The Energon Pub

Are changes to the way knock off transformer companies do business making them the new face of third party figures? Consider, if you will, the historical definitions of both groups and then look at not only how the quality of knock offs have vastly improved in a few key companies, but how they themselves are also using said profits to begin making their own molds, thereby atempting to enter the third party market, case in point - Wei Jiang's Megamaster. It is still highly affordable. So, as these companies begin to maybe make in roads, and considering the "well of g1 is drying up" is he face of third party as we know it altering?