thedistinctroom wrote:Not to bash viciously with disdain... However.
If I really have to think about it... I suppose that my other pet peeve might be just the simple lack of details, paint apps, complexity of transformation and other tidbits (hollow Jetfire ) that keep folks like me not feeling so serious about them, as in days past.
To be fair though... Either, I'm getting old (38) and my brain is only concerned with what I can accept, OR the toys these days are... I don't want to say "cheap" (self-censorship!)... But, maybe somewhat more watered-down from past days of yore. Especially when I compare a modern Leader, or Deluxe to a TF in the same range from 7 years ago. It's staggering how things have changed.
The current proliferation of simplicity, within the TF domain, is making my mind numb and weary. I demand more from my robots than just a simple gimmick, with unpainted, snap-on wheels. (Blame the economy? Or children, perhaps?)
I noticed it a lot more when I was doing the MOTUC line. Toys would show up in the mail already broken... when I was a kid they were downright ABUSED and always came back for more. Now at 10x the price I can't let a kid play with it for fear it'll be broke?!?
Something went horribly wrong.
On the other hand, there is a double edged sword. Some of the TF from 7-8 years ago were TOO complex... TOO difficult. We bought a few for the nephews... and they could NEVER get them transformed right, They gave them to their dad... and HE could never get them right either. Eventually they got something close, and they ended up on shelf till the next garage sale...
There has to be that sweet spot where something is 'not watered down' yet 'fun to play with'. I think CW superion is pretty close to that spot.