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SPOILERS - FSS 6.0 from the GI Joe Collector's Club Discussion
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05-12-2017, 10:46 PM
InspectorZartan
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A few thoughts from me:
First off I'm always glad to get more figures made and will welcome everyone in this lineup into my collection. That said, I certainly think the lineup could be stronger--especially with the looming potential threat of there not being too many more FSS's left for us to get these figures.
On the cobra side I'm super excited about Guillotine--great choice to represent Cobra of the 2000s era. But where are the named Cobra Characters of the ARAH run? I believe we're down to 6 named ARAH Cobra Characters that haven't been released in M.E. We may not get them all between now and 2018 but we should have gotten at least one in this lineup (either Crystal Ball or Overlord would have made a lot of sense).
The 80s Joes: These are all figures I want but given the potential that the club could end after 2018 I would have rather seen a few others above these choices. All of the 80s choices this round are vehicle drivers and I would have like to have seen one of the 80s single carded Joes make the list as I feel on average these are more desired. I personally would have dropped one of the vehicle drivers for someone like Fast Draw, Recoil, Blizzard, Hardball, or Super Trooper. Also why Hard Top before Payload?
90s Joes: Seem like solid choices. I personally was hoping we'd see Grid Iron this year, but that's just me. I think Rampart was certainly pretty high on most people's lists of 90s Joes and Dojo is key to completing the core Ninja Force team. Picking Sub Zero over Blizzard seems unfortunate although my only reason for saying that is simply because I'm thinking as if there are a limited number of FSS spots left before the end. If the club get's an extension and keeps going for additional years then Sub Zero before Blizzard is perfectly fine.
For the 2000s Joes Crosshair is a no brainer. That choice makes perfect sense.
I say it every year but to me troop builders make zero sense in the FSS. I would have much preferred it if they'd given the Worms in a 3 pack similar to how they handled the female cobra troopers this year. Releasing Troopers as extra club items or multipacks really seems like a win win for everyone. If the club sold these as three packs instead of single carded figures in the FSS they could sell more (thus make more money) while also satisfying their army building consumer base (which clearly they recognize as a core base otherwise why put multiples of troopers in convention sets?). Having troopers in the FSS instead of outside of the FSS seems like a terrible decision for all parties every single year and why it continues to happen really befuddles me.
I'm always glad to add the international inspired figures into my collection BUT this year having two in the FSS feels like one too many. There should always be a spot for these but I feel like always having at least two per FSS every single time has been too much and this year they should have gone with just one international inspired spot.
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