Takara Generations Selects God Neptune

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by chchchch, May 12, 2020.

  1. XXLMagnus

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    The mindset is not strange when you understand the adolescent logic behind it - there’s about 20-30 ‘super-posters’ on this site who like to conceive of tfw as their personal message board amongst friends - they vomit down the throats of dissenting opinion not so much bc it’s dissenting, but bc it hasn’t emanated from their holy fount of sacred knowledge - the goal is to get one off “their” boards so they can feel like big man on campus for a fleeting moment ...
     
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    I'll say. I read it and I still don't know what's going on. Having it in english did nothing for me.
     
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  3. Slagwave

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    Can we please sticky this comment?
     
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    This place is far from disapproving of dissenting opinions. TFW honestly has a reputation for being the place where everyone disagrees with each other over every little thing.

    But if you look at several of these people supposedly being brave enough to voice their dissenting opinion, you'll see they have a long history of posting just to complain and making the exact same complaints over and over. Constantly running to the internet to describe how Hasbro/Takara/WalMart/Target/Amazon should have pandered to you isn't being brave, but just incessantly whiney.

    The reason it's really noticeable with the