I'll roll back the clock to 2007-2008

-Scale, scale and scale. There was no need for the "just enough to make me mad" scale change. I'm still not sure why they did it. Was it the 1:18 "let's pretend this is an adult scale-based hobby"? Was it to appease Wal-Mart, was it to look more substantial on the toy aisle? Was so fans would fell they had to buy every character again? Was it just not giving a $#^*?

-Early releases were awkward looking and could not do things a figure from 1983 could do (bend their arms in at a right angle, sit down). Recent figures have gotten better, but there was no reason to be that flawed from day 1. THEY HAD ALREADY MADE THOSE STYLE ELBOW JOINT ON "NEW SCULPT", and they fuctioned well. So why can't Duke pose better? The diaper crotch was inexcusable. Hasbro response was almost like "we never intended to make these a series of playable toys". And ball socket heads that had little to no actual ball joint movement.

Lesser reasons:

-selling out to the smaller foot peg of modern Star Wars. I like Star Wars, but ^#% Star Wars footpeg size.

-After the spotty era of "new sculpts", I was tired of starting over in a new format. And i didn't even join the Sigma Six bandwagon like some others. I only get 3 3/4" these days, and even then I'm picky.

The lack of the o-ring itself was never a big factor for me, other than concern that there's no real way to tighten loose hip joints and customizing became harder (I really don't customize, anyway.)

I've given "Modern" era a few chances to win me over. Most of the 25th releases I got failed to do so. Some newer stuff I've accquired, marked down ROC figures, has been better made than early 25th releases. I'll still never like the scale change, and hope they go back to true 3 3/4" someday (if only to hear "modern" fans complain...see, what bitterness this hobby creates? )