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Well, I guess I'll join in on the ranking too. And being me, of course I'll have to include a sentence or two of justification on each as well.

Titan Master: Honestly I think I have to go with Fangry. Crashbash is fabulous in dino mode but to me, his dragon really leaves something to be desired, while Fangry is pretty great in both. (We don't speak of weapon modes.)

Legends: This is a little tougher to choose, but I think Wheelie takes it for his incredible look in both modes and creative transformation(I love Bumblebee but I can't really argue that he's objectively the best). Gnaw gets an honorable mention because every few hours I look over at him and his buds and go "oh my god I have actual Sharkticon toys on my desk my life is complete".

Deluxe: Hoo boy, this is the hardest one. I happen to have all the Deluxes up to Wave 3, so there's a lot to choose from, but... Hot Rod. He's not even close to the most refined of the TR deluxes, but I think he just might be the most fun. His antithesis, Triggerhappy, comes close but despite being incredibly engineered I just don't feel as compelled to pick him up and play with him. (And in a presumably rather unpopular opinion, I think I'd actually rank Getaway above Chromedome in the full list if I'm being honest.)

Voyager: Astrotrain, no doubt - his only competition is Broadside (who might as well be a dual-changer to me ) and Galvatron, who's cool because he's Galvatron but not good for any other reason. I have TR Megatron pre-ordered, so when he arrives he might take Astrotrain's place, but it's hard to tell without having him in-hand.

Leader: Well I don't have anyone except Sixshot, and even he's not in hand yet, but I've paid for him so he counts. I'm not going to spring for Sky Shadow, but I'm willing to bet that once I eventually get an Overlord he'll be the new best.

Titan: Fortress Maximus, by default. Yaay.
...Actually no, Devastator wins, because Devastator deserves this place so much more than Max that he is able to transcend lines to become the best TR titan.

Kurona wrote:his hi-and-die appearance in IDW gives you more of a reason to get him than his actual original series

I do like him as the big dude who got his ass whooped in Megatron Origins.

What's best for me in the ranks is
Titan Master Class: Terri-Bull, heck i like the tankette rather than a tankette
Legends Class: Rewind, i need to buy him twice to make Eject
Deluxe Class: Topspin, a Vic Viper esque like jet
Voyager Class: Broadside :bot: (Even though Blitzwing will be the best for me, DAMMIT BROADSIDE )
Leader Class: SIXSHOT, DAMN SIXPHASER AND IS TOTALLY A TEN-PHASER

As far as rankings, the only Titan Master I have so far is Apeface. Dunno if he's the best, but I'd definitely recommend him.

Speaking of the Titan Masters, I might be behind the curve here, but is anyone else really disappointed by the generic cardback they've been put on? Other than the head mode, it shows none of what the toy turns into. Is packaging that barely shows the product really a good choice for the impulse-buy price point?

Zeedust wrote:Speaking of the Titan Masters, I might be behind the curve here, but is anyone else really disappointed by the generic cardback they've been put on? Other than the head mode, it shows none of what the toy turns into. Is packaging that barely shows the product really a good choice for the impulse-buy price point?

It's not like they had much of a choice, the images would have wound up pretty tiny.

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:his hi-and-die appearance in IDW gives you more of a reason to get him than his actual original series

I do like him as the big dude who got his ass whooped in Megatron Origins.

...That's not Black Shadow. that's a generic Auto-trooper, Pre-Optimus.

Zeedust wrote:I might be behind the curve here, but is anyone else really disappointed by the generic cardback they've been put on? Other than the head mode, it shows none of what the toy turns into. Is packaging that barely shows the product really a good choice for the impulse-buy price point?

That is a bit of a strange marketing decision (though Jelze is right that it'd be hard to make them fit), but I'm honestly more bothered by the lack of bios or power description. If I'm gonna be buying dozens of powerup-accessory figures, at least tell me what each of them does! I mean heck, maybe Overboard has such incredible power that he could destroy the entire universe - or maybe he can just make really good enchiladas. Who knows at this point.

Sabrblade wrote:Check out the TCC TransTech prose story "Gone Too Far" by Greg Sepelak and S. Trent Troop. Black Shadow is SCARY fearsome in that story.

Fun Fact: Greg is the reason why I sign all of my forum posts. It's a habit I picked up from him in the ancient days of 1997 (20 years ago!) when we were on a toy forum together and he would sign his posts "M Sipher".

Oh, and Trent was there, too.

Zeedust wrote:Speaking of the Titan Masters, I might be behind the curve here, but is anyone else really disappointed by the generic cardback they've been put on? Other than the head mode, it shows none of what the toy turns into. Is packaging that barely shows the product really a good choice for the impulse-buy price point?

It isn't exactly hurting their sales any, I'm not even sure if a lot of people noticed.

Emerje

SillySpringer wrote:

Kurona wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:I WANT METROPLEX!

He can be yours on Ebay today, for the low low price of three Fort Maxes, a Lucky Draw Rodimus and 1/3 of your soul

EXACTLY. I am so kicking myself for not getting him before. Trypticon wouldn't be as awesome without him.

Keep an eye out for him on ebay. I started collecting again at the beginning of Combiner Wars, so I missed him on retail release. I was able to get one on ebay last year for $150 shipped, pretty much the going retail price for the titans. I did have to wait a while for one that didn't jump up to $200 plus.

No giving of my soul required, which is a good thing. I'm pretty sure I already traded it away in 5th grade for a big bag of skittles. (Those were some damn good skittles.)

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Kurona wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:I WANT METROPLEX!

