Monkeywrench: The complete Joesightings questions were great Monkeywrench: somebody had better sent in: who will be in the resolute 7 packs Zefram: Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoltron  v1 or v2? | V1 was the purple horror. V2 was the Python Patrol, who would actually look pretty good with Destro's crew. V3 was actually a decent and realistic looking fig, but had the dreaded pin-joint t-crotch.
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Originally Posted by Zoltron Plus, we need more troop builders this year. So while the original may have looked like a laser tag captain, the new one will actually mix modern military and sci fi. | If they toned down the purple to something like the Paraviper, then I could deal with it a bit better. I could see them using a Res-trooper head with Joe helmet and neon-green flip-down visor. TheSpot: Quote:
Originally Posted by CrimsonGuard101 Have we really seen them stray too far away from the base Neo-Viper of ROC yet? Newp. Your just going to get a technicolor rainbow of more nano-Vipers, Crimson Vipers, and Silver Moon Vipers not to mention Cocoa Vipers with different names plates is all...in homage to all of the Clone Wars troopers they make. | And the worst thing is the ROC NEO-Viper is the worst viper ever designed. It looks like a f-ing alien. F-ing Paramount and their idiot design team.Now we're stuck with that stupid ass mold. Zoltron: Quote:
Originally Posted by CrimsonGuard101 Have we really seen them stray too far away from the base Neo-Viper of ROC yet? Newp. Your just going to get a technicolor rainbow of more nano-Vipers, Crimson Vipers, and Silver Moon Vipers not to mention Cocoa Vipers with different names plates is all...in homage to all of the Clone Wars troopers they make. | I like the neo viper mold. But come on already Hasbro.
The viper commando was the cool one though. We've got him in green as the nano viper and coming soon, more pointless repaints. Nekoman: Quote:
Originally Posted by Zefram Orly? | ^I'm sad. Four of those are my favorites! But I've warmed up to Neo Vipers, so maybe my tastes are just weird.
BTW, the third SAW Viper doesn't have a T-crotch, it's just a plastic skirt over a regular one. Zoltron: Quote:
Originally Posted by Zefram Orly?  | They clearly got their color choices from Mardi Gras. But these are the same guys who designed Dr. Mindbender, Big Boa, Croc Master, and Gung Ho. So I'm totally not gonna go there.
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Originally Posted by Nekoman I'm sad. Four of those are my favorites! But I've warmed up to Neo Vipers, so maybe my tastes are just weird. | I think we all just forget what we thought was cool and awesome as little kids. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Crimson Neo-Viper is outselling the regular one.  TheSpot: Quote:
Originally Posted by Zefram Orly? | Yarly!
The POS Neo Viper looks like a f-ing turtle. SNAKE EYES: Articulated Discussion and GI Joe Club added Zefram: Quote:
Originally Posted by SNAKE EYES Articulated Discussion and GI Joe Club added | Oh god, both of them were a too bad to even be called a fail. Did they think asking about pegwarmers was going to get anywhere? Monkeywrench: gi joe club asked what I wanted to know and of course hasbro completely dodged the question Zoltron: Quote:
Originally Posted by Zefram I think we all just forget what we thought was cool and awesome as little kids. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Crimson Neo-Viper is outselling the regular one. | Christmas is going clear out those pegs, hopefully.
But speaking of vipers. I love the Viper commando and there isn't any at our local walmarts. Beckley: Quote:
Originally Posted by Zefram Seriously, the SAW Viper is one of the fugliest figures in the history of the line. I can't understand how anyone could crap on the Para-Viper and then want this plastic travesty ressurected. | ^This. As much as I love the classic stuff, SAW Vipers are in serious need of a make over.
The headgear, the purple/lavender pastel, I don't care what they do with him, as long as they don't use any Turtle Viper parts. Scoop: I love how the Mods on other sites are really getting pissed at Habro with their "beat-around-the-bush" sort of answers.
On one site a Mod said that they might as well just stop doing these Q & A's altogether because Hasbro's answers are basically useless.
Then on another site someone said that they might as well call it Q & WTF Hasbro.
I also like how they get our hopes up with the Saw Viper and Crazylegs comment. We all got our hopes up with Footloose and look how that turned out. CrimsonGuard101: Ya know...SAW Viper and Crazylegs will end being ComiCon Exclusives next year I can smell it if they make them at all and it's not just fluff answers lol ...they can't even give us a proper James McCullen in his striped buisness suit as a single card like the 2pack Con figure this year. He was one of the main characters in the movie and does not even make it to the mainstream product line...so high dollar bone tosses make them more money in the end unfortunatley and with what they did with the 5 pack yuuuck they can keep em... Monkeywrench: Quote:
Originally Posted by kastor417 | well at least resolute was somewhat cleared up. We know that were getting roadblock, destro, baroness and scarlett. I would like to know if Gung Ho is going to be in the set or if I have to get that horrible walmart 2 pack with copperhead SNAKE EYES: Quote:
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Thanks 700block: so hasbro has lawyers answering these questions right? all the answers seem so bland and really dont give out anything. Steel Brigade: I thought there was some goof inforo this round.
