Rated X wrote:The playability might be there but they really look like crap in combiner mode. Especially Menasor. Being the proud owner of Uranus and Intimidator, I cant really see taking these figures seriously. Ill buy them to display in team modes.
Wow, for once, you and I completely agree.
And they do look like crap, it's true. I have Intimidator and he's so many leagues ahead of Menasor, it's not funny. Hasbro could've at least tried and make it look G1, and at the very least, given us the correct assortment of figures to make the combined forms. A helicopter, with a different name in place of Slingshot? An SUV instead of Wildrider? Come on, it's like they're practically BEGGING us to spend our money elsewhere.
These are great for kids, no doubt and that's awesome, I want kids to get into Combiners because they're so neat, but these are also aimed at collectors and they know it and to pull this tells me they want to give us some credit/respect, but at the last minute say "Yeah, right. LOLOLOLOLOL"
And that bugs me. I'll buy their Superion, plus the 3rd party Slingshot because this is a far more affordable alternative to Uranus, but if I didn't have Intimidator, I'd probably sell off a big chunk of my collection to get him, much like I did to get UT's War Lord. (which I love with the fire of a 1,000 suns)
I know Hasbro's smarter than this, they CHOOSE to do this, for whatever reason... I'm still thinking they'll release all of the correct limbs and figures to make the combiners accurate, at some point, because they KNOW we'll buy them to make our collections sit right with us and we'll go that extra mile to make it happen. My guess is all of these extraneous figures that don't fit with the teams will become their own separate combiner with an odd name and you'll have to collect the entire line to make it happen. Watch, I'll bet it will happen.
noctorro wrote:These designers are like gods.
Superion and Menasor look so good, can't wait to get them!
Totally disagree with Rated X, as usual. You need to adjust your scale bro, either it's magnificent or crap. If these are crap, what do you think about energon combiners or power core combiners?
I can honestly say the designers are anything BUT gods, but you're entitled to your opinion, much like Rated X is. You can disagree with him, just as I have you, but you needn't be telling him how to do things. His scale works well with him, your's with you, no need to be telling anyone to "adjust your scale bro" because that'll just cause a back and forth between the two of you and derail the thread and we're not going to have that happen, so from this point on, no more direct quotes to people in which they're called out. Ask them questions, be a part of the conversation, but don't put people on the spot, it's just asking for trouble.
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:I'm going to need all of these. I'm also going to require that Devastator is made up of six deluxe figures, simply for accuracy's sake, if they can figure out five deluxe figures and one voyager, that's cool too!
Seriously though, these look perfect! I don't regret getting the ROTF Superion or the FoC Bruticus, or any of the PCC's, but these are going to be brilliant additions!
However, I think the most important thing here is...
-Kanrabat- wrote:Chocolate pie is tastier than apple pie. Both are pie, both are marvelous, but I prefer one over the other.
... Where in the HELL do you get chocolate pie? I've never even heard of chocolate pie before!
I'd like to see what Hasbro can do with their Devastator, I'd hope it would be accurate, but my MT Giant is pretty hard to beat. Even though I don't like TFC's Hercules, I have to say he's put together much better than Hasbro's Menasor and I hope Hasbro's Devastator doesn't pull the same level of crap as their Menasor has. Ugh.
As for chocolate pie...yum. Pudding or mousse mix and a pie crust, stick it in a fridge to gel and you're golden. *sighs* now I want pie.
NOTE: Realize that I am not a perfect Christian, nor do I profess to be. I apologize if anyone's ever offended by me, I'm not perfect. Don't hold my posts and opinions against other Christians.