Originally Posted by Falconhood (Post 533954)

I bought Aurora on Saturday...but I have YET to see Northstar. Does he EXIST?

Originally Posted by Autobot_Goldbug (Post 533991)

there is no 3.75 GOTG movie figure line

Originally Posted by xMostWanted559x (Post 534012)

That sucks

Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd (Post 534021)

This is old news, we've known since Toyfair that there wouldn't be a GotG 3.75" line.

Originally Posted by xMostWanted559x (Post 534022)

I'm new...

Originally Posted by kylactus (Post 533975)

I think were going to see a lot of this, My prediction, several waves of single carded issues of comic and two pack figures, some with possible repaints (like Ionic Wonderman)Hopefully we get a green Quicksilver, and a green Phoenix! my only question is when will they start repacking Movie lines in the MI packaging? remember they have done it with XMO, and a few IM2 figures too in the MU line. Hasbro won't waste a mold...

Originally Posted by Nymesys Prime (Post 533952)

which line are we discussing having less articulation? is it the GOTG 3.75 fig??just trying to see where the articulation changed

Originally Posted by kylactus (Post 533897)

I just don't get (other than "money issues) why Hasbro would up articulation, improve sculpts, look and playability in the MU line, essentially set the new standard for 3.75" figures... and then shit the bed, and take a big back step into pre 1980's level design! Is it all a tease?!? you cant give us steak, take it away and expect us to eat tripe!

Originally Posted by kylactus (Post 534103)

I was not referring to the impossible to find MI line, or the discontinued Avengers Assemble line, I was referring to the ever abundant 5 poa, not particularly well sculpted, ASM2, IM3, Avengers Assemble (5POA). Perhaps Hasbro's assumption is that everyone is broke, so they have decided to only make the "economy" level figures widely available. But I for one would rather pay more for a figure I want than pay anything for something I don't.
In short, in the military I too had to choke down many an unpleasant meal, but if you poo on a plate do not expect me to eat it, I'm not that hungry. wile were stretching this analogy lets not forget, If we don't eat what they are dishing out, they don't eat either. were there bread and butter.

Originally Posted by trebleshot (Post 534084)

You exaggerate. Hasbro has not gone back to pre-1980's toy designs with MU/MI. For one, toys like that in the 70's did not have knees or elbows. Now if you're only referring to the movie lines' "basic" figures, then yes they are similar to what we had back in the day. But they are also meant to be an economy-level alternative (i.e. cheap, affordable toys for kids).

It's not like Hasbro decided, "Hey, kids don't need action figures with joints; let's get rid of them. Then it costs us less to make and we can get even more money! And those stupid fanboys will bitch about it but they'll buy 'em anyway 'cause they're all OCD and $#!t. Schadenfreude FTW!"

(That was complete sarcasm and not a direct quote. Also, when I was growing up, I was taught to eat what was put in front of me or I didn't eat.)

There are all kinds of legitimate reasons for what Hasbro has done and is doing - a lot of which can be found somewhere in this very thread, if one were to go searching for them (Snowflakian discusses one just above this post).

Originally Posted by Snowflakian (Post 533947)

It's a balancing issue.
The MU standard will come back. It's a matter of cutting back now to come back around later with the good again.

The thing with Marvel movies in particular is that there's only so many times you can come out with the same characters over and over again. So with GOTG for example, the focus this time is more on the ships because of it being an untested property. If the movie proves successful, the sequel will then get a better toyline more in line to what we expect from them.

The same can be said of other properties that'll come back around again later. Like with how close Ant-man is to Avengers: AOU, they might be able to get his figure into there.

My question though is more towards how are they going to get Strange, Deathlok, and other side characters like that into the movie-verse standard lines. Strange and Ant-man aren't properties that could singularly hold their own lines unless they dabble into the comic figures arena with them. Even then, it'll have to be expanded more so with side stuff like Satana, Sons of Midnight, etc.

They've gotta find a way to balance the releases though overall to get product out that sells, but also still leave room for product later to sell too. It's a matter of finding the best path to continuously make money, but also cut corners where needed and able to. This allows them to push the figure budget better for the future endeavors without having to repack the same figures over and over and over again.

So around AOU, we should see the return of the MU standard in the movie lines. After that, we should start seeing even more better implementations of the lines all around. This right now is just a recuperative lull on our wallets with all the other great things coming out from them via Transformers and their other brands. When that settles, we'll see the Marvel side rev right back up. Especially once we find out if GOTG is as profitable as Marvel hopes it will be.

Originally Posted by kylactus (Post 534103)

Perhaps Hasbro's assumption is that everyone is broke, so they have decided to only make the "economy" level figures widely available.

Originally Posted by ukmu (Post 534134)

Also I agree with both Kylactus and Treble about their points. To this though..... I reject your reality and subject my own....

I think their is a dark room with a table in it where Hasbro meets annually. Perhaps it is in a creepy pointy castle up a long narrow road with a steep cliff on either side. They only meet on dark, lightning storm nights. At this said meeting they decide how to bring our hopes up, and then plot the greatest coarse of action to disappoint us on a monumental level..... Council of Fanboy Despair (working title) meets and discuss our collecting future and light cigars off of NorthStar figures and ash into carded Blonde Black Widow figures..... job well done lads!!!!

Originally Posted by trebleshot (Post 534149)

I think a better comparison would be steak versus hamburger. Both are made from beef and there can be good and bad examples of each.

Originally Posted by cobracobra (Post 534157)

I think Target and Walmart really dictate what we get out of Hasbro. All the bitching in the world about too many Wolverines or Spiderman with 5 POA wont matter to Hasbro.

At Target and Walmart they carry... well restock all the "kid" stuff I say that because I believe there is two target demographics Hasbro is trying to hit.
Generations, Black Series, Lengends and Infinite Series is what I would label as the "adult brands". We account for a smaller and smaller percentage of the pie.

Why sell a Boba Fett or Spiderman for $20 when you can sell one 2/10? I think its a very economical diving point for these stores.

Maybe seeing all of these Kickstarter toy companies make 100K in 2 weeks will change Hasbros mind about adult collectors. But I am sure 100K-200K is a drop in the proverbial bucket.

Also I am sure between the lack of "adult collector" income and the fact that 4/5ths of adult collectors publicly slander and curse Hasbro for existing and being so horrible since 2010 its hard to see why they want to cater to us at all.

Originally Posted by scottmurdock (Post 534169)

How has AI/MI distribution been for you guys? Northern Cali (at least my roaming grounds) have been completely dry since their inception. I have not seen one AI/MI figure in any of my Walmarts or Targets. I don't know if locals snap them up right away or if these branches just aren't ordering them.