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10-18-2021, 10:08 AM | #731 |
Iron Grenadier
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10-18-2021, 10:48 AM | #732 |
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10-19-2021, 03:24 AM | #733 |
Crimson Guard
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That villain 3pk would be tempting, if it wasn't the same yellow Elite again. The third release of that figure. I think this line's greatest fault is the constant repacks of the same figures. How many yellow Elites do you need? Packing him with the Ghost and then as a single, works against selling the Ghost pack. If you want the Elite, you'll have to buy the Ghost, which helps sales of the Ghost. Packing the same figures as singles and in multipacks works against moving the multipacks. It's one thing if the repacks are army builders, but they're characters like Master Chief and command-level figures.
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10-19-2021, 07:32 AM | #734 |
A Makeupless Clown
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That villain 3pk would be tempting, if it wasn't the same yellow Elite again. The third release of that figure. I think this line's greatest fault is the constant repacks of the same figures. How many yellow Elites do you need? Packing him with the Ghost and then as a single, works against selling the Ghost pack. If you want the Elite, you'll have to buy the Ghost, which helps sales of the Ghost. Packing the same figures as singles and in multipacks works against moving the multipacks. It's one thing if the repacks are army builders, but they're characters like Master Chief and command-level figures.
And the white MKVII (or whatever mark it is) Spartan being repacked into a 3-pack without switching to a different color was a waste too, especially since they chose the sniper version of the jackal instead of an energy shield and plasma pistol version (you would generally not need many snipers) and yet another repack of Masterchief. Make the white Spartan nearly any other color and make it two of the basic jackals you fight most often instead of a sniper and MC repack and that set might have actually moved off the shelves. Or heck, just repaint and triple-pack the Spartan as basic team red, team blue, and then a good all-purpose gunmetal grey or something. And then of course, packing the same chief into the single pack, several multi-packs, the warthog, the mongoose, wave 2 singles, etc. is also killing the sell-through for single-pack and even multi-pack sets in my neck of the woods. Sorry, it's just frustrating.
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10-19-2021, 11:00 AM | #735 |
Iron Grenadier
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Yeah, I've been thinking that myself. Putting a blue elite in the 3-pack, a red elite in the single-pack, and the gold elite with the Ghost (or something along those lines) would have made more sense and it's just a different plastic color batch. No difference in paint apps.
And the white MKVII (or whatever mark it is) Spartan being repacked into a 3-pack without switching to a different color was a waste too, especially since they chose the sniper version of the jackal instead of an energy shield and plasma pistol version (you would generally not need many snipers) and yet another repack of Masterchief. Make the white Spartan nearly any other color and make it two of the basic jackals you fight most often instead of a sniper and MC repack and that set might have actually moved off the shelves. Or heck, just repaint and triple-pack the Spartan as basic team red, team blue, and then a good all-purpose gunmetal grey or something. And then of course, packing the same chief into the single pack, several multi-packs, the warthog, the mongoose, wave 2 singles, etc. is also killing the sell-through for single-pack and even multi-pack sets in my neck of the woods. Sorry, it's just frustrating. The good news though is that we still seem to be going forward as wave 4 was recently leaked and the army-building two packs have been solid and smart. Also, notice how with the Gungoose and Mantis we got different Spartans? I think that the mandates that may exist have been satisfied and now Jazwares has a little more flexibility for character selection. Its always the damned first wave syndrome that a line has to survive in order to thrive. |
10-20-2021, 12:24 AM | #736 |
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Yeah it's definitely overkill. Sadly there are corporate and license mandates that make these situations with MC being oversaturated (because eff the market and actual demand). At this point, I'm going to go through my spare Bossfight heads and have unmasked Spartans to justify the MCs.
The good news though is that we still seem to be going forward as wave 4 was recently leaked and the army-building two packs have been solid and smart. Also, notice how with the Gungoose and Mantis we got different Spartans? I think that the mandates that may exist have been satisfied and now Jazwares has a little more flexibility for character selection. Its always the damned first wave syndrome that a line has to survive in order to thrive. Shame that they're doing two chiefs with the same gun in the series 4 singles. (Just one has a grapple hook, and one doesn't, not sure how that was decided) Last edited by HaloHunter; 10-20-2021 at 01:03 AM.. |
10-20-2021, 10:06 AM | #737 |
Iron Grenadier
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Yeah we are getting the Jackal and Marine two pack. Slightly different decos from the single cards for variety. I have a goal of four 2-packs.
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10-20-2021, 12:36 PM | #738 |
Crimson Guard
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There's another 2pk with one of the Brutes from the 3pk and...Master Chief. The Master Chief overkill is another problem.
I understand wanting MC to always be available, but I think they're going a bit overboard. Mega Construx is also doing the same thing with their Infinite product, so maybe it's being dictated by Microsoft. MORE MASTER CHIEF! It's impossible to avoid accumulating numerous versions of him in any line. I order a 3.75" Mission set from Walmart the other day. It arrived yesterday. It's the UNSC Checkpoint with the blue Gungnir and purple Elite. Comes with a UNSC gun locker, two crates, a mini-gun, and a ton of UNSC weapons. |
10-20-2021, 01:57 PM | #739 |
A Makeupless Clown
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Thanks for the confirmation. Mine is still "delayed."
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10-20-2021, 10:57 PM | #740 |
Cobra Soldier
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The release is so staggered it's hard to keep track though |
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