Hellscream9999 wrote:I'm guessing they're saving their big reveals for pulsefest, or whatever it is that's coming up, but this does really make it seem like the entire brand team is becoming increasingly out of touch with the fandom. It would have been cool to have included a short bit showing off the new red alert and made a surprise reveal that he was now in stock and ready to ship to end the segment, it would have at least ended on a high note, instead of a wet fart.
I'm happy for whomever wanted a coronation starscream, but it really feels like an insult with that price tag slapped on it, and for what, a throne, screw that; they wasted a fff revealing a recolored troop builder and a voyager with an add-on kit plus one new figure, all from the animated movie line that's literally taking ove the live action movie line like a cancer.
It's like what happened last time with wreck-gar and company, all the anticipated reveals we knew about and new figures we didn't, which could have been a big deal to us, got eschewed for animated stuff, they never even acknowledged the rest of the wave. Hell those figures are in stores now and we still can't get them on pulse!
I genuinely think they don't care about the live action movie figures or their audience, they just make the figures for people to buy, but don't take fans' love for them seriously, same for the beast era figures, they were all over hyping up all the earth mode **** from earthrise at every chance they could get, but everything else just gets a short blurb on facebook, or whatever; it makes me feel like they feel embarrassed that they have fans that like tf media other than the G1 cartoon, and it's sad.
I know there are a lot of collectors/fans that are disappointed with stuff like this last reveal, the distribution of attention between G1 vs other series and live action movie figures.
And I'm sure that sucks and is really frustrating.
I think bottom line is Hastak is a company trying to churn-out as much profit as possible... As really most companies do.
Here's a thought I've had recently, and I don't think it's 100% correct, but I do believe it holds a lot of weight.
The G1 fan group has to be made up predominantly of "older" fans such as myself. I'm 45 in November.
I'm sure this is the case for every generation to an extent, however, it seems that nostalgia is really a powerful factor for those kids who grew up in the 80's. When you stop and think about it, there was a whole lot of pop culture-type stuff that started and/or blew-up in the 80's.
Anyway, maybe more importantly, is the fact that these kids of the 80's are now in a stage of life where some (you'd hope all, but at least most) have the financial means to buy the "extra" items that are nowhere close to "needs" or "essentials".
This isn't to suggest that younger people are all "poor", struggling, etc.
That's obviously not true. My younger brother is 8 years younger than me, and is a pharmacist...
Being single and kid-free has allowed him TONS of "wiggle room" financially.
Even after I retire, I'll never have an Audi and a Porsche...
Quick sidenote, he loved BW... Had a lot of those original toys. But he liked G1 as well.
The last 2 TF he's bought were MP Sideswipe, and MP Shockwave.
He's bought nothing since then, and that was now almost 5 years (roughly) ago.
IF people don't think Hastak zeroes-in on the various aspects of their market demographics, they're trying to fool themselves.
It's not just preferences of Hastak's higher-up's that steer the production ship...
Sure, those hands have influence no doubt.
But it's all about the Benjamins...
I know this could be wrong, but there have to be others like myself who are going to stop collecting sooner than later... Hunting in stores is more annoying than ever, even though it hasn't really become more difficult. Increased prices, more exclusives, etc. all have taken a chunk of enjoyment out of this hobby.
On top of my kids getting older and costs for them increasing... on top of different needs and wants.
This is why I've said in previous posts-- if Hastak wants a lot more of my money, they're going to need to deliver, and deliver sooner than later. When I say that, I'm meaning deliver for lots of people who have been in the game for a long time... I'm calling it right now, 3 years from now I MIGHT buy 1-2 figures per year. Past that; 4 years from now I'm not going to be willing to drop $28 on a deluxe, $38 on a voyager, or $58+ on a leader class figure, no matter which character, the appearance, the gimmick(s), etc.
Haters of G1, just be patient for a little while longer... As kids of the 80's bow out and sales of G1 figures finally start dropping, I believe there will be a huge shift.
But as long as Hastak has a pasture of healthy G1 cows...
), then there was the long wait, as conventions were constantly rescheduled, and cancelled, before anyone knew what to do, then Hasbro started doing these fan events to reveal new product since conventions and toy shows were all cancelled.
I originally said I don't want this new one because my TR is good enough but now I want to buy 3 or 4 & not use them as Perceptor. I wish I thought of this back when the TR version was in stores for cheap. 
as not even ss86 percy has the proper tank mode.
