[Crazy Jetty]

I started this thread about transformers over on the TCC boards, and thought it might be a fun thread to post here.

What toylines, and indeed individual toys do you think don't get a fair shake by the fandom? That are so universally hated, but you just can't find a reason to hate? And which ones are so highly praised by everyone, but have constantly failed to live up to your expectations, leaving you to wonder what all the fuss is about?
Please try to keep this within personal experience, and don't come along posting how aweful a toyline/toy that you never owned or played with is. ("Gobots! Why does everyone love them so? They're worthless. Never seen one in my life, but they ain't transformers and don't deserve to exist!" ~For example)
And in that reguard, I'm leaving my opinions exclusively to transformers (for now), since I don't have as much experience dabbling in other lines.

I feel some of the more underrated toys, are actually from Armada. Sure, I'll admit that each one of them has their fair share of problems. And I'll admit that they're not the greatest examples of transformers. But toys like Hotshot, and Scavanger I feel are far better than people give them credit for. Scavanger may have sacrificed proper legs for a gimmick, but I personally feel that gimmick works *really* well. It's not a great toy to put on a shelf and never touch. Like all of armada, it was ment to be played with. And it's one of the most fun TFs I've found to actually play with.
I also feel Universe Galvatron is pretty underrated. All of the problems he's critisized for do indeed exist, I'll acknowlegde that. But I don't think they're as big of a dealbreaker as everyone acts. I think he's a nice design, looks nice in both modes. He has great detailing, and decent articulation. And basically he accomplishes exactly what everyone eants. To stand on a shelf untouched and look like his G1 namesake.

For the overrated catagory? I'll go for Titaniums. Every single one of them is MASSIVELY overrated. They're complete rubbish. Heavy, expensive, and fragile thanks to the diecast. Lacking in articulation, and a lot of articulation they get are rendered loose and pointless due to the diecast. What little scultped detailing they have is lost due to diecast. Transformations are overwhelmingly simplistic (And in the case of Jetfire, DOESN'T EVEN TRANSFORM! You take apart a chunk, fold him over, put chunk back on in different place!). This line... I honestly do not understand the appeal of it, and why it is so highly praised. I've aquired several figures from it. Hotzone, WWI Optimus, Scourge, Jetfire, Thundercracker, Rodimus... and every single figure has completely failed to do anything to impress me. Thundercracker and Hotzone are decent... but were these in the propper TF lines, they would both be mediocre at best. Were *any* of the other figures in one of the mainlines, with the engineering and details they currently have, they would be laughed out and every single one of them would be declaired massive failiers. But because they're Titaniums, they get praised as something aspirational.
I also feel Universe Hotshot is overpraised beyond deserving. The toy to me fails miserably, and is the worst toy that's called Hotshot. It's design is flawed, transformation is rubbish, and it's articulation really doesn't improve much on the original.