[Lionheart]

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You seen the interview ShartimusPrime did with a couple of Hasbro guys at the Marvel booth? That might make you think about it a little differently.

I saw it. As far as I'm concerned two people lying in front of a camera doesn't make it any more credible than a faceless press-release. The main problem I have with the lies they tell is this; what is true for one line *must* be true for the other. Notice the scale-back in artic was not matched with either a slight drop in price *or* a maintaining of price - nope - a big increase. A big drop in quality and a big hike in price - that doesn't feel right. But hey, I can't just say 'they're lying', because if we look at Legends we'll see that the same is happening, right? Oh. Apparently in order to make 4 inch figures viable, you need to cut all artic out, give them no accessories, basic paints, generic boxes, and hike the price up to $15 (even though they are smaller, and cost less to ship a larger amount). But for 6 inch figures the rules all change (for some reason); you can have 3 times the plastic, tons of accessories, chunks of a build a figure, better sculpts, paints and artic, and re-closable boxes - all for $25 (even though they are larger, and cost more to ship a larger amount).

See? The rules for one seem to vanish for the other - that's why I call bull.

But hey, we know I'm wrong because a guy who has said several times *in front of people* that he doesn't care about the Infinite line and thinks 4 inch is for kids and that 6 inch is the collectors line said so, so we should believe him.

Look at it this way; if people quit Infinite for Legends because the value and quality isn't there - he wins, because Infinite stops selling and Legends sell more. But if people keep buying Infinite, he proves cheaper figures make money and uses their wide profit margin to subsidise improvements in Legends.

Heads Legends win; tails Infinite loses.

*None of the above was aimed at you A Friend - just a general rant summing up my feelings*.