believe the WfC figures may not blend with previous Generations lines as well as we hoped. He specifically said it's being (paraphrased) "approached with a different brush" referring to the deco and a "gritty realism" with an "interesting edge" when referring to the the overall aesthetic.
Stormtalon wrote:
The storyline is a discussion for another thread. But seriously, when was the last time Autobot and Decepticons were opposing factions and not just two groups that run into each other.
Thoughts on the Toyline:
In the back of my mind, the Prime Wars was Hasbro's attempt to undercut the third party market. (Why spend $80 for an Ironhide when you can get one from us for $15.) Now that their masterpiece line is fully operational they are giving the Prime Wars a fond farewell.
War for Cybertron can work. I myself would like to see some new transformers. I'd like to see other female Autobots that aren't named Windblade. I'd also love to see a real power struggle among the Decepticons.
The central problem here is that it always circles back to story. Needlenose and Tracks are brothers? Ok then you have to explain Transformer siblings. Spinister and Wheeljack have a rivalry, then you have to detail that rivalry somewhere. It looks like the direction WfC 2.0 is taking focuses on characters. I'm down for that, but you have to chronicle that rivalry not assume we've all read the comics. Maybe a series of 3-5 minute web shorts, but no the Machinima variety.
Just for fun, some rivalries I'd like to see in the new line:
Blaster v Soundwave - Most times, they are like two strangers. Blaster doesn't have the same position in command as Soundwave does in the Decepticons. I'd like to see how their rivalry started.
Camshaft v Barricade - We've had TF crime noir before, but I'd like a blaxploitation spin to it with that 'one bad motherboard -- shut your mouth. I'm just talking about Camshaft."
Visionaries v Terrocons - Knights need monsters to fight. What if magic had to go up against tech in the form of spectral knights fighting Monsterbots and Terrorcons?
Transformers Generations: War For Cybertron
•WFC Voyager: 6 Characters across 4 Waves
•WFC Leader: 3 Characters across 2 Waves
•WFC Micromaster: 11 Characters across 4 Waves
•WFC Battle Master: 10 Characters across 4 Waves
•WFC Deluxe 14 Characters across 4 Waves
ZeroWolf wrote:They'll be new designs as, despite the name, it has absolutely nothing to do with the game.
Though I would happily bet that whatever designs they use in this line, will be used in idw going forward after the reboot.
Battle masters has me thinking if it will be connected to the micro masters, like the pairing of a scout sized bot with a micro (assuming they are going back to the old definition of micromasters)
o.supreme wrote:Not much, but we are starting to get hints of what this line may entail, at least in terms of size classes:Transformers Generations: War For Cybertron
•WFC Voyager: 6 Characters across 4 Waves
•WFC Leader: 3 Characters across 2 Waves
•WFC Micromaster: 11 Characters across 4 Waves
•WFC Battle Master: 10 Characters across 4 Waves
•WFC Deluxe 14 Characters across 4 Waves
Wolfman Jake wrote:o.supreme wrote:Not much, but we are starting to get hints of what this line may entail, at least in terms of size classes:Transformers Generations: War For Cybertron
•WFC Voyager: 6 Characters across 4 Waves
•WFC Leader: 3 Characters across 2 Waves
•WFC Micromaster: 11 Characters across 4 Waves
•WFC Battle Master: 10 Characters across 4 Waves
•WFC Deluxe 14 Characters across 4 Waves
Where'd this info come from, allegedly?
Skritz wrote:Well, it might be fake but admittedly it does seem to line up what we've seen with Generations during Power of the Primes, not to mention the last leak proved to be true. In hindsight I probably should have doublechecked how valid and true this is but, admittedly, nothing in there seems all that unusual and you'd think someone trying to drum up a fake leak would throw in some really ridiculous stuff to get people falsely excited, like going "We are getting Leader Class Thunder Clash, Star Saber and Deathsaurus!" or announcing a new Titan Class Omega Supreme.
This is very tame by comparison.
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