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News Credits: 656 · Wed May 24, 2017 11:56 am

Counterpunch wrote:What marketing genius put this show together?

News Credits: 22 · Thu May 25, 2017 4:28 am

So...they did away with BotCon in favor of this clusterf**k? I mean, BotCon wasn't the greatest organized event either, nor was it cheap, but at least it was all-Transformers all the time. With HASCON, it's like Transformers is a small part of the events, and it still costs the same. Plus, as mentioned before, paying for travel and lodgings as well. This seems like it would be a good idea for those who live in the Northeast. But everyone else? No chance. Maybe if it's a financial failure, it will slap Hasbro in the face hard enough that they wake up and rethink this mess.

News Credits: 6188 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:34 am

Courtesy of the official Transformers Facebook page, we have an update regarding September's HASCON event - bringing together multiple franchises from the toy maker. Included in the clip below, presented by John Warden and Ben Montano, we find out that a Stan Bush concert is planned, along with Q&A with the Hasbro Design Team, a HasCon exclusive figure. Plus, promises of the Power of the Primes line to be shown off at the con. Check it out below!

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News Credits: 656 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:58 am

Will the Transformers Fans Only lounge have Natty Ice and a Gamecube? Are pants optional? These are the real Hascon questions. The real answers are "no".

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:17 pm

ScottyP wrote:Will the Transformers Fans Only lounge have Natty Ice and a Gamecube? Are pants optional? These are the real Hascon questions. The real answers are "no".

Would you go if the answer was yes?

News Credits: 656 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:18 pm

william-james88 wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Will the Transformers Fans Only lounge have Natty Ice and a Gamecube? Are pants optional? These are the real Hascon questions. The real answers are "no".

Would you go if the answer was yes?

No.

Unless it was the Stan Bush and Transformers Fans Only hangout lounge where Stan Bush was required to be present at all times.

Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:24 pm

ScottyP wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Will the Transformers Fans Only lounge have Natty Ice and a Gamecube? Are pants optional? These are the real Hascon questions. The real answers are "no".

Would you go if the answer was yes?
No.

Unless it was the Stan Bush and Transformers Fans Only hangout lounge where Stan Bush was required to be present at all times.

With or without pants?

Glarryg

News Credits: 656 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:29 pm

Glarryg wrote:
With or without pants?

Glarryg

My limited and short experiences meeting Mr. Bush at Botcons have led me to believe he's a really humble, nice guy. So with that said, we'll make the call for pants his decision. Whatever he's most comfortable with. Whatever he'd like to Dare choose, I'm sure it'll have The Touch and light a Thunder in Your Heart (cover).

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:39 pm

Well, if he chose without pants, would any of you Dare to Touch?

http://www.youtube.com/user/Pepsimus · Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:49 pm

An exclusive figure (as in only one?). Hmm... well, considering they said it will probably be up on the website for purchase shortly after the convention, doesn't seem like there's much reason to go lol

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:51 pm

A deal breaker for many fans was the strict autograph policy said to be enforced at Hascon, where you could only autograph merchandise bought at the show.
Hasbro has since changed that to include anything official. So those who want Peter Cullen to autograph the G1 Optimus Prime they had as a kid of some old Transformers VHS covers you still treasure will be able to.

Here is the updated policy:

Our autograph policy has been updated: HASCON Guests will sign your HASCON Program Guide and only officially licensed DVDs, comics, toys and other collectibles, but they will not sign bootleg merchandise. Please bring only one item to be signed during each autograph session and understand that the HASCON Guests may or may not pose for photographs with the fans. For more information please visit our FAQ's here: Hasbro HASCON 2017

News Credits: 54 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:56 pm

Well that's better and much more reasonable.

I totally understand why Hasbro wouldn't want a Third Party item there at an "official" Hasbro convention for Hasbro things.

News Credits: 12 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:03 pm

I'm still annoyed that they decided to put all their properties together in one convention. Because obviously what we want is Transformers, G.I. Joe and... *shudder*... My Little Pony in one convention.

Granted, I'm not even able to attend because it's in America, but it still seems odd. Is this their way of making up for the fact there's not really enough fans for a standalone G.I. Joe convention to be justified anymore? Is it some sick joke, forcing Joe fans and TF fans to share space with Bronies (who have enough of their own conventions anyway)?

I dunno. Hasbro is weird.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:06 pm

Black Bumblebee wrote:An exclusive figure (as in only one?). Hmm... well, considering they said it will probably be up on the website for purchase shortly after the convention, doesn't seem like there's much reason to go lol

For over 10 years botcon was only doing one figure. Once funpub came along they did the box sets and other stuff. This is the first year so it's going to be a learning thing and see how it goes.

News Credits: 656 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:22 pm

One figure sounds great, and I really mean that. One of the issues Fun Pub had, imo, was the mentality that less could not possibly be more. Did year X's set have Y number of figures? Fun Pub thought that year X+1's set had to have greater than or equal to Y or it was a step back. They said so. It didn't and doesn't make sense and seemed like a strange self-imposed guideline.

