Find That Transformer Figure! *Rules in First Post*

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Inikalord, Jan 7, 2012.

  1. tikgnat

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    Ikkstakk ruined it first.
     
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    GO HOUND!! GO HOUND!! ITS YER BIRTHDAY!! SHAKE YER BOO-TAY!!

    I was gonna go another way regarding scale, but we'll go with that. and yes...childhood--decimated...

    ROTFLOLOL!!! theres no better response than this!
     
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    Wow, you're right! Didn't even realize I posted the wrong pic. Here's the fix, the counter, and now back to WWI Prowl!

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    Oh... oh Hound... you dog! :D ream:

    I'm sigging this.

    Yep, my work here is done... no growing up in this thread anytime soon.
     
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    Nicely corrected, sir. It's as if it never happened. ;) 
     
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    ServO Seeker (I look for stuff) Super Mod

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    I love this thread so much!
     
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    Next is Pepsi Prime

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    That just looks so wrong. Lmao
     
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    gah I want Pepsi Prime so much!!!
     
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    HERE! HERE!!

    seconded!

    i'd be happy with a pepsi!
     
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    takara pepsi prime ok? top of the case

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    perfect effect convention exclusive scouting force

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    Does that even count? They're third party
     
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    Fo sho... as long as it's an homage to a Transformer character, it counts.

    No Gobots, please. Keep it classy.
     
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    Yea, since they're "not-Reflectors". A 3P that doesn't "homage" a Transformer character doesn't count

    That reminds me, does that mean GoBots crasher is allowed then? Since 2007 Movie fracture was supposed to be the actual GoBot Crasher, but then it's release got moved from Universe to the 2007 Movie. Since Fracture is now, at the very least a "homage" of Crasher, can we say that conversely Crasher is a "not-Fracture"?
     
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    Section 2.1 of the rules reads "Figures that are not Transformers like Go-Bots, G.I.Joe, He-Man, TMNT, MLP, or anything else, are not included."

    http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans...-figure-rules-first-post-308.html#post9662605
     
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    But FansProject "Steel Core" has been played several times already...

    What? GoBots are Transformers now?
     
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    Does that mean other 3P toys are OK, like roadbots or those transforming alphabet robots?

    And now that you mention it,we have some contradicting "rules"

    And this one is confusing for me:

    It's seems counter-intuitive, since if the OP just posts the name, everyone else must identify the particular toyline version that's in the picture, whereas it's much easier if the OP identifies the figure to begin with, and if he doesn't any figure of the same mold AND same character should suffice.

    For example, if someone posts a picture of Hasbro MP Soundwave (with the head for some reason covered/cropped out, or repainted the eyes red) and just says "MP Soundwave", everybody else has to check for painted feet, CE Mark, yellow vs. gold chest paint, etc. before knowing which counter to post. It's even worse when someone posts an MP Laserbeak/Buzzsaw or Acid Storm, which has no discernible differences, and then doesn't name the line. It would be far easier if someone says "MP Soundwave", any counter that can be called an "MP Soundwave" should suffice. If the OP only wants the picture of Hasbro Soundwave he posted as a counter, he should specify "Hasbro MP Soundwave"

    Hasbro moved GoBots from their own universe to the "Universe" universe. A Crasher toy was released, but then was moved to the 2007 Movie Toyline.

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  19. Ikkstakk

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    Some things slip through the cracks. Technically, Steel Core should have been outlawed since he is neither an official Transformer nor an homage to an official Transformer. But enough players own him that I believe he's been played and successfully countered three times so far. Under the original rules, I think the Happy Meal toys were not allowed either, but since they are official products and are obvious versions of official characters, the revised rules allow them.

    Go-Bots... geez... I dunno... I guess the real question is, since Hasbro now owns the property, and occasionally throws a Go-Bots homage into their current line, should they be considered a retroactive third-party toyline? That's... an interesting question.

    If you own a Crasher, run her up the flagpole and see who salutes, I guess.

    As for me, I kind of side with Sideswipe on things like this. It is just a game, after all. It needs to be fun, above all.
     
  20. tekering

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    How about a revision to the rules along these lines?

    "Figure countered must represent a character depicted in official Transformers fiction, be it packaging prose or Tech Specs, comic books or animation, live-action films or video games."

    Therefore, any third-party figure, cheapo fast-food toy or KO would count, provided they're intended to represent an in-fiction character. GoBots (like the aforementioned Crasher) would count if the character had been incorporated into Transformers canon. We can always rely on TFWiki entries in questionable circumstances. ;)