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Go-Bots vs Rock Lords - Round 1
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05-14-2012, 01:30 PM
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Crazy Jetty
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It's a myth that gobots are the "K-Mart Transformers," or the "Megablocks of Transformers." I guarentee 99% of the people who say that either barily remember, or have even *seen* an actual gobot.
The reason why everyone thinks they're "cheap," is because they were smaller than a good deal of TFs, and as such, were naturally sold at a cheaper price point.
GoBots had much more variety in terms of alt modes, Ranging from WWII fighter planes, all the way up to the then contemporary mini cooper (A mold not released in the US.)
They didn't weather the ages as well, because they were made mostly of diecast, and as such has all the weaknesses associated with it (It's likewise a myth that Diecast is the best material to make a toy out of), and as such, they tend to look much more weathered than TFs of the same size.
They also often had more complexity in their transformation than most TFs of simular price, and even some of the larger TFs. They also quite often were better articulated than most TFs. Where TFs got articulation exclusively due to transformation, Gobots had standardized shoulder articulation all across the board (Where TFs, you were lucky if you got that).
This is not to say gobots are superior to transformers, this is to say Gobots do not now, nor have they *ever* deserved the continuous bashing they consistantly get, especially from people who can't even remember them, let alone those who've never held one.
(EDIT: This mini rant is *not* directed at anyone specific, especially you Behindthemask. Wanted to point that out since I used your megablock analogy. This is just a pet peeve I've had all my life.)
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