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Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:33 pm

Now, I've grown up with the cartoons, comic books, had a couple transformers when I was a kid, and now I'm having a baby and looking forward to sharing my youth. My wife and I stepped into Babies R Us, and after saving a few bucks, I was allowed (heehee) to buy myself a toy. I stepped up to the transformer aisle, and was bombarded with so many different packages, colors, graphics, you name it. I just gotta ask, why the hell are there so many lines of this toy? I understand the animated and movie lines, but you get into combiners (which I thought would be like Constructicons), generations, classics, blah blah blah... I like the old idea of keep it simple stupid and now I read that there's a "reveal the sheild" WTF??

Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:47 pm

thats what makes it tf.

News Credits: 7 · Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:57 pm

I see how that could be a serious problem to not well informed buyers, back then all Transformers were on the same quality level, with more or less the same style, but nowadays Hasbro needs to put out more sublines - Movieverse is now simply Transformers; Reveal the Shield is the same as Classics/Universe/Generations, just with an added gimmick (badly cut rubsigns) - the constant name changes I don't like either.

Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:45 pm

It is what it is. They do whatever it takes to keep the retailers buying the products, and if that means changing it up every year, then so be it.

News Credits: 8 · Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:03 pm

As long as they keep the G1 upgrades coming, I don't care what they call the subline.

News Credits: 5 · Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:16 pm

The only good thing to come from the plethora of lines made available in recent months is no one uses the term "CHUG" anymore. Christ, that was annoying.

Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:42 pm

Well, they change things up to keep it fresh and new. That's all there is to it.

News Credits: 5749 · Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:01 pm

Enjoy it while it last. At some point after DOTM interest will die down and so will the amount of product on the shelves. Right now we're riding the high tide of TF popularity.

Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:02 pm

Thanks guys for writing in, I guess I have a lot to learn, but it is awesome to still celebrate Transformers

News Credits: 1 · Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:06 pm

The way I look at it is this...

Different continuities appeal to different people and thus Transformers has quite a diverse fan base. However, with that said the overall 'Transformers brand' is continually enhanced, relevant and more importantly marketable giving it universal appeal to.

In theory with all the variety available, there should be a Transformers line for everyone. In the same way that a car manufacturer for example, may produce different cars, with different options, in different colours to suit different budgets.

I to get confused :???:

, however these days is just buy what I like, when I like, regardless of the continuity it comes from.

Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:30 pm

El Duque wrote:Enjoy it while it last. At some point after DOTM interest will die down and so will the amount of product on the shelves. Right now we're riding the high tide of TF popularity.

Oh man, this is true and I never thought of it. The only reason I got bavk into collecting these figures was because of the excitement of the first movie. After the third of final movie fades away and product slows down, what will I do? Oh man, I'm freakin out all of the sudden.....

News Credits: 8 · Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:05 pm

You're dreaming if you think Transformers is gonna end anytime soon...just more cynical fanboy talk.

News Credits: 5749 · Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:38 pm

Powermaster Jazz wrote:You're dreaming if you think Transformers is gonna end anytime soon...just more cynical fanboy talk.

No one said it would go away it will just subside to pre-movie levels at some point.

News Credits: 9 · Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:39 am

zodconvoy wrote:The only good thing to come from the plethora of lines made available in recent months is no one uses the term "CHUG" anymore. Christ, that was annoying.

I haven't seen that used anywhere! Explanation please?