I'm very excited at crazy Legs & Saw Viper coming out, as my brothers & I use to use those guys heavily back in our playing days!!
"(Roadblock, Scarlett, Destro and Baroness among others...), and have some newly tooled figures based on the Resolute series."
This answer is AWESOME!! finally some confirm on what to expect. We guessed as much but it's still nice to hear.
"Helix will make an appearance in the line in 2010"
<---- This has me excited, as she is a new personal favorite of mine.
"I'm sure we'll have some new female characters"
Also exciting news.
Thanks for the tidbits everyone! Zoltron: Quote:
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"I'm sure we'll have some new female characters"
| Hopefully we'll see a Munitia.
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"I'm sure we'll have some new female characters"
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Originally Posted by Zoltron Hopefully we'll see a Munitia. |
I wouldn't mind Bombstrike and an ARAH Cover Girl, but so would everyone else  MrClean: Well, this one should put all speculation to rest:
Preserve: Has wave 3 of the Alpha class vehicles officially been put on hold?
Hasbro: No, they will be released in early 2010. Zefram: Quote:
Originally Posted by SNAKE EYES I wouldn't mind Bombstrike and an ARAH Cover Girl, but so would everyone else | ^^^ This! SNAKE EYES: Quote:
Originally Posted by MrClean Well, this one should put all speculation to rest:
Preserve: Has wave 3 of the Alpha class vehicles officially been put on hold?
Hasbro: No, they will be released in early 2010. | I knew they weren't cancelled their is no way Hasbro was going to scrap all those vehicles and figures. Plus the only site/retailer to announce it was the Club, if other retailers would have announced they were cancelled I might have believed it.
My order for a case of wave 3 is still confirmed with Diamond. DaViper: I'm really over Hasbro bringing back any more of the ARAH characters now. They are either not going to make them or design them right in my eyes, so I just don't care anymore. The only thing I look forward to now is Resolute and PoC. I think people should do the same. They're new and we have nothing to compare them with so we can't complain about how they're not doing it right or screwing up majorly. Wishful thinking I know lol Zoltron: Quote:
Originally Posted by MrClean Well, this one should put all speculation to rest:
Preserve: Has wave 3 of the Alpha class vehicles officially been put on hold?
Hasbro: No, they will be released in early 2010. | I actually am happy with my single Volcano Viper. He's a single Cobra rebel in my joeverse.
I hope they redeco it or something later down the line. Hopefully Single carded in wave 3 of next year. atomicpower: It's nice to see that hasbro's answers are about as lackluster as my interest in their product. We may be done, hasbro. We may be done. dawingster: Quote:
Originally Posted by Zefram Orly?  | Is that viper wearing garter belts?  germar666: Quote:
Originally Posted by atomicpower It's nice to see that hasbro's answers are about as lackluster as my interest in their product. We may be done, hasbro. We may be done. | EXACTLY!!!!!!
what did we learn from them other than there will be a new SAW viper and Crazylegs? for all I know Saw viper will share all the parts of those horrid neo vipers and Crazy legs could be a female figure based on some former marathon runner turned joe....
the line just seems boring despite some gnarly looking figures. The good and decent figures are HARD as F#$K to get and the rest are clogging the pegs at this right second. What does Hasbro say about that? "we can't comment on retailers' way of stocking their figures"
I just think it's worthless to ask Hasbro these questions, it just sounds like you are talking to a friggin' robot with the kind of answers they give you! Snow_Serpent: I do have to give Justin from Generals Joes a ton of credit for his quote below.
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I’ve defended Hasbro pretty heavily on their Q & A process in the past, but this is getting a little silly. I tried to ask a relatively in depth question in attempts to get some insight into their decision making, yet it was still returned with the typical marketing speak.
| It seems like the Q&A is always answered by Hasbro shaking a Magic 8 Ball. germar666: Quote:
Originally Posted by Snow_Serpent I do have to give Justin from Generals Joes a ton of credit for his quote below.
It seems like the Q&A is always answered by Hasbro shaking a Magic 8 Ball. | they are prob. using a new Playskool prototype with multiple robotic answers. Nirvana: Quote:
Originally Posted by CrimsonGuard101 Have we really seen them stray too far away from the base Neo-Viper of ROC yet? Newp. Your just going to get a technicolor rainbow of more nano-Vipers, Crimson Vipers, and Silver Moon Vipers not to mention Cocoa Vipers with different names plates is all...in homage to all of the Clone Wars troopers they make. | You fool! Don't you see? This is the perfect time for Hasbro's back-up plan: Piggybacking!
