TFW2005 Exclusive - Hasbro Answers the Fans - 10/2008

ArmedonLSD · 10-14-2008, 09:07 AM

1) no
2)no
3)no
4)no
5)no

webz · 10-14-2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Rodimus Mike

I am really bummed over this news for two reasons,one is that the Animated line is
still gonna run,I really hoped they would do away with them,as every single figure I
have of them which is very few,maybe 8 or 9 has design defects like terribly loose
joints especially in the legs,and awful preschool looks.So IMHO this line should have
died,now considering the Cybertron line before that,those are some of the best TF's
I think.

Now as for Universe Classics,I totally saw that coming,even tho I hate for it
to,and sure some of the designs like Galvy and Prowl has parts that fall off easily
I still think they are sweet figures,and if they had just kept them going thru
the Movie line with them I would have been happy,but I'm not now.Thanks Hasbro
for nothing.

Well, Transformers SHOULD be kidsy in design.... because THEY ARE TOYS FOR KIDS. Adults are NOT the primary market for the toys, contrary to the thinking of the people here. My oldest son has several transformers toys, and the TFA toys are the ones he likes the most. When I see kids at the toy aisle, they are all looking at TFA, not the classics.

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Originally Posted by plowking

And Animated continuing over UniClassics?!...wow that's a shocker to me....and I like Animated.

Animated sells better, probably. I always see it sold out, as opposed to the pegs full of Classics.

Fort Max · 10-14-2008, 09:14 AM

Christ on a bike, they really have been chatty lately.

Interesting how the same question rarely come up twice, I wonder if Hasbro engineered that by refusing to answer one they'd answered before or if the different sectors of the fandoms genuinely had different ideas on what needed to be addressed.

Thundershot · 10-14-2008, 09:20 AM

I edited my post so it's easier to read... are there any other sites that have questions? I'm still scratching my head on why AllSpark doesn't have one...

cheetorBWORG · 10-14-2008, 09:43 AM

I'm really disappointed that the Quality Control question was given such a basic answer. My 10th Anniversary Cheetor feels so brittle...

Laser_Optimus · 10-14-2008, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Thundershot

FRELL! I just bought Ironhide... How the heck are we gonna know which face an Ironhide has? Unless the next one will be in 25th anniversary packaging...

I'm really glad we'll be getting at least one Headmaster! Also it sounds pretty plausible that Onslaught is getting repainted into Hardhead.

Yeah, I've got a Popa Smurfihide and I'm trying to figure out if I want to run around searching for a running change or just paint the darned face myself... probably better to just paint it myself in the long run. I can imagine buying tons of Ironhides and taking them back and buying another Ironhide and taking it back... yeah, I'll just paint the face myself whenever I get around to it...

Hardhead from Onslaught would be great... but they'll need to at least give him a new head mold. I really don't care if it transforms into a little robot or not (ie: don't really care if he's a headmaster still), but he does have a very iconic head design so...

Also, thanks for putting all those Q&A's up Thundershot. Was running around looking for all of them yesterday and it looks like you found two more sites then me.

I'm kind of confused why Allspark doesn't have one either... I always thought they were up there with TFW2005 and Seibertron when it came to the big TF fan sites.

Anyways, Hasbro has certainly gotten chatty lately, but I can't imagine that as being anything but a good thing. And, while some of the news really has me bummed out (Universe & Omega Supreme in particular) I understand why and I'm looking forward to the new stuff I will be able to get next year.

Xhairs · 10-14-2008, 10:21 AM

Animated sells better, probably. I always see it sold out, as opposed to the pegs full of Classics.[/quote]

there is 2 reasons you see that .
1) there are only 5 figs now 8 intotal so far with the relaunch on the line 3waves so they did not do the waves right.
2) the cartoon is there to back that line up right now. the classics are more for the collecters.

i love the classics and thats all i buy so im not a happy boy as i knew this would happen agin. just like the last time. way to go hasbro. its not like they cant keep them going with the movie line as they are still doing it now.

chuckcjc · 10-14-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Velcrohead

Mark my words, Universe's "hiatus" will mean that the Botcon exclusives will once again be core characters "brought to you because Universe is a dead line and out of the goodness of FP's heart" and we are going to have the Botcon seekers thing ALL over again.

If I had money to bet, I'd put it all on Ratchet being one of them.

Ratchet, Red-Alert, correct face Cliffjumper, Sunstorm. Pretty cool set so far !

Fort Max · 10-14-2008, 11:09 AM

But Takara's release of Ratchet would just make for an even bigger ****storm.

Backstop · 10-14-2008, 11:22 AM

Damm no Omega :=(