MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Yeah, 1-2 super obscure figures a year, and crossovers their own thing instead of clogging up the TFSS or club exclusives. Offer them separately. Then go crazy.
This year I didn't know most of the homeges save for Packrat and Tarantulas... IMO, this year has been downright terrible. Would have prefered TMII Cybershark, TransTech Silverbolt, TransMetal Fractyl, the other Car Brothers from RID01, Classics Prime Knock Out and Breakdown... just more recognizable characters updated that Hasbro will never touch. I think Diaclone hits only a small group of fans, which is why nothing sold out this year. There were too many bullsh!t figures IMO
Well, I knew all of the boxed set figures, I have a book I recieved as a child: The unofficial guide to transformers 1980's through 1990's. It is a picture book/ visual guide to G1, G2, and BW; I recognized battletrap, packrat, and knew what pretenders were from that. I knew who stepper was, an asian exclusive, he's had many an update; I read the threads for megatron, he was a 'new' character; as for oilmaster, I thought it was a cool gesture.
The diaclone stuff looked cool and that's all I really need for a purchase. People get too strung up on mythology and homages and what every figure means to the universe; sometimes you just have to stop reading into things and get stuff that looks cool. I didn't care who the waruders were, I still don't know who they are, but that waruder pack looked amazing.
Not calling you out, but a little bit of research can go along way for the boxed set; or just reading the threads, I remember reading a lot of your posts on this years exclusives