I can see it now... TWILIGHT Vipers, Space TREK Crimson Vipers, CYRUS Baroness and MONTANA Ana DeCobra. It's the perfect plan. We may even get an NFL deal for the return of GI Joe Capt. Grid Iron and an MU figure for Superpro!
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Originally Posted by Nirvana You fool! Don't you see? This is the perfect time for Hasbro's back-up plan: Piggybacking!
I can see it now... TWILIGHT Vipers, Space TREK Crimson Vipers, CYRUS Baroness and MONTANA Ana DeCobra. It's the perfect plan. We may even get an NFL deal for the return of GI Joe Capt. Grid Iron and an MU figure for Superpro!
<insert evil cackle> | Don't forget the exclusive hard to find variant Clear Viper... Zoltron: Quote:
Originally Posted by dawingster Is that viper wearing garter belts? | Maybe he's walking down the aisle. samantha: I love reading the Q and A. samantha: I was really looking forward to a Bat troop building set. I guess we won't be seeing one for a while. mynameis: Quote:
Originally Posted by alexan2dros where are our question? | on the front page alexan2dros: yeap i saw it.! :P..
i wish if they were tell if we see poc line in europe.. ultramax: FALL 2010!!!!!!!!!! hasbro knows how to make us nerds salivate, its like they want to torture us...... just give us the resolute 7 pack already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we all know the figures are produced already, it will hit ebay by years end.... samantha: Quote:
Originally Posted by ultramax FALL 2010!!!!!!!!!! hasbro knows how to make us nerds salivate, its like they want to torture us...... just give us the resolute 7 pack already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we all know the figures are produced already, it will hit ebay by years end.... | Ain't that the truth. Jmacq1: Geesh, I'd normally say something about silly complaints concerning the Q&As, but this round really was kind of lousy except for Crazylegs and SAW Viper and confirming that Pursuit of Cobra is still on (though it sounds like it might be getting postponed until later next year...not too surprising since Hasbro's only big movie "push" for next year - Iron Man 2 - comes out in March).
I'm beginning to think Hasbro has some kind of quota for actual information during Q&A sessions: "OK, this month we'll let 'em know about Crazylegs and SAW Viper."
So one site gets the one answer that has any substantial information, and everyone else gets marketspeak, no matter how carefully they phrase their questions. This go-round half the answers weren't even suited to the questions.
Still, at least they're sounding more positive about the line than the Indiana Jones folks were at this time last year, that's for sure. hantei40: No Tomax and Xamot Combat heroes. I'm officially bummed. samantha: Quote:
Originally Posted by Jmacq1 Geesh, I'd normally say something about silly complaints concerning the Q&As, but this round really was kind of lousy except for Crazylegs and SAW Viper and confirming that Pursuit of Cobra is still on (though it sounds like it might be getting postponed until later next year...not too surprising since Hasbro's only big movie "push" for next year - Iron Man 2 - comes out in March).
I'm beginning to think Hasbro has some kind of quota for actual information during Q&A sessions: "OK, this month we'll let 'em know about Crazylegs and SAW Viper."
So one site gets the one answer that has any substantial information, and everyone else gets marketspeak, no matter how carefully they phrase their questions. This go-round half the answers weren't even suited to the questions.
Still, at least they're sounding more positive about the line than the Indiana Jones folks were at this time last year, that's for sure. | Yes, the Indiana Jones line was stopped very suddenly. I am glad that Hasbro doesn't seem to be following that dismal end of the line mumbo with GI Joe. It is nice to see them very upbeat. Jediorc: What useless answers... Seems like they never want to tell us what we want to hear. Jmacq1: Quote:
Originally Posted by Jediorc What useless answers... Seems like they never want to tell us what we want to hear. | While I re-iterate that this go-round of Q&As was pretty lousy in terms of Hasbro's answers...they'd never be able to tell us what we want to hear, because if we had our way, we'd want to know every figure that's going to come out for the Joe line from now until eternity, we'd want Hasbro to confirm the return of the 25th/ME line with separate lines for RoC/PoC and Resolute, a brand new Flagg and Terror Drome, and confirmation of a new animated series written by Larry Hama and animated by (pick your favorite animation studio here). And we want it all RIGHT NOW! For free!
Sometimes (not all the time, but sometimes) we ask Hasbro questions they can't really answer, because sometimes when they say "there are no plans" there really aren't any plans, and because once again, they run into problems when they announce products that then end up not hitting shelves.
Is Hasbro a too uptight up when it comes to their answers? You bet. But let's not fool ourselves into thinking we're EVER going to "get what we want to hear" because, as a whole, what the collector community wants to hear varies wildly from collector to collector. KALASH69: "We are finally releasing some of the characters that collectors have been clamoring for (Roadblock, Scarlett, Destro and Baroness among others...), and have some newly tooled figures based on the Resolute series that are sure to please... stay tuned!!!"
HELL YES!
I just hope this includes Resolute SS. |
