Jaz-Zen wrote:Liege Evilmus wrote:Autobot032 wrote:And people say I'm wrong for saying that Hasbro is suffering from greed disease.
All the stuff Autobot32 just said.
Well, wait a second. Did you hear the news from, like, last month, that Universe/Classic 2.0 actually WON'T have straight repaints, that the repaints WILL be remolds, etc.?
So, yeah, I think Hasbro is milking the Movie for all they can, but things will be different next year.
Now, of course, they could milk the 2nd Movie for all they can, too, but maybe Hasbro won't go back to doing so many straight repaints, and will continue to do even slight remolds in lines other than Universe/Classic 2.0. Here's hoping, anyway.
It wouldn't be the first time Hasbro's plan didn't work out as well...planned.
I'm hoping for good news in the C/U 2.0 and Animated lines. (even though I won't be collecting the latter, I'd still like to see the fans of it not get a bum deal like all of us have with the Movie line...)
I'll admit, anything is possible and Hasbro could be 110% honest here and they'll actually come through, but why not milk it if they can? (and they will)
I know, it sounds like I'm ungrateful (and I swear I'm not. I do appreciate everything they've given us) but it's ridiculous at this point. Repaints, remolds, repacks, etc....
That's not a toy line, that's a business model that unfortunately works all too well. (otherwise they wouldn't continue to do it.)
Everyone wanted Big Daddy (I'm not one of those, btw...) and I'm glad they got him. Beyond him, however...this is ridiculous.
Battle damaged Arcee (who wasn't even in the friggin' movie!)
F.A.B. repaints
Deluxe Class Allspark Power/Premium line repaints (I'm still scratchin' my head over the Premium line being repainted with horrid blue paint, yet it's not actually part of the Allspark Power line....)
Etc...etc...
Original molds...let's go over the list, shall we?
Real Gear
1.) Booster X10
2.) High Score 100
3.) Longview
4.) Meantime
5.) Powerup VT6
6.) Speed Dial 800
7.) Spy Shot 6
8.) Zoom Out 25X
Deluxe
9.) Arcee
10.) Barricade
11.) Bonecrusher
12.) Brawl
13.) Bumblebee (1976 Camaro)
14.) Bumblebee (2009 Camaro Concept)
15.) Dreadwing
16.) Dropkick
17.) Landmine
18.) Longarm
19.) Jazz
20.) Optimus Prime (Preview Protoform)
21.) Payload
22.) Scorponok
23.) Starscream (Preview Protoform)
24.) Stockade
25.) Swindle
26.) Wreckage
Voyager
27.) Blackout
28.) Incinerator
29.) Ironhide
30.) Megatron
31.) Optimus Prime
32.) Ratchet
33.) Starscream
Leader Class
34.) Brawl
35.) Megatron
36.) Optimus Prime
Legends
37.) Barricade
38.) Blackout
39.) Bonecrusher
40.) Bumblebee
41.) Ironhide
42.) Jazz
43.) Megatron
44.) Optimus Prime
45.) Ratchet
46.) Starscream
Fast Action Battlers
47.) Barricade
48.) Blackout
49.) Brawl
50.) Bumblebee
51.) Frenzy
52.) Ironhide
53.) Jazz
54.) Megatron
55.) Optimus Prime
56.) Ratchet
57.) Starscream
Considering how long they've stretched this out, the repaints, remolds, etc...not a lot of new molds. Especially when compared to other lines of the past.
I didn't include Unleashed, Robot Replicas or Heroes because they don't transform. I also didn't include remolds such as Thundercracker because a remolded head or limb just isn't enough to classify it as a new mold.
I finally decided to start listing my collection by each individual mold (because it's starting to become quite big and I'm losing count...) and I noticed that if you count every Mini-Con, Basic, Deluxe, etc...Armada alone has over 75 individual molds.
Energon and Cybertron, the same.
The Movie line has gotten the shaft here (especially Bonecrusher...) and well...it sucks.
Filling it up with repaints (from long dead lines, no less!) and remolds (crappy ones I might add!) doesn't make it the best choice. I realize they've got to make money on this, but if you count how much they've made on just the original molds of this line...I'm sure they made close to their initial investment. They've definitely made well over that by now.
US, UK, China, Japan, Australia, etc...all of them have Movie line figures and they're selling out left and right. By this point, they're just using those molds like the town doorknob. (everyone gets a turn)
Ridiculous.
NOTE: Realize that I am not a perfect Christian, nor do I profess to be. I apologize if anyone's ever offended by me, I'm not perfect. Don't hold my posts and opinions against other Christians.