Diem wrote:But why is Swindle a h...
...oh, sod it. Whatever.
If I remember that instruction booklet from a while back then yeah, Mr. B. Off Esquire is indeed a tank.Merc With A Mouth wrote:Diem wrote:But why is Swindle a h...
...oh, sod it. Whatever.
Agreed. Given the limited number of molds it would be better if Swindle were one of the tanks, given that he's a land unit. I'd rather see one of the helicopters in Blast Offs colors and name then Swindle. That being said since Swindle and Vortex are helicopters, it's safe to say Onslaught's well Onslaught, and at least one of the tanks is Brawl. So who's the second tank? If it's Blast Off I feel a facepalm and a headache coming on.
dragons wrote:energon combinors i dont like they cant hold anything with tose type of hands g1, g2 combinors i like. i feel were getting ripped of with the enrgon combinors energon combinors cant hold anything there hands & they dont come with weapons for when they combine.
dr_n00b wrote:logical as ever Hasbro...
you have a new onslaught mold out, which rocks. leg connectors shouldn't be a problem, arm connectors might be trickier. but hey, if city commander showed us anything, it's that augmenting an existing mold is possible, even if said mold wasn't meant for it originally.
yet despite everything, they choose to repaint a 4 year old mold.
-Kanrabat- wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:First-Aid wrote:Okay, did anyone else notice that we all get a wonderful shot of Starscreams crotch anytime he sits in that throne? That's unnerving. Couldn't they have put n extra flap in there? It's....weird.
Its kind of like Basic Instinct, but not in a good way...
Goddammit, now I can't unsee it.
First-Aid wrote:dr_n00b wrote:logical as ever Hasbro...
you have a new onslaught mold out, which rocks. leg connectors shouldn't be a problem, arm connectors might be trickier. but hey, if city commander showed us anything, it's that augmenting an existing mold is possible, even if said mold wasn't meant for it originally.
yet despite everything, they choose to repaint a 4 year old mold.
It's called "the bottom line". They are into making money, not catering to the whims of fanboys everywhere. I'm sure some people there would LOVE to do that...the engineering challenges would make it worth it...but the stockholders and board of directors say otherwise. More than likely they weighed the option and decided that the short term losses in terms of manpower and hours would be far to significant...especially when you consider the current state of the economy. People are hanging on to their money, disposable income is down significantly, we're on the brink of a global recession (or in it already depending on which party's candidates you talk to), so they chose to go with a low-cost alternative. Makes sense to me...
Sledge wrote:You're assuming people won't buy it because you won't. I'm gonna go with the expertise of an international toy company who've been selling this line for 25 years over that of some dude on the interwebz.
First-Aid wrote:dr_n00b wrote:logical as ever Hasbro...
you have a new onslaught mold out, which rocks. leg connectors shouldn't be a problem, arm connectors might be trickier. but hey, if city commander showed us anything, it's that augmenting an existing mold is possible, even if said mold wasn't meant for it originally.
yet despite everything, they choose to repaint a 4 year old mold.
It's called "the bottom line". They are into making money, not catering to the whims of fanboys everywhere. I'm sure some people there would LOVE to do that...the engineering challenges would make it worth it...but the stockholders and board of directors say otherwise. More than likely they weighed the option and decided that the short term losses in terms of manpower and hours would be far to significant...especially when you consider the current state of the economy. People are hanging on to their money, disposable income is down significantly, we're on the brink of a global recession (or in it already depending on which party's candidates you talk to), so they chose to go with a low-cost alternative. Makes sense to me...
Sledge wrote:Auto Bot: not every post I make is aimed solely at you. Consider that and get back to us. Or not.
dr_n00b: I can only assume you're trying to live up to the name. This fandom, despite occasional ranting about "repaints are teh sux," LOVES repaints. Look at the fuss when repaints of the Classics Seekers weren't released at mass retail.
And what is all this "they don't listen to the fans" rubbish? You are aware that they turn up at Botcon and are actively seeking questions and feedback from "the fans"? Or did this sail over your head whilst you were busy bitching about being forced to buy a repaint at gunpoint?
Bottom line: you're not every fan, and Hasbro have been doing this for 25 YEARS. Some of the people making decisions on the line are people who grew up with it and love it as much as we do. I think they generally know what they're doing, and they get it right more often than you would.
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