Seibertron wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:TheForgottenTaxi wrote:Kinda shocked at the unabashed bias in Seibertron's writeup. Maybe it's silly of me to expect a toy fan site to separate its opinion and news content, but dang.
Agreed. I would have thought it more professional to have a little more objectivity, in coverage of a given article. Instead of something that reads like smug, gloating fanboy
You're on the wrong Transformers fan site if you think Seibertron.com is here to show objectivity to 3rd party products. Those products are flat out wrong. They shouldn't be made. They shouldn't exist. You do not have a right to those products just because Hasbro is not making them or isn't making them in the way that you think they should be made. If you can justify 3rd party products, you're without a doubt on the wrong side of the fence. Disillusion yourselves and justify it all that you want, but it's flat out wrong.
What is most bafflingly is the short sightedness that 3rd party supporters have for the long term longevity of this brand and the damage that 3rd party does to the official brand and to Hasbro and Takara Tomy. I'm in this hobby for the long haul. I've been collecting since 1984. Never stopped. It has been my passion for all but the first 7 years of my life. This site is here because of my passion. I dread the moment thinking about this fandom and the Transformers brand ultimately being destroyed because of the long term damage 3rd party products does to both. The more 3rd party takes over the fandom, the closer the brand is to ultimately failing.
3rd party products are like a quick fix drug. Yah, you are getting what you want right then, you get your high, you get your fix, but little to no thought goes into the damage that the quick fix causes long term. If you want to see this brand continue long past the time of the current Transformers brand team and shareholders interest, think about what is best for the Transformers brand before you buy your next 3rd party product.
I wish I had something more eloquent to say than 'yeah, what he said' but yeah, what he said kind of sums it up for me. And that is why I write for Seibertron specifically and not another site. It's why I've been a fan of Seibertron for years.
If that's being a shill then I didn't realize there was a negative name for it. But I get that point of view I can get like that over other things in my own life I do see what you mean. But I'm not going to change either. That's just me.
It's tough just Hasbro is kind of like the sports team with all my favorite players. All these robots I've surrounded my life with all have Hasbro stamped on their foot or their posterior. But I also don't close my mind to the appeal of 3P products or fans of that stuff. Because that interest is there for the same reason I'm here.
I am a fan first, so are we all. And my exuberance and writing style, it just comes from a place of love for this stuff. I love writing but I'm not a professional. I love Transformer news but I don't have a rolodex of connections and a degree on a wall in journalism. Cripes I hope I never come off like that kind of guy.
I felt like after a day of reading so many negative comments on line directed my way specifically I wanted to just say that stuff, and say it here because it matters more here than out there.
Because we're not here for damned stamps or Gobots or Convertors
ok they’re cool too I love Gobots and Convertors just at the end of the day thank Primus you're all Transformers fans