I'm more than familiar with the concept, and I never said he was g1, I said I was glad they were adding non -g1 just why this? Is not like it's going to sell the 3-5 year old toys.

 

Oh my bad, I read "White OP, WTF?" as "Why is OP white?"

 

Maybe it's a typo in the graphic? Because I also question why he's "Melee" in bot mode while clearly holding a rifle.

 

Not a fan of this combiner to be honest.

I would have preferred WoTC keeping with the classics - Bruticus, Menasor, Devastator, Superion, Defensor with room for Computron, Predaking, etc.

This whole CW gimmick with Prime and other autobots is just WEIRD to me........not a fan of dinobot combiner either, but hey, I'm an OG old school type of guy.

Note: This isn't stopping me from getting Wave 2, haha

 

It's also been four years since Menasor, but you're not whining about him.

 

Cause Cybertron was made for the WHITE BOTS!


 

 

I get that they always try to find new ways to sell toys, but I truly believe that they should not do this with this card game or else we are going to have multiples of the same character when important or even other characters could be taking the spot. I also feel that if they continue to do this or if they decide to do characters based on the live action versions, then this game will die so fast. Its a shame because I really want to continue to support this   I mean come on out of all the possible characters in the transformers mythos especially fan favorites, lets do some that was based off a past transformer wave toyline ,white optimus maximus.

Where is Soundwave and the Cassettes, Blaster, Devastator, ,Ultra Magnus,Trypticon? etc. Heck why not include some beast wars characters, I don't know. They can even come up with new mechanics for headmasters,targetmasters, triple changers,etc. the possibilities to keep this game thriving and exciting for fans is endless, its decisions like this that will end the game quick. In my honest opinion though, the art could have been a little nicer for these as well.

 

I am bummed to be getting another Ironhide, Prowl, etc. so soon when there are hundreds of other characters not getting a card at all.

 

This is a terrible addition.

Especially since we know there will only be 6 combiners in this set. Such a waste.

Less hope for Abominus or Computron  

Additionally, most of the individual bots have cards already.

 

The problem isn't that WotC is doing something here that they've done in MtG and has worked for them for decades. The problem is this fandom. Many amongst this fandom continuously see this card game as an extension of the toy figs and show - singular characters. And of course the typical "I want to see X character! ME ME ME, NAO NAO NAO"  

This is a Card game, a WotC card game at that. How many iterations are there of the same character? Look up the Magic the Gathering's Planeswalker Jace, Nissa (sp?), or many of the other planeswalkers and your jaw will drop with how many versions of them there are. It's the same for this tcg. Add that Hasbro is the deciding factor on what characters they want to see released in said sets (be them a different version of ones we've already seen).

What does that mean for characters we want to see and haven't yet? That we need to be patient for their time will come, and odds are will see multiple versions of most of them. The game is no danger of dying soon.

 

I thought that too... Also I understand that the card is a white Optimus Prime as a reference to that toy but I don't understand why the toy itself is white and not called Ultra Magnus.

 

Because there was already a Combiner Wars Magnus?

 

So... There was also already a Combiner Wars Optimus Prime as well that was actually in G1 colors and this was just a white repaint of that same figure which usually means Ultra Magnus.

Why even make a white repaint at all?...

Actually he kinda looks like Nova Prime minus the wings so why not give him some new parts and actually call him Nova Prime since we've never gotten an official toy of that character and a lot of people seem to like him.

 

Optimus Prime sells better than Ultra Magnus which is why we have 2, sometimes 3 (titans return) Primes per line