mooncake623 wrote:Also notice that FPC doesn't update their site that often huh? they don't even cover any of the news about their future projects on the news section of their site..
I'm not sure what the protocol SHOULD be, but if you notice that 3P homepages are usually pretty barren when it comes to "news". Only recently have we seen some sites, like Maketoy or X-Transbots, update their actual sites with future/planned product information. FPC did give us early looks at Assaulter, to be fair. Also, some of what was recently announced at TFCon (Deluxe Insecticons, Stunticons) was a secret and they were waiting for that convention to release news. It hasn't been a full week since the event ended, but they could definitely add these updates to FPC site and maybe some different prototype shots in the near future.
One point of contention with 3Ps is that their information "hub" is so fragmented. They utilize their own websites, as well as various social media, but usually not a consolidated look at their products. Also, it's not always the same information. It's especially frustrating when these groups use social sites requiring login, like Facebook or Weibo. Thankfully, there's usually a mod or other poster who will mirror the images.
If anything, I believe most 3Ps should review their process of self-promotion, because it seems we get the majority of our news from fan sites and not 3P "official" outlets.