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Agamemnon wrote:

Arctorro wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:I'm still surprised that this is a surprise to anybody. MMC has pretty well established how they do things. And, besides, they did get fan feedback on the Arcee mold. Perhaps this might change given Has/Tak's announcement on Arcee in the upcoming line, but it is pretty far down the design process, with a lot of money already sunk into the product. (Personally, I hope they continue with that line. I'd like to see them.)

I believe MMC confirmed that they will be releasing Arcee and the others still. Even with Hasbro's announcement there seems to be enough interest for it to go ahead.

Yeah, that was my understanding too. I was just countering the implied contention that MMC doesn't listen to the fan base, when I think they clearly have shown that they do. (Not directed at you, Arctorro. )

Ah, cool I must admit that I'm surprised people think they make big decisions without feedback first after Feral Rex and Hexatron.

I can come to a conclusion that FP Quickswitch is a bad toy. Due to the toy being in the test shot stage months ago. There were many pics showing that toy in all it's glory. From What I saw that thing looks terrible in every mode. At this point it's just impossible to think any other 3rd party company can do a worse job than FP with Quickswitch.

Many are guessing the MMC Quickswitch version will be better than the FP version based off of MMC's previous products they released.

Tsutsukakushi wrote:I can come to a conclusion that FP Quickswitch is a bad toy. Due to the toy being in the test shot stage months ago. There were many pics showing that toy in all it's glory. From What I saw that thing looks terrible in every mode. At this point it's just impossible to think any other 3rd party company can do a worse job than FP with Quickswitch.

Many are guessing the MMC Quickswitch version will be better than the FP version based off of MMC's previous products they released.

I think that you are missing two very important points. First, the original Quickswitch was an ugly toy. (No, I think that statement might sully the good name of ugly. ) Second, it clearly looks like the MMC version is a variation of their Scientist mold. I am curious to see how they pull off a Quickswitch (if they even are; as mentioned earlier, MMC seems to be having fun trolling based on this mold) but I don't think it is necessarily a forgone conclusion that it will look that much better.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion. (Your statements come off as stating a fact, not opinion, by the way. Perhaps that is why I end up countering your opinions so much...) However, even though you say that there have been plenty of pics of FP's version, as Megatronus stated, and I think he is right, there have not been any shots of FP's in full color yet. You can feel free to jump to a conclusion without the paint, but I learned from their Roadbuster that sometimes paint makes all the difference.

You may decide based on the limited info we have to dislike FP's version. I'm just not sure it's fair, based on the limited info and pics that we have, to judge FP's version as harshly as some here have. That's all. I prefer to give, even items I dislike, the benefit of the doubt. Because, I have been proven wrong in my opinions before, and I'm okay with that. (See the aforementioned Roadbuster. I was pretty harsh with my comments and I really did dislike it, until I saw it painted. It is amazing how much different paint apps make from prototype pics.)

I am interested in a Quickswitch that does not share a mold that is similar to other figures released. To me, Quickswitch is a unique character with distinct transformations.