Rated X wrote:Superion looks ok if you bend his knees and elbows. But standing straight he looks like crap. Uranus is a much better superion.
Is it some sort of expectation that once a team combines, the gestalt becomes a much less intelligent being?Sabrblade wrote:"Menacing" is putting it mildly:Rodimus Prime wrote:However, just thinking about it, how menacing would a combiner made of Dinobots be?
The combined robots brain is made up of 5 minds that don't 'gel' all that well and it causes confliction which reduces the overall intelligence. At least that's how I see it...Rodimus Prime wrote:Is it some sort of expectation that once a team combines, the gestalt becomes a much less intelligent being?Sabrblade wrote:"Menacing" is putting it mildly:Rodimus Prime wrote:However, just thinking about it, how menacing would a combiner made of Dinobots be?
william-james88 wrote:So that would also be the case for Predaking, who is also six members.
Seibertron wrote:Rated X wrote:Superion looks ok if you bend his knees and elbows. But standing straight he looks like crap. Uranus is a much better superion.
I should certainly hope so for a toy that costs 5.5 times as much ($85 versus $450)! A Lamborghini is a much nicer car than a Corvette as well, but the Corvette is still pretty damn nice.
It's not that that guy isn't smart, it's an all out monster. A psychopathic, barbaric, killing machine. Kills Autobots, Decepticons, you name it.Rodimus Prime wrote:Is it some sort of expectation that once a team combines, the gestalt becomes a much less intelligent being?Sabrblade wrote:"Menacing" is putting it mildly:Rodimus Prime wrote:However, just thinking about it, how menacing would a combiner made of Dinobots be?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Rated X wrote:Seibertron wrote:Rated X wrote:Superion looks ok if you bend his knees and elbows. But standing straight he looks like crap. Uranus is a much better superion.
I should certainly hope so for a toy that costs 5.5 times as much ($85 versus $450)! A Lamborghini is a much nicer car than a Corvette as well, but the Corvette is still pretty damn nice.
At the original prices plus the upgrades Uranus cost me close to $600. Hasbro is improving with each combiner but they really need to work on the monkey arms. And that flop coptor was an insult to fans. You cant tell me the coptor wasn't done on purpose as a "marketing decision". Do you support the coptor decision ? I know you wont buy it but how do you feel about the upcoming 3rd party slingshot ? Would you agree that sometimes hasbro can be their own worst enemy in that regards ?
noctorro wrote:Rated X wrote:Seibertron wrote:Rated X wrote:Superion looks ok if you bend his knees and elbows. But standing straight he looks like crap. Uranus is a much better superion.
I should certainly hope so for a toy that costs 5.5 times as much ($85 versus $450)! A Lamborghini is a much nicer car than a Corvette as well, but the Corvette is still pretty damn nice.
At the original prices plus the upgrades Uranus cost me close to $600. Hasbro is improving with each combiner but they really need to work on the monkey arms. And that flop coptor was an insult to fans. You cant tell me the coptor wasn't done on purpose as a "marketing decision". Do you support the coptor decision ? I know you wont buy it but how do you feel about the upcoming 3rd party slingshot ? Would you agree that sometimes hasbro can be their own worst enemy in that regards ?
I disagree.
Obviously.
I think the Alpha Bravo dude wasn't a bad choice. If it was a jet and called Slingshot I'd be just as happy. And four jets who kind of look the same, I understand Hasbro's point of view.
I'm not bothered by monkey arms, but I can understand some people are.
I'll look for some comparison shots with Superion next to Uranus in combiner form.
But I always am in favor of Hasbro/Takara (a.k.a. real Transformers) bots than third party stuff.
But I do own Hercules, because they look good, great scale and solid bots.
Don't know if I'll keep him, have to wait for the Combiner Wars Devastator.
I have way to many robots for a small appartment and keep op buying -_-
By that you mean "official" Hasbro-sanctioned Transformers, right? Because 3rd party companies have some superior products, especially combiners, out there right now. If Hasbro put as much thought into engineering their products as some of there 3rd party places do, I'd be buying a lot more TFs. But the 3rd party selections are limited, due to pricing, and the quality and design of the "official" figures is inferior for the same reason. For me, it all comes down to quality over quantity. I think 3rd party stuff is for collectors, whereas "official" Hasbro stuff, other than the MP line, is for younger consumers. After all, Hasbro is a toy company.noctorro wrote:I always am in favor of Hasbro/Takara (a.k.a. real Transformers) bots than third party stuff.
Mr_Autobot411 wrote:Hasbro, then u wonder why i give my money to 3rd parties. esp the combiners.
these are massive fails for me, wtf is up with superions hands?
well ill be saving a lot of money in 2015. I wont start on the laughable RID line either, save that for another thread.
Rodimus Prime wrote:You can't make me disappear. I am not feet.
I bet people thought that back in '95 as well, as G2 concluded. Yet here we are.OptimalOptimus2 wrote:I think the Transformers brand is starting to reach its final stages.
Rodimus Prime wrote:I bet people thought that back in '95 as well, as G2 concluded. Yet here we are.OptimalOptimus2 wrote:I think the Transformers brand is starting to reach its final stages.
Rated X wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I bet people thought that back in '95 as well, as G2 concluded. Yet here we are.OptimalOptimus2 wrote:I think the Transformers brand is starting to reach its final stages.
I dont know about gone for good, but I can see it going dormant in a few years and then making a comeback a decade later. We saw the same thing with ninja turtles and GI Joe.
Rodimus Prime wrote:You can't make me disappear. I am not feet.
Why wouldn't they? Even if they didn't put out anything new, it would take at least a few years to clear all the shelves of all the stores of the current TF merchandise. Besides, as long as they keep making the live action movies, as they plan to, there will be new movie figures, at least, coming out for the next 5 years. If Hasbro for some reason decides to commit seppuku after that, and shut down TFs, they could still get the royalties of whatever remains in the stores. And by the time those clear out, it would be time to bring a new line around anyway. Since Transformers have been around, they have never taken more than a 2-year break, if that. There's always something new around the corner.OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Rated X wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I bet people thought that back in '95 as well, as G2 concluded. Yet here we are.OptimalOptimus2 wrote:I think the Transformers brand is starting to reach its final stages.
I dont know about gone for good, but I can see it going dormant in a few years and then making a comeback a decade later. We saw the same thing with ninja turtles and GI Joe.
I was thinking about this too, but Hasbro, most likely, would not own the brand anymore.
Autobot032 wrote:Meh... I hate to admit it, but Alpha Bravo is actually growing on me. I'm still going to buy the Beezleboss Slingshot that's coming out because I want it accurate and G1 as possible, but AB is definitely growing on me.
More money out the window.
Rated X wrote:Seibertron wrote:Rated X wrote:Superion looks ok if you bend his knees and elbows. But standing straight he looks like crap. Uranus is a much better superion.
I should certainly hope so for a toy that costs 5.5 times as much ($85 versus $450)! A Lamborghini is a much nicer car than a Corvette as well, but the Corvette is still pretty damn nice.
At the original prices plus the upgrades Uranus cost me close to $600. Hasbro is improving with each combiner but they really need to work on the monkey arms. And that flop coptor was an insult to fans. You cant tell me the coptor wasn't done on purpose as a "marketing decision". Do you support the coptor decision ? I know you wont buy it but how do you feel about the upcoming 3rd party slingshot ? Would you agree that sometimes hasbro can be their own worst enemy in that regards ?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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