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"Multiversal criminals"? "Axiom Nexus?"william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Pete Sinclair has adamantly objected to the notion of comparing the two TR Collection Packs to the BotCon boxed sets, on account of the BotCon sets at least adhering to a set theme, whereas the two TR sets just seem to lack any real theme.william-james88 wrote:Now you get waht is basically a botcon set for $100.
Right, because their sets are always totally coherent and unified in theme
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.'
Sabrblade wrote:"Multiversal criminals"? "Axiom Nexus?"
Burn wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Let's get back to talking about Burn's mammoth snout flopping...
Well I am Australian. It's kinda what we're known for.
Cobotron wrote:Sorry guys, no offense to the fans of the fiction. You are all great people. But, God forbid a toy company give children the tools they need, to be creative, use their imagination, tell their own stories, and grow to think for themselves, and become critical thinking problem solvers.
Spoon feeding is only necessary to about the age of 1 year.
End grumpy old man rant.
Kurona wrote:As is, it's just one or two characters I like packed in with a few I have zero care for that increase the price far beyond what I'd like to pay for said characters I like.
Relic0037 wrote:Kurona wrote:As is, it's just one or two characters I like packed in with a few I have zero care for that increase the price far beyond what I'd like to pay for said characters I like.
I think this is what I dislike most about boxsets. There may be a couple of figures I want to own & a couple I could care less about. Even in cases where I have interest in all of the characters, I may own some other version of a few of them & feel like I'm just re buying things I already have. That Transformers the 1986 movie boxset & the Takara God Ginrai set are examples of this.
Kurona wrote:Pretty much. I feel boxsets should have some sort of connecting theme to them; an IDW MTMTE-themed boxset for example or a Transformers Armada boxset. That way the characters all have something to do with each other and if you want one character in that boxset, chances are you'd want most or all of the others to complete a collection.
william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:Pretty much. I feel boxsets should have some sort of connecting theme to them; an IDW MTMTE-themed boxset for example or a Transformers Armada boxset. That way the characters all have something to do with each other and if you want one character in that boxset, chances are you'd want most or all of the others to complete a collection.
Or not. I really dont feel its a hard fast rule. Here is a set with a clear theme but few fans care for it and those that want it only want it for a few toys they werent able to get previously (like Arcee).
For me, that Chaos on Velocitron set had an awesome theme: Characters not in William-james88's collection yet.
Kurona wrote:william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote: Not only that but as a Platinum set, this was ridiculously expensive.
unicron1200 wrote:Cobotron wrote:Sorry guys, no offense to the fans of the fiction. You are all great people. But, God forbid a toy company give children the tools they need, to be creative, use their imagination, tell their own stories, and grow to think for themselves, and become critical thinking problem solvers.
Spoon feeding is only necessary to about the age of 1 year.
End grumpy old man rant.
Well, to be fair, I think these boxsets are more aimed towards collectors rather than children, necessarily. So if some sort of thing like with what the Legends line is doing, by adding a short story or mini-comic to go with the boxsets and solidify the character cohesion, would give people that wanted some more fiction to go with their figures, and allow those who didn't care a chance to recycle.
william-james88 wrote: I really dont feel its a hard fast rule. Here is a set with a clear theme but few fans care for it and those that want it only want it for a few toys they werent able to get previously (like Arcee).
For me, that Chaos on Velocitron set had an awesome theme: Characters not in William-james88's collection yet.
It's no more "fan fiction" than any of the other stuff we get these days from Hasbro Studios or IDW.william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:"Multiversal criminals"? "Axiom Nexus?"
I too can write fan fiction explaining either TR set and so can you![]()
All the artwork really tells is "This happened." But to a lot of people, that isn't enough. Simply saying "This happened" leads people to ask "What happened?"william-james88 wrote:Neither of us need to though, this pic from Hasbro is all we need to know that these toys were together once in one way or another, if anyone remotely cares.
Would you feel the same if the Generation 1 toyline never had its toy bios, Marvel comic, and Sunbow cartoon & movie? Those factors played a huge role in the Transformers line's lasting success.Cobotron wrote:Sorry guys, no offense to the fans of the fiction. You are all great people. But, God forbid a toy company give children the tools they need, to be creative, use their imagination, tell their own stories, and grow to think for themselves, and become critical thinking problem solvers.
Spoon feeding is only necessary to about the age of 1 year.
End grumpy old man rant.
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.'
-Kanrabat- wrote:I was on 4chan's /toy/ talking about how G1 Doublecross is superior to TR Twinferno when someone posted this...
I think I loss it!
Well. Yes. The G1 bios were all I needed as a kid as a spring board for my imagination. Just a little push with a name and a little back story, and the rest was up to me. I didn't like the cartoon as a kid so I found my own fun and stories. I just never really bothered with the comics. I guess I was content to play in my room and create the world myself.Sabrblade wrote:Would you feel the same if the Generation 1 toyline never had its toy bios, Marvel comic, and Sunbow cartoon & movie? Those factors played a huge role in the Transformers line's lasting success.
I can't answer for all the people nor would I attempt to, but personally, Nautica being a female character is enough to catch my interest. All I need is "female scientist/engineer" and I can take it from there. I'm always ready to add in another female action hero to diversify my ranks.Sabrblade wrote:I mean, would people really be as interested in the Nautica figure if it wasn't for her comic depiction?
Burn wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Let's get back to talking about Burn's mammoth snout flopping...
Well I am Australian. It's kinda what we're known for.
Sabrblade wrote:I mean, would people really be as interested in the Nautica figure if it wasn't for her comic depiction?
Cobotron wrote:But I don't collect TFs to collect the characters from my favorite fictions. I collect them because I think they are neat, well designed toys with a cool gimmick I don't get tired of. And, they fuel my imagination. That's just my schtick.
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.'
Sabrblade wrote:I said, would people be AS interested in her, not simply interested at all.
Burn wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Let's get back to talking about Burn's mammoth snout flopping...
Well I am Australian. It's kinda what we're known for.
-Kanrabat- wrote:I was on 4chan's /toy/ talking about how G1 Doublecross is superior to TR Twinferno when someone posted this...
I think I loss it!
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