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02-05-2009, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lehsreh

as for new characters, we dont need them. dont get me wrong, i dont want to see another version of snake eyes, duke, cobra commander and the rest. but we do need new versions of greats we never got. a updated version of darklon with normal colors, a new muskrat, the twins in suits, zandar, dusty, crazy legs, rampart, the list goes on and on. we already have so many different characters that no one here has used them all, even if you just take pics you havent fit them all in. but enough of the repaints, give me some characters we havent saw in awhile. a character who only has 1 or 2 versions and hasnt been around since 1990.

Look, I'm not dissing your opinion, but I have to disagree. We definitely do need new characters. All of the "greats" were new characters at one time. Can you imagine if we still only had the original 1982 characters, with twenty-odd repaints of each? B-o-r-i-n-g. And as for no-one using every character, believe me, that's something I'm working towards.

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02-05-2009, 07:07 PM	#32
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	As Rich and I both believe, new characters are great ONLY if Hasbro can design them well and EXECUTE them well. What good is a 'new' character when they get gorilla arms, no articulation or a horrible sculpt? Character is NOT good enough. The real model of them has to be just as good or better. Blackout. Great idea. Decent enough design (too many metal components). Horrible execution (gorilla arms, goofy look on his face, etc). Therefore, waste of plastic, resources and time. Do it right the first time! (but then, how do you get repeat customers if it's done right? Car industry? Always new stuff for the new models! )

02-05-2009, 08:33 PM

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As Rich and I both believe, new characters are great ONLY if Hasbro can design them well and EXECUTE them well.

What good is a 'new' character when they get gorilla arms, no articulation or a horrible sculpt?

Oh I couldn't agree more, G. Some are definitely better than others, and I won't buy a rubbish figure just because it's a new character. They have to be well done. But infinite repaints of a core group of so-called favourites? No thanks. That's one of the reasons I have no interest in the 25th line; I already have all these characters!!

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Just wanted to clarify some things..

02-05-2009, 10:09 PM	#34
Urban Saboteur Legendary Saboteur Offline --> Posts: 2,138 --> Join Date: Apr 2007	Just wanted to clarify some things.. I just wanted to clarify my stance on some things.. 1. Yes Graham I totally agree with you on the new character Idea. If they do new characters put the heart and soul into it, it's exactly like you said, they start out well enough in thought process but the execution ends up being lousy. 2. I dont completely hate the 25th concept or infact hate the series. It may come across like I hate them, but i guess it's frustration because of how things have turned out with the releases. 3. I think the 25th series releases are a good idea by H, just poorly executed. Man.. i'm looking back on this page do you see a pattern emerging with hasbro? I can't understand how a big toy company could get something so blatantly wrong, especially when Master Collector can get most of their stuff right. __________________ My Sites Eternity Toys Superiorville Toy blog Urban Saboteur Stories Social Sites & Communities Facebook Flickr Tweet Me