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Are you happy with the 11/20/20 Retro Wave 3 reveals?
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11-27-2020, 01:29 PM
xasonnex
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After a week of reflection, I am no longer as upset about Duke. I've been with the fandom through the RAHC days, and I am familiar with knowing that sometimes molds get separated, and yes, it takes time and money to switch around parts. I do not know what budget Retro has to work with. We don't know if they still have access to the parts we think they have. Hasbro IS in the process of moving some production out of China and into Vietnam and India. It is possible that some Modern Era stuff is in transit or has been lost in the shuffle. Or worse, the Chinese government has straight up taken some stuff in the past.
I remain disappointed, just to a lesser degree. I think it's the little stuff adding up. Using retro art, but the figures not matching is annoying. I still don't get why Snake Eyes didn't include the commando head. And I feel that these "Fan Friday" panels just don't respect older fans AS MUCH as previous establishments. I can remember a time where there was more honest and open interaction with the fans, but then GI Joe was a bigger brand than it is at the moment. I sometimes forget that. It takes a year or more from concept to retail, so these were being planned when there was going to be a movie to bring in new fans. It is possible that the movie being pushed back meant Hasbro had to scale back budget. It would be nice to know the reasoning. I wish this team could be more forthcoming. It is possible to give us bad news, or reasons something can't happen, WITH promotion.
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