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02-02-2011, 05:34 PM | #151 |
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Dude, you created a joke thread that grew legs and has gone 15+ pages. Some of the points brought up are well thought out and valid. I'd say that's a good thing.
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02-02-2011, 05:36 PM | #152 |
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Hm, yeah, I guess that's true.
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02-02-2011, 05:37 PM | #153 |
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Like a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there.
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02-02-2011, 05:38 PM | #154 |
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Because of Gyre. Just sayin'. |
02-02-2011, 05:44 PM | #155 |
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Or a blind man in a dark bathroom looking for a toilet that is there, but he's actually in the middle of a Home Depot and the toilet is for display. And, that little punk is laughing his ass off while taking a video with his phone which he'll upload on YouTube later. Then, they'll make a song about it and everyone in the world will see it.
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02-02-2011, 05:49 PM | #156 |
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I'd say you're half right... not only do designers want their own ideas realized (and rightfully so)... but there's probably a chunk of Hasbro that only cares about marketing to kids and saving a buck where it counts. That's the FULL M.O. of most toy companies. The difference with lines like GI JOE and TF and SW is that the collecting communities keep those alive in many different ways and have done so for decades. The difference with GI JOE in particular is that until recently, it had no big media tie-ins for the longest... and it belongs solely to Hasbro... and always has. This community and Hasbro have a long relationship one way or another... and I promise you that the design team at the very least cares (as much as they can) about collectors. The problem is that Joe (until recently) hasn't had the fire under it to get it where it needs to be. I've said it dozens of times but GI JOE is at this cult status ... waiting to either be re-lit to the masses or defused back to some form of DTC (if not something "worse.") Rise of Cobra came dangerously close to doing the opposite of what it was intended to do... Hasbro reps have said as much ... commenting on how rushed it was and the community was shattered if not simply split down the middle over the final product. Renegades could have really gone the wrong way and that second blow, coupled with what seems to be a poor performance by a few POC products, might have really done Joe in for a bit. But so far it has not. So far it seems that both POC and Renegades (despite any problems whatsoever)... are kinda 'teaming-up' to take this line and this franchise not only back to its roots but also into the future. But as for the Hasbro team... they definitely care about collectors. They might not agree or they might have ideas of their own (as they should... I mean who wants a job where all you do is make what a few dozen fanboys are moaning for only to have them complain about price point, distro, paint apps, etc as if never to be satiated).... but they do care. Actually, Doomtron... of all people on the board... you should be able to relate... how often do you tell people that you're not going to do something just because they told you to or said you should... especially if they're being abrasive or crude. Now put that in Hasbro's perspective... someone gets on here saying 'HASBLOW' or 'Hasbro sucks' or 'Hasbro doesn't care about us'... so you're Hasbro... lurking a forum, looking to throw the proverbial bone... and you're confronted with the nerd rage... and rude comments... I can't imagine why they'd NOT listen to something like that. I only use you as an example because you're very vocal about putting up with whatever. If I say 'Doomtron's threads suck and he doesn't listen...' are you gonna just flip the script and change because I said you should? Are you even gonna remotely consider my request? Probably not. And the difference is... if you're Hasbro... you're not only trying to be creative while still wielding a budget... but you've also got a job on the line. So like I said... I'm positive they care... as much as they can. YOU may think Low-Light is overrated but when was the last time you saw 99% of the community get behind a figure? Especially this community where you could give them the perfect figure based on their
wants and needs and they'd find something else to complain about. I'd liken Hasbro's attempt at pleasing the Joe community to trying to describe any given landscape to a blind person and asking them to draw it from that description. Obviously I'm being dramatic but you get the picture. |
02-02-2011, 05:50 PM | #157 |
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02-02-2011, 05:52 PM | #158 |
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dont use me as your example,i can have a f*cking opinion,this whole thread has been D00MTR0N bashing and its all ig's,dont say it aint,i guess you missed the post where i said i was half joking?of course you did because its cool to gang up and bully isnt it,bravo to what?gyre tryin to make an ass of me,wtf ever,there,there's your cue to come in and start up the D00MTR0N is whining shit now,go ahead cause im laughing at each and every one of you nobody's that bash me,LMFAO!!!
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02-02-2011, 05:56 PM | #159 |
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dont use me as your example,i can have a f*cking opinion,this whole thread has been D00MTR0N bashing and its all ig's,dont say it aint,i guess you missed the post where i said i was half joking?of course you did because its cool to gang up and bully isnt it,bravo to what?gyre tryin to make an ass of me,wtf ever,there,there's your cue to come in and start up the D00MTR0N is whining shit now,go ahead cause im laughing at each and every one of you nobody's that bash me,LMFAO!!!
wait... I didn't say you couldn't have an opinion. i even said you were probably half right. how is that bashing. i basically told you that you were right but that in my opinion (which of course only you can have an opinion and not me, right?)... that it wasn't that simple. i wasn't using you as an example to make an ass out of you. that really wasn't my intention.
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and trust me dude,im not complaining about it,just voicing my OPINION about it,its amazing how much shit people will talk over a computer,blows my mind Last edited by D00MTR0N; 02-02-2011 at 06:03 PM.. |
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