Anyhow, yeah I am very in favor of Hascon going for more of an early Botcon or Tokyo Toy Show type model where there are 1, at most 3 or so choice pieces to commemorate the event.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:39 pm

Randomhero wrote:
Black Bumblebee wrote:An exclusive figure (as in only one?). Hmm... well, considering they said it will probably be up on the website for purchase shortly after the convention, doesn't seem like there's much reason to go lol

For over 10 years botcon was only doing one figure. Once funpub came along they did the box sets and other stuff. This is the first year so it's going to be a learning thing and see how it goes.

1994-1996 is not "over 10 years".

News Credits: 3 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:56 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Randomhero wrote:
Black Bumblebee wrote:An exclusive figure (as in only one?). Hmm... well, considering they said it will probably be up on the website for purchase shortly after the convention, doesn't seem like there's much reason to go lol

For over 10 years botcon was only doing one figure. Once funpub came along they did the box sets and other stuff. This is the first year so it's going to be a learning thing and see how it goes.
1994-1996 is not "over 10 years".

My mistake they did twos and threes and sometimes just one. Certainly not on or with the 12+ botcon was doing. Either way it's still their first and it's not just accommodating transformers it's handling all their brands that they choose to participate.

It affects me in no way I never went to botcon. It was something I always said I'd do but now that it's gone I said "oh well"

Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:10 pm

Did anybody else notice that they only said Power of the Primes reveals? Can we expect the final wave of TR to be revealed at SDCC.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:39 pm

Video Clip wrote:We also have a great Hascon exclusive

I notice that he didn't say it was an actual toy/figure/etc, but I'm not going to nitpick over that. Just pointing it out since the wording on that seemed odd. I'll laugh my butt off it it turns out to just be a lithograph with a character from every franchise.

Also, Hascon is less than 3 months away. Kinda late to finally be announcing an exclusive item. If you wanted me to fly across the continent, you should've advertised more ahead of time, Hasbro.

I'm going to predict that the exclusive item to being something closer to an SDCC exclusive instead of a Botcon exclusive. So it'll be shiny or in a pretty box. And therefore, a very easy pass.

News Credits: 241 · Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:04 pm

Lucky Logician wrote:I'm going to predict that the exclusive item to being something closer to an SDCC exclusive instead of a Botcon exclusive. So it'll be shiny or in a pretty box. And therefore, a very easy pass.

Another possibility is that it will be akin to those Japanese shows with their exclusive redecos. No no no, I'm not talking about black ones, they've done more than that!

Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:09 pm

This whole Hascon thing is interesting to me because they're trying to unite the fans of the different Hasbro properties under one banner, yet it seems like more and more TF fans are becoming skeptical of the whole thing. Is it wrong of me to secretly hope that this turns out like that whole Dashcon thing from a couple of years ago? Because if so, then I don't want to be right.

News Credits: 11 · Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:15 am

BombshellDaBug wrote:This whole Hascon thing is interesting to me because they're trying to unite the fans of the different Hasbro properties under one banner, yet it seems like more and more TF fans are becoming skeptical of the whole thing. Is it wrong of me to secretly hope that this turns out like that whole Dashcon thing from a couple of years ago? Because if so, then I don't want to be right.

The difference is that Dashcon was put together by a small group of people who had never organised an event before, and blew most of their money because they knew nothing about responsible budgeting. I'm sure with Hascon everything has been carefully planned and budgeted in advance, by people who know what they're doing. There's a video on YouTube that goes into more detail about why Dashcon failed so badly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZgxeX2dCnQ

News Credits: 11 · Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:35 am

I would find the imminent disaster that this show is going to be funny - if it wasn't so darn expensive for it's victims to attend.

Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:42 am

"Power of the Primes reveals plus Masterpiece, Movie and more."

Looking Forward to the Power of the Primes reveal. But are the "Masterpiece, Movie & More" just showcases of the what's been shown recently or will there be an additional reveals with the showcased?

Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:31 am

Munkky wrote:
BombshellDaBug wrote:This whole Hascon thing is interesting to me because they're trying to unite the fans of the different Hasbro properties under one banner, yet it seems like more and more TF fans are becoming skeptical of the whole thing. Is it wrong of me to secretly hope that this turns out like that whole Dashcon thing from a couple of years ago? Because if so, then I don't want to be right.

The difference is that Dashcon was put together by a small group of people who had never organised an event before, and blew most of their money because they knew nothing about responsible budgeting. I'm sure with Hascon everything has been carefully planned and budgeted in advance, by people who know what they're doing. There's a video on YouTube that goes into more detail about why Dashcon failed so badly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZgxeX2dCnQ

I will admit that I was being rather sarcastic when I made that comment. That being said, I'm still rather skeptical of this being the major success that Hasbro is hoping it will be. Realistically speaking, it'll probably be a moderate success with a few hiccups here and there.