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09-12-2017, 04:28 PM | #3571 |
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The mods themselves might have moved it. For example, I had posted the Bucky O'Hare thread in "Joe News and Rumors", since that's where Boss Fight's HACKS thread was located, and they moved it to the "Toys" section. Which seems appropriate, yet Boss Fight's HACKS thread remained in "Joe News and Rumors". Where third-party threads wind up seems pretty arbitrary sometimes.
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09-12-2017, 04:33 PM | #3572 |
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Thought that's all I would want too but the Contract Ops guy is cool, the Rescue Ops figs will be sick and the suits...well idk yet but it sounds cool.
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09-12-2017, 05:10 PM | #3573 |
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Just to clear things up for anyone who might not have understood the update: $100k = Agency Ops unlocked. It's not a stretch goal to be slotted in at a high funding tier. It's practically here. So throw money at it. If that's your thing.
I'm sure MJ didn't cave on this request to NOT generate a spike. The test of this idea is underway. By the end of the week, we'll pretty much know if they made a mistake or not. I hope I was wrong about the demand for suited figures. Not that I thought suits were a horrible idea, I just thought there were better opportunities. Truth be told, I wouldn't have done the dogs, either. I always thought the focus should be on getting to a wide variety of combat-oriented body parts and gear before doing the ancillary things. I'm assuming they're just going to use the Contract Ops lower half for the suited figures, so that's just an upper torso, arms, and probably a torso jacket. I doubt there's going to be mounting ports anywhere on the upper body. It will be interesting to see what gear they decide to include, if any. Remember, these will have to cost $24 to work in this KS structure and not a lot of existing gear will really work with them or make sense. We should probably expect that suited figures will simply not be as cheap (on the store) as the troopers because the upsell and value add potential is much lower. |
09-12-2017, 05:58 PM | #3574 |
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I would have to double check with MJ, but the way I understand is the $100K unlocks the Gray Val AND then moves all stretch goals up to have $8K between instead of $12K and the next stretch goal (after all revealed prior to yesterday) is Agency Ops and then there is another surprise one $8K after that. So instead of $334 K or something for suits - it will be at $260K. Then next surprise one at $268K...
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09-12-2017, 07:27 PM | #3575 |
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Yeah, the way I read it was at $100k the stretch goal for Agent Ops would be unlocked, but I would be way happier to be wrong and just have it opened up at $100k.
Does anyone think that these suits will be the same ones offered by the Eagle Force lines? I'm pretty sure they're using a mold from the Animal Warrior line, so I'm wondering if this wasn't always part of the plan. As for gear to make the suit figures worthwhile, my best guess is maybe different coats? Like open coat, closed coat, General coat, etc, etc. Possibly different dress hats? Maybe even a sleeker shoulder holster that goes under the coats? Just spit balling.
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09-12-2017, 07:51 PM | #3576 |
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Very pleased to see the Agency Ops idea coming to fruition. I'll up my pledge now, and possibly more once we actually see what they look like.
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09-12-2017, 07:52 PM | #3577 |
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Modular ties in different colors
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09-13-2017, 11:44 AM | #3578 |
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I think they must need to get pictures/3D models of some of this stuff up there quick, because as it stands it's kinda looking like this big announcement didn't move the needle much at all.
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09-13-2017, 12:32 PM | #3579 |
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As much as I love the idea of suit and tie figures to scratch my John Wick itch, I'd like to see them come out with a wider variety of heads.
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09-13-2017, 01:09 PM | #3580 |
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Only current backers were told about the suits (about 38 hours ago). The main kickstarter page for this campaign neither pictures nor even mentions the suited figures anywhere in ANY way (and apparently it won't until the $100k mark is reached). I don't think it's even on their Facebook page anywhere (I took a quick peek and I don't see it - correct me if I am wrong). As it stands, the average passerby to the kickstarter page would have to go read the full text of update #8 to even know about the suits (or any of the other news it contained) unless they read it here on the 'Tank or another 3rd party site. Nothing on the campaign's kickstarter main page, nothing on Facebook, and seemingly nothing on Twitter from MJ about the suits. (Does MGR even have a Twitter account? I can't find one.)
I'm not sure how people who might otherwise be interested in them are supposed to reliably be expected to tell they even exist as an option yet. So a referendum - for or against suits - it is clearly not at this point. I would wager a lot of people are unaware of the content of that update. At least one comment indicates that someone actively backing the campaign wasn't even aware of it until reading something in other backers' comments: Quote:
Matt Rodocker about 1 hour ago
Agency ops????? Do tell
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