He can be yours on Ebay today, for the low low price of three Fort Maxes, a Lucky Draw Rodimus and 1/3 of your soul

EXACTLY. I am so kicking myself for not getting him before. Trypticon wouldn't be as awesome without him.

Keep an eye out for him on ebay. I started collecting again at the beginning of Combiner Wars, so I missed him on retail release. I was able to get one on ebay last year for $150 shipped, pretty much the going retail price for the titans. I did have to wait a while for one that didn't jump up to $200 plus.

No giving of my soul required, which is a good thing. I'm pretty sure I already traded it away in 5th grade for a big bag of skittles. (Those were some damn good skittles.)

Don't forget the hips on Metroplex are crap. I had a moment of regret passing on it, then I remembered

That's totally Nautica, Quickswitch and a version of Wave 3 Optimus in the background. If anyone still had doubts about the speed set...

Kurona wrote:That's totally Nautica, Quickswitch and a version of Wave 3 Optimus in the background. If anyone still had doubts about the speed set...

My little eye spies a few goodies, of to the main TR thread.

also---Damn you movies and all your "Zoom and enhance" image crap! It doesn't work in the REAL WORLD!

As well as twin twist and Windblade in the front left.

From the latest news, there's some glimpses of other characters to speculate about in the background!

Kurona wrote:That's totally Nautica, Quickswitch and a version of Wave 3 Optimus in the background. If anyone still had doubts about the speed set...

Note: That gives away Twin Twist, Windblade, and whoever is the leader-class guy in the very back.

Whatcha think?

Oh I see twintwist in the back! AND TR Windblade

Va'al wrote:From the official Hasbro account on Twitter, we have another first look at the Titan Class Titans Return figure Trypticon! And along with him, the rest of the diorama from the Hasbro booth at Toy Fair New York 2017, featuring Sky Shadow, Triggerhappy, Fort Max's sword, Gnaw and more - which we'll see tomorrow as we bring you coverage from the floor directly here, on Seibertron.com!

I'm seeing a lot of great things in the background. Twin Twist, Quickswitch, Nautica, Thunderclash(?), Fastlane and Cloudraker, etc. Can't wait for the official pics.

Is that Bumblebee he has in his grasp?

Tell you what, guys - if any of you for some reason have an interest in the Speed Set without Nautica - and, yes, I know, none of those people exist because who the heck cares about Fastlane and a Quickswitch who doesn't even look like Quickswitch - I'll sell half my soul, a TAV Bombshell, a half-played copy of Pokémon Ranger and a couple of pizza slices for her. We got a deal?

But seriously this is getting me really, really, reaaaaaaally hyped for tomorrow. Looks like that person was wrong on Windblade being Highbrow; she looks nothing like him.

Nemesis_Apoc wrote: Fastlane and Cloudraker.

its just one of them in their robot and alt mode. They do the same for nautica next to him.

Kurona wrote:Tell you what, guys - if any of you for some reason have an interest in the Speed Set without Nautica - and, yes, I know, none of those people exist because who the heck cares about Fastlane and a Quickswitch who doesn't even look like Quickswitch - I'll sell half my soul, a TAV Bombshell, a half-played copy of Pokémon Ranger and a couple of pizza slices for her. We got a deal?

But seriously this is getting me really, really, reaaaaaaally hyped for tomorrow. Looks like that person was wrong on Windblade being Highbrow; she looks nothing like him.

You know, I seriously might take you up on that, depending on how they actually look up close. That Quick switch looks pretty darn cool.

Kurona wrote:Tell you what, guys - if any of you for some reason have an interest in the Speed Set without Nautica - and, yes, I know, none of those people exist because who the heck cares about Fastlane and a Quickswitch who doesn't even look like Quickswitch - I'll sell half my soul, a TAV Bombshell, a half-played copy of Pokémon Ranger and a couple of pizza slices for her. We got a deal?

But seriously this is getting me really, really, reaaaaaaally hyped for tomorrow. Looks like that person was wrong on Windblade being Highbrow; she looks nothing like him.

The pizza sounds pretty enticing, but I'll have to pass, as I'm really excited for Nautica.


Also, I'm hyped for all the stuff we've seen so far.

Kurona, you are better of buying the set and selling the ones you dont want. it will always be cheaper than buying her seperate. And think of it, how much are you actually willing to spend on the figure? 50£? Because I dont think it will be cheaper than that on the secondary market. Might be more.

The again, Scrounge is not that bad on the secondary market, only 25£ plus shipping

http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=comb ... eName=GSTL

william-james88 wrote:Kurona, you are better of buying the set and selling the ones you dont want. it will always be cheaper than buying her seperate. And think of it, how much are you actually willing to spend on the figure? 50£? Because I dont think it will be cheaper than that on the secondary market. Might be more.

Oh, friend... you talk as if I can afford the set in the first place
I really don't have enough money to put that much towards toys, which is annoying since Nautica means so much to me. But we'll see how it goes, and heck, I won't let that ruin the rest of the reveals for me

OH BOY. Tomorrow can't come soon enough!
*ahem* sorry about that.
I too am going to be in quite the pickle when it comes to Nautica. Selling the others would probably be the smartest idea, though.

Kurona wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Kurona, you are better of buying the set and selling the ones you dont want. it will always be cheaper than buying her seperate. And think of it, how much are you actually willing to spend on the figure? 50£? Because I dont think it will be cheaper than that on the secondary market. Might be more.

Oh, friend... you talk as if I can afford the set in the first place
I really don't have enough money to put that much towards toys, which is annoying since Nautica means so much to me. But we'll see how it goes, and heck, I won't let that ruin the rest of the reveals for me

I love it, stay positive!