The Energon Pub

by **RiddlerJ** » Fri May 04, 2012 1:51 pm

I almost don't mind the colors. Vortex is the only one that looks totally off. The others are close enough to their usual color schemes. I actually prefer the purple Blast Off here to that gold version.

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Fri May 04, 2012 1:59 pm

I'll take my chances at standard retail if it means not putting up with that color scheme. That is worse than some of the mash-ups we got during the Beast Wars line. Better than G2 colors for sure but it's certainly not would I would expect for an exclusive gift-set. There are enough TRU's, Targets and Wally Worlds near me that I can afford to take my chances with availability.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Fri May 04, 2012 2:09 pm

kirbenvost wrote:WTF. But the individual figures are definitely still getting a release, right?

I wonder if this means they might have a different color scheme, or if this is confirmed to be it. I would love it if they realized the regular release should be less bright, but I doubt it.

I also wonder if it's a possibility that this box set may make it to Canadian TRUs, since that's what happened with Amazon Unicron.

Individual figures are definitely getting released. The only thing exclusive here is the fact that they come in a giftset. Colors should be the same.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri May 04, 2012 3:45 pm

They sure love their EXCLUSIVES , don't they?

URRR DURRRR WE WILL ONLY SELL THESE AT ONE PLACE IN ONLY ONE COUNTRY AND THE REST OF THE WORD CAN DIE IN A FIRE!

DUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.............................

OKAY, BECAUSE OF OUR STUPID DISTRIBUTION POLICIES, WE COULD NOT HAVE SOLD ENOUGH SO WE ARE STUCK WITH A RETARDED AMMOUNT OF OVERSTOCK THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PUT THEM ON CLEARANCE BELOW THE COST!

OYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY......................

WEE AHRR UH BUSUNESS! WEE NO HAW TOO MAEK MUNAY!!!

LBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLB........................

El Duque wrote:Individual figures are definitely getting released. The only thing exclusive here is the fact that they come in a giftset. Colors should be the same.

In before one or two individual figures get so understocked that we have no choice but to buy them at stupid prices from a Ebay scalper.
:michaelbay:

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri May 04, 2012 4:22 pm

^ Lol, pretty much.

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Sat May 05, 2012 6:21 pm

I'll take SDCC Bruticus over Brute-Aid man anyday... cool story though

News Credits: 10 · by **gavinfuzzy** » Sat May 05, 2012 9:47 pm

El Duque wrote::CON:
Autobot032 wrote:
El Duque wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:If they're packaging them individually, then I will DEFINITELY get either this giftset or the SDCC one. I have a feeling it won't be easy to walk into a Walmart or TRU and find all five figures in stock, and I don't want to have to hunt all over town or keeping going back to the stores over and over. How much you wanna bet Onslaught will be hard to find? The scalpers will probably swoop into the stores and buy all the Onslaughts so that everyone has to come to them to complete the set.

I think they're also slit among the waves.

Actually, no. For the first time, Hasbro heard our cries. All five come in a wave, 1 per, with other single packed FOC figures to round out the 8 figure case.

Oh really? That's good news I guess. I've pretty much lost interest in these. I'll get them eventually just for the individual modes, but I don't see me displaying them combined.

Wait wait. 1 combaticon per case? Dammit, I imagine brawl being insanely rare... since my TRU only opens cases once all the figs are removed... so if some other figs are on shelf, they are not gonna get new cases opend. #-o

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun May 06, 2012 4:17 am

gavinfuzzy wrote:
El Duque wrote::CON:
Autobot032 wrote:
El Duque wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:If they're packaging them individually, then I will DEFINITELY get either this giftset or the SDCC one. I have a feeling it won't be easy to walk into a Walmart or TRU and find all five figures in stock, and I don't want to have to hunt all over town or keeping going back to the stores over and over. How much you wanna bet Onslaught will be hard to find? The scalpers will probably swoop into the stores and buy all the Onslaughts so that everyone has to come to them to complete the set.

I think they're also slit among the waves.

Actually, no. For the first time, Hasbro heard our cries. All five come in a wave, 1 per, with other single packed FOC figures to round out the 8 figure case.

Oh really? That's good news I guess. I've pretty much lost interest in these. I'll get them eventually just for the individual modes, but I don't see me displaying them combined.

Wait wait. 1 combaticon per case? Dammit, I imagine brawl being insanely rare... since my TRU only opens cases once all the figs are removed... so if some other figs are on shelf, they are not gonna get new cases opend.

No, no, no, all 5 per case, so each case should have a complete Bruticus. However, since cases aren't fully put on the shelves, well...

News Credits: 7 · by **waaaaghlord** » Sun May 06, 2012 6:43 am

Until I see preorders/case breakdowns for individually carded Combaticons I'm going to work to the assumption that the SDCC and Amazon sets will be our only shots at these. When wave 2 preorders go up and it's all Magnus, 'Swipe and Kickback (or whatever combination of figs) expect the panic to start.

News Credits: 10 · by **gavinfuzzy** » Sun May 06, 2012 8:36 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote:
El Duque wrote::CON:
Autobot032 wrote:
El Duque wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:If they're packaging them individually, then I will DEFINITELY get either this giftset or the SDCC one. I have a feeling it won't be easy to walk into a Walmart or TRU and find all five figures in stock, and I don't want to have to hunt all over town or keeping going back to the stores over and over. How much you wanna bet Onslaught will be hard to find? The scalpers will probably swoop into the stores and buy all the Onslaughts so that everyone has to come to them to complete the set.

I think they're also slit among the waves.

Actually, no. For the first time, Hasbro heard our cries. All five come in a wave, 1 per, with other single packed FOC figures to round out the 8 figure case.

Oh really? That's good news I guess. I've pretty much lost interest in these. I'll get them eventually just for the individual modes, but I don't see me displaying them combined.

Wait wait. 1 combaticon per case? Dammit, I imagine brawl being insanely rare... since my TRU only opens cases once all the figs are removed... so if some other figs are on shelf, they are not gonna get new cases opend.

No, no, no, all 5 per case, so each case should have a complete Bruticus. However, since cases aren't fully put on the shelves, well...