[theNAMmagazine]

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Originally Posted by TheFallen

Is that retail or after market?

The New Gen Ring limped over the final, all unlocks line at $250.

Again, I guess we will see how this crowdfund goes.

The New Gen era ring/stage wasn't as popular as this era though. This Monday Nitro ring is the "Monday Night Wars" version, the sister piece to the Raw Is War stage they've already shown. Arguably the most popular wrestling era.

[PatientMental]

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Originally Posted by theNAMmagazine

I won't be backing it either. I tapped out (no pun intended) when my son moved on from wrestling to Marvel Legends - leaving me with bins upon bins of Elites in the garage. But it will definitely fund. The Ultimate figures alone make up almost half the price tag, so if they meet all their goals, the value is there.

$400 is a bit of a stretch they at least could have included a cheaper ring to go with it

[theNAMmagazine]

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Originally Posted by PatientMental

$400 is a bit of a stretch they at least could have included a cheaper ring to go with it

Knowing Mattel, they'll likely re-release the WCW Spring Ring with something like a Lex Luger or the NWO Rick Rude BaF. Though if it starts to struggle, I can see Mattel tossing in ropes, buckles and a skirt to put on the Ultimate ring.

[adaptor]

Articulated Ninja is a fool. He’s always calling people shills or Hasbro apologists for not hating the toys they buy. He doesn’t seem to fathom reasonable people can simply pass on the figures they don’t see value in. It’s amusing watching him get all upset, because some Youtubers don’t cover the Action Force line. Hold up…wait I mean he’s got to be using the term shill ironically right. On the 3poa podcast Articulated Ninja ask the other Youtubers what scale Super 7 is. If that isn’t a perfect example why every YouTuber need not cover every single toy line, even the ones that they might not be into, then I don’t know what is.

[SmokePants]

So, here's what I think that idiot is on about. He sees that we are more dismissive of McFarlane around here and we pay more attention to Hasbro. But that doesn't make us Hasbro fanboys or "just as bad" as the Vala propaganda ministry.

Has anyone here ever said something like, "[GI Joe Classified] is like when Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone." (Tony)? Has anyone here ever said, "No other company but [Hasbro]... blah blah blah." (AN)? What about, "Only [Hasbro] is trying to improve." (Michael)? I could go on and on. There is no equivalence. [Just to clarify, obviously, they didn't say that stuff about Hasbro, they said it about Valaverse. The way I wrote it was confusing.]

Normally, I'm pretty accommodating to people who come in here for some spirited debate. I don't just reflexively run them off. But what do you do when someone's opening premise is so patently false and he chooses to double down on it? Can't work with that.

For the record, I could name dozens of toy companies I prefer over Hasbro. The only stuff Hasbro makes that I even consider are their HasLab projects. Nothing else they do is really on my radar. Just because McFarlane is even further removed from my radar screen doesn't mean anything. I pay more attention to Vala than McFarlane.... oh shit! I'm a Vala fanboy!

I have to go.... get my affairs in order. This is like getting a terminal cancer diagnosis.

[theNAMmagazine]

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Originally Posted by adaptor

Articulated Ninja is a fool. He?s always calling people shills or Hasbro apologists for not hating the toys they buy. He doesn?t seem to fathom reasonable people can simply pass on the figures they don?t see value in. It?s amusing watching him get all upset, because some Youtubers don?t cover the Action Force line. Hold up?wait I mean he?s got to be using the term shill ironically right. On the 3poa podcast Articulated Ninja ask the other Youtubers what scale Super 7 is. If that isn?t a perfect example why every YouTuber need not cover every single toy line, even the ones that they might not be into, then I don?t know what is.

Quite simply he's blinded by his fanaticism of a toy maker acknowledging him, anointing him as an insider and granting clicks and likes as compensation for his uncompromising loyalty. Clearly he's become a shill for the Valaverse product because of this. You can hear it in his voice - his eyes dilate and his tone raises like a tween in love when mentioning Valaverse/Action Force. He now ignores the very flaws that he called out initially. Intentionally avoids mentioning receiving product for free which he's reviewing and singing infallible praise about it. He makes absolutely absurd and unintelligent comparisons when attacking the enemies of Valaverse. He's become the very thing he's attacked others for, repeatedly, all the while poorly attempting to sell himself as non-bias, Bobby's DNA proudly displayed, glistening wet stains on his mask.

[wehrmanm]

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Originally Posted by SmokePants

But what do you do when someone's opening premise is so patently false and he chooses to double down on it?

Tell 'em to go back to Twitter.

[theNAMmagazine]

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Originally Posted by wehrmanm

Tell 'em to go back to Twitter.

Most of them have fled Twitter for Mastodon. ;)

[PatientMental]

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Originally Posted by adaptor

Articulated Ninja is a fool. He?s always calling people shills or Hasbro apologists for not hating the toys they buy. He doesn?t seem to fathom reasonable people can simply pass on the figures they don?t see value in. It?s amusing watching him get all upset, because some Youtubers don?t cover the Action Force line. Hold up?wait I mean he?s got to be using the term shill ironically right. On the 3poa podcast Articulated Ninja ask the other Youtubers what scale Super 7 is. If that isn?t a perfect example why every YouTuber need not cover every single toy line, even the ones that they might not be into, then I don?t know what is.

AN, Vala & Tony are so used to dealing with the Valadonians they treat everyone the same & believe people are truly stupid & just cant fathom what they are talking about when in reality people see right through them! Im blocked on the live stream & channels & I wonder why? Didnt like what I had to say? Thats just the thing they block any rational thought then spout off their UNCHALLENGED opinion (due to heavy comment & question control while claiming they are so open & transparent to anything) as complete fact & call people stupid & idiots! I would absolutely love for a toy show with them attending in my neck of the woods! Cant silence people in person & would like to see their real response to the questions & when called out on the hypocrisy! I highly doubt they would even have the balls to confront me & answer!

[theNAMmagazine]

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Originally Posted by PatientMental

I highly doubt they would even have the balls to confront me & answer!

They would probably ignore you, call for the next question, and have security escort you out to the hotel lobby where you'd be blindsided by Tony's bitch-thrown flip flop.