mirageandjazz1197 wrote:MisterNewUzer wrote:This is a crock of bull, two toys in this box set already prove that, not to mention countless other toys from previous Botcons:
Transmetal Tarantulas and Ravage/Jaguar XJ9 already exist, we should give them completely garish and awful paintjobs because they have toys that exist.
Hey, Scorponok already has an existing G1 toy, let's just paint him purple!
Hey, Clench has an existing toy, let's make him resemble Optimus Prime instead!
This 2006 Games of Deception set is gonna be the bee's knees! But Dirge and Thrust already have toys, so let's not bother remolding them and just make them straight repaints of the Starscream mold, they'll love that!
That is just lazy and uninformed. I had hope in a great set before, now I'm putting my money towards something more thought out.
The hell are you rambling on about?
What you said does not make sense.
1: They have toys yes but Agent Ravage himself does not have a modern mold Alternators does not fit with classics.
2: That Scorponok did not have a modern articulated counterpart like Metroplex dpes and that mold did not have a G1 repaint already and they gave it a headmaster function.
3: How the hell does Clench look like Optimus Prime? He really doesn't.
4: Neither Dirge or Thrust were straight redecos of Starscream and at the time they did not have the classics update and Thrust does have remolding.
It makes sense in the context of the interviewees comment, in case you missed it (which obviously you did)
He essentially stated that because they have existing toys in the existing colors already, they needed to do something different. which is nonsense, obviously, because all of the toys I mentioned have existing toys and got updated figures via Botcon with mostly accurate colors.
So to respond to your misinformed statements:
I was obviously speaking in rhetorical nonsense, making statements in line with his previous "oh it already exists so let's do something different with this character" statement.
1- Jaguar X-9 exists, and though he doesn't quite fit in with "classics" as you stated, we're not talking about CHUG, this is about updates of characters who had pre-existing toys. The new Ravage in this Botcon set has a very similar visage to X-9.
2- You're really missing the point here. If were to follow the nonsensical "it exists so lets make it different instead" logic, we would have the folks at Botcon making similar statements about a Purple Scorponok...
3- ... a Red and Blue Clench figure...
4- ...and Starscream repaints of the coneheads with no remolding at all.
HOWEVER, as you deigned to try and point out to me that which I was already aware of, none of those things exist, thankfully. INSTEAD, the Botcon guys said "oh, these folks all have existing toys... but instead of doing something completely different and off the wall with them, lets give them a GOOD modern update.
Which is what should be happening with the Tripredacus Council. Instead we're getting something that's based on colors nobody can even agree on the characters actually being or if it was a lighting issue.
You need to learn what sarcasm is, and practice your reading comprehension, friend.