The Quidd designs actually look okay, but the sheer corporate nature of not calling back to AT LEAST a cheetor repaint with the Year of the Tiger is ridiculous. No BW TM2 Megatron for Year of the Dragon? Tantrum for Year of the Ox? Nah, just follow the marketing scheme. Show the average consumer Optimus and Bumblebee constantly and cement the idea that they’re the only transformers of any note.

 

Really? They looked like overpriced, ugly recolours with the bare minimum of effort and paint to me.

 

I'm gonna miss being able to mash the year and figure names together. No sibling this time, Goat Wave and Horse Prime.

 

I'm thinking the Energon Omega Supreme and Optimus, the MP-10, Hybrid Style, and Optimus Primal have all been good decos. The MP Soundwave and Laser Optimus were kinda crap though.

 

Whadya mean? Rat-Bee! Bumble-Rat!

 

Not usually one to harp on coins, but yeah, the fact that it’s not even original art is kinda lame.

 

Didn't like any of those.

 

Who are you calling ugly?

 

That one, perhaps, but I've no need to get it due to the Seige version coming out.

 

Also ugly is subjective so you may not like CNY Optinus Primal, but I do.

 

Of course, but I didn't think the (increased?) price over the original was justified. Weren't the voice samples removed from Primal in the Chinese New Year version?

 

They were, but I think that was Hasbro and their Asian counterparts working together so it could be sold internationally.

As for the price, inflation, premium decorations or limited production run, maybe all of the above.