11 hours ago, Jscott991 said:No predictions on Star Wars from me. This stuff always comes out of left field from that team. But I would bet almost anything that the next Joe vehicle will NOT be environment specific. It will probably be a Cobra vehicle with some general appeal (although I still think a Joe tank makes the most sense).
Yeah, the Mobat or Mauler would make the most sense to me unless they try to go for a Skystriker which would have to be either a) unfathomably big or b) scale reduced to make it more Rattler-ish in overall size.
9 hours ago, Admiralty_Entertainment said:There's still quite some expense involved with the development to the level it is before we see any concept at the HasLab launch, so I understand that approach - if the last one just scraped through, are we going to invest the time and resources for getting the next one ready in case it doesn't fund at all and we've then wasted money on a product that's not going out. A healthy, quick crowd fund is what they're really looking for. I'm interested to see what they next think will fit that bill for both Star Wars and G.I. Joe.
No predictions on Star Wars from me. This stuff always comes out of left field from that team. But I would bet almost anything that the next Joe vehicle will NOT be environment specific. It will probably be a Cobra vehicle with some general appeal (although I still think a Joe tank makes the most sense).
10 hours ago, Jscott991 said:That could be true. Although we have heard hints in the past that Hasbro isn't that thrilled to make these HasLabs when they just barely pass. This came up during the Rancor offering.
There's still quite some expense involved with the development to the level it is before we see any concept at the HasLab launch, so I understand that approach - if the last one just scraped through, are we going to invest the time and resources for getting the next one ready in case it doesn't fund at all and we've then wasted money on a product that's not going out. A healthy, quick crowd fund is what they're really looking for. I'm interested to see what they next think will fit that bill for both Star Wars and G.I. Joe.
6 minutes ago, Satam said:They're not going to think hard about what they offer next. They'll put out damn near anything now, because TVC collectors have proven they'll buy anything at any price from them.
That could be true. Although we have heard hints in the past that Hasbro isn't that thrilled to make these HasLabs when they just barely pass. This came up during the Rancor offering.
19 hours ago, Admiralty_Entertainment said:I still say the biggest problem here was trying to see this as an upgrade. HasLab has worked best as "there's no way these things would get made otherwise" for all new offerings rather than "no, but this one is *better* than the last one we sold you...".
Happy for the Star Wars team as I'm sure the vehicle itself is going to be really nice and the team behind it always put great work into the product itself, but they're really going to have to think hard about what they offer next if this is just scraping through.
They're not going to think hard about what they offer next. They'll put out damn near anything now, because TVC collectors have proven they'll buy anything at any price from them.
25 minutes ago, memocromatico said:I think companies in general need to start reading the room a bit. Like... I understand the "need" for profit, but it's coming to a point that it's just asinine to keep up the Haslabs and that amount of product. It's gonna pop and it's gonna suck for everyone. They should really slow down for a couple of years until the situation stabilizes, otherwise I see this all imploding. Because I'm 80% sure that it's not that we don't want to get something, it's that we can't afford it.
Not to mention spreading them across the year a bit better. Over the past few months we've had this, the Snow Cat, Snake Lair, the BvS Batmobile... it should be more like a movie release schedule where we get plenty of warning ahead of time and the various manufacturers time their crowd funds to not overlap as much as they have for the past couple of years.
I think companies in general need to start reading the room a bit. Like... I understand the "need" for profit, but it's coming to a point that it's just asinine to keep up the Haslabs and that amount of product. It's gonna pop and it's gonna suck for everyone. They should really slow down for a couple of years until the situation stabilizes, otherwise I see this all imploding. Because I'm 80% sure that it's not that we don't want to get something, it's that we can't afford it.
16 hours ago, Satam said:Funded but with no stretch goals unlocked. And I thought $450 for this thing WITH the three Jedi was a terrible value. Without? Yikes. I anticipate the final number dropping a lot.
I still say the biggest problem here was trying to see this as an upgrade. HasLab has worked best as "there's no way these things would get made otherwise" for all new offerings rather than "no, but this one is *better* than the last one we sold you...".
Happy for the Star Wars team as I'm sure the vehicle itself is going to be really nice and the team behind it always put great work into the product itself, but they're really going to have to think hard about what they offer next if this is just scraping through.
Funded but with no stretch goals unlocked. And I thought $450 for this thing WITH the three Jedi was a terrible value. Without? Yikes. I anticipate the final number dropping a lot.
1 hour ago, lordtom said:This is the most insulting thing Hasbro has done. 450 for this? I have this. I have 2 of these albeit smaller but 40 vs 450 is not much of a contest. Also the tier unlocks are insulting. I have those figures too (I think lol). I hope this flops.Hasbro's SDCC outing in general has been poor along with Mattel MOTU reveals. Too many of the old redos, not enough masterverse dang it!!
You didn't like Masterverse Adora?
I haven't been more excited for a figure since Evil-Lyn.
Also, has Mattel even had their MOTU panel yet? I only saw the preview night pics.
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