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Hasbro only cares about maximizing profits. They know that the collectors (like me and you) are stupid enough to buy the same toy with a small change like: a new head, paint color, arm guard, and whatever else they can change on the fly (cheap) to milk their most loyal base of every penny they have. Instead of recognizing that the Marvel Universe line and their jobs would not exists if not for committed fans and collectors like us, that buy more than parents who buy for their children, who promote the line and buy for friends and family strengthening their customer base by introducing what most parents see as just another peg warmer to a new audience that would most likely be playing with some other line of toys had it not been for our efforts. I've been collecting since the 90's and since then I've spent more than I can imagine and hooked cousins, nephews, friends and more. My interest alone has brought These lines thousands and thousands of dollars over the years, and I'm sure it's the same for many of you. Most kids do not read comics, don't even know that these toys exists. A friend brings his son to my place and the kid is instantly a fan just after having seen my collection on display. And what's the thanks we get from Hasbro?

1: Still no stands for our first year figures and two packs.

2: Still the same female mold thats been used for every single female figure released and shown for future release. Somewhat sexist if you ask me.

3: The continued practice of short packing figures making it impossible in some cases to complete waves without turning to the inflated prices of ebay.

4: the generic variants that only change small things that should be offered with the original figure at release.

5: Where's the build a figure concept?

6: How about some basses, play-sets, and vehicles already! Isn't that the point of 3 1/2" figures line?

7: Making us buy a $50.00 subscription just to get one little figure. When the Fury Files came online I thought by entering the codes from each figure you would gain points towards promotions. Kind of like mailing off proof of purchases back in the 80's. Stupid me for ever thinking that would happen.

8: One of my biggest issues, SCALE! I don't care about the tricky manufacturing process or what ever else you want to blame this constant problem on. FIX IT! It's not a manufacturing issue when you decide to use the DD mold for Magneto! You know it's a small mold, and you should know that Magneto is not a small character. Simple solution, pay attention!

9: The Q & A from Hasbro. They tell you what you can and can't ask, they give you answers that never come to be. They are rude and disingenuous to the fans. Why not just put out a press-release telling us what you want us to know, instead of making us think that you really care about us by pretending to listen to us.

10: Poor quality control & customer service. I went through 4 Namors before getting one that had the right configuration of parts. This has happened time and time again. I bought the last wave off Hasbro.com and found my wrecker missing an arm! when i sent it back they took over a month to send me a figure I already had. That's just bull!

I continue to support Hasbro and have most every figure from the MU, XMO and IM lines. I am not just complaining for the sack of doing so, I only do so in the hopes that Hasbro will see that there's room for improvement. Throw us a bone Hasbro. We are worth your wooing...

The one thing I would do if I was hasbro would be to offer a collectors program, that would allow collectors to sign up for a pre paid plan that would allow us to get all our figures as soon as they are released. And offer promos and special offers from time to time.

What do you think? Am I being unreasonable, or do the points I made above resonate with also?