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Originally Posted by ludovicotek

And you make some very valid points. Specifically in the instance of Ghostbusters and how Mattel is able to sustain a whole line for several years off of only really four core characters.

Partly the reason being psychological, I would gather. The fact that there are only four core characters creates a false sense of satisfied end to a collection making it seem more affordable and viable and less daunting. Most people are satisfied with having Egon, Ray, Peter and Winston. There's nothing held back and you don't need to worry about whether or not you're going to finally get a Winston figure in the next wave.

You get the four core figures right off the bat. You get a set like DC Universe Classics or Marvel Universe and you're constantly in anxiety wondering if you'll finally get that last figure to satisfy your team requirements. It actually borders on annoying and is clearly a tactic used to bait. I've said this before in an old thread, DCIH tried this and by the time we got Aquaman and Martian Manhunter, nobody gave a crap. Like with the Voltron Sub, as expensive as it is, it's gives you all the core figures and the lions to build Voltron.

Everytime I see a first wave or a new wave with the one or two members of an entire team, I go "Oh great...". Banshee from Giant-Size X-Men, Ares and Noh-Varr from Dark Avengers, Regular Beast from regular X-Men, Fantomex from X-Force, Patriot from Young Avengers just came out. Who're they going to leave out from that team?? Even Fantastic Four never had a COMPLETE team until now with Future Foundation and I don't mean being creative and adding an old Human Torch to the team and going "See? It kind of works...". I mean OFFICIAL teams. The only ones we got were complete were Classic Avengers and the Wrecking Crew.