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Originally Posted by MegsTriggerMan

Yeah as much as Mattel repeats that they arent doing 200x they still include additional head packs, homage weapons and characters exclusive to the 200x cartoon ... i think the confusion lies in when they say they arent doing them is that they mean they arent doing them in the 200x stylized fashion ...

Which I'm more than happy with. It's a compromise that I can live with. I'm not saying I'm opposed to a 200x line, it had just better not interfere with the vintage line, but we know that's impossible. Sales numbers will drop because people can't afford BOTH lines and it could mean the end of MOTUC as we know it and because releases would more than likely split the release of MOTU figures around 50/50 (considering they're only really releasing around two figures a month with this line as it is). One classic figure and one 200x figure would slow this down even further.

Much wanted figures like Mechanek, Modulok, Mantenna and Two-Bad would have to make way for their 200x brethren. Great example of this would be how so many collectors (myself included) have been praying for a Beast figure in the Marvel Universe line and when it finally came to reality, it was the Astonishing CatBeast that only a small portion of people preferred instead of the classic Beast. Let's just say hypothetically that the MU line ended with all figures announced thus far and Classic Beast wasn't one of them. You're damn right that there are going to be some angry collectors wondering who's freaking idea it was to release Astonishing CatBeast over Classic Beast.

Plus I'm pretty sure Mattel's corporate bigwigs see MOTU as MOTU whether it's 200x or vintage or New Adventures and I'm confident that the people behind MOTU Classics made this decision to make sure that this successful line continues to succeed. The vintage line did EXTREMELY well, however the 200x line didn't do so hot. Those same brats (like me) looking to reclaim some of their childhood from the '80s are the same guys coughing up $30+ (after shipping) for these vintage figures. It stands to reason that only a small portion of these fans bought the 200x line because it was the "new He-man" and not what they're used to. If the ones behind MOTUC introduced 200x and it didn't sell so well, all the bigwigs are going to see is that MOTU in general has failed. That it's winding down in popularity and it's time to cut funding.

When the inevitable happened, it would be downright civil war and resentment between fans of vintage and fans of 200x with the vintage fans hating on the 200x fans for demanding 200x figures and then not buying enough of them for it to succeed. Think I'm blowing it out of proportion? Look at Ghostbusters. There's a line where people said they wanted pie and then only ate a small slice. Thankfully that didn't interfere with anything but the 30th Anniversary sub stuff? That's obviously going to deal a blow to MOTUC. It took them around a week to sell out Photog when Fisto and Sorceress dried up on day one.

Now Photog was definitely a pie that people demanded but even with the lovely history he had with the whole contest thing wasn't enough to make the MOTU community enthusiastically accept him into their collections. I can imagine Sir Laser Lot and that hideous spade guy are going to be collecting dust unless they were smart and decided to make them in smaller quantity. And the Windraider? They already said that was a fail (and I personally loved it). Another point is that aside from King Grayskull, the fluff characters like Battleground Teela, Battleground Evil Lyn, Keldor, Icarius, Goddess, Tytus, Gygor, Megator, Optikk have been consistently selling for the lowest prices (in the 20s) on eBay which just goes to show their popularity when compared to the regular line. I can't imagine that MOTUC can stand too many more hits before it's shelved. Now I'm not against a 200x line but I'd save it until MOTUC is nearing it's end and they ran out of MOTU vintage characters.

Okay I've said my bit for today. LOL.