bodrock wrote:I'd love it if the Leaders weren't $50 - but considering where the price points are today, it's still up to the consumer if it's worth it.
I certainly don't consider $50 chump change, but I do allow my 3 y/o son transform/play with CW Leader Megatron -- he has yet to see any MPs!
Its not chump change. But its not a price hasbro expects everyone to pay either, especially when they themselves give us reductions on those products at HTS. The only 2 leaders I ever spent 40$ on were Ultra Magnus and Blaster and I thought it was money well spent. I bought the Seekers, Megs, Jetfire, Soundwave and PMOP for $20-$30 and while I found jetfire and PMOP to be quite rewarding, the rest definitely felt subpar and limited. Those seekers arent worth $50, especially when Hasbro never botherd to change the tooling on top of the jet mode, along with the lack of chrome and paint on the back which jetfire had (and the feeling of things being quite opportunistic). But, like I said, these toys dont need to be purchased for $50 unless you want them straight away, and Hasbro is aware.
One thing I will give Hasbro, these leader toys are great for kids with their simplicity and durability. I was playing with my 13 month old this week-end with CW Leader Megs, some seekers and Leader Soundwave and she had a blast
er. She liked how sturdy they were and how she could pull on limbs and twist them around. Only Megatron suffered slightly from her wrath since he is the only one with enough paint to warrant a scrath
And them being simple to transform meant I could do it in a flash and she could experience both modes differently without much time to wait. In vehicle mode, she liked pulling and pushing the tank cannon, and in robot mode she liked flipping his chest up and down a lot.
Good times. I guess these are what the leader class is for after all, Budget MP scaled figures for kids.
staple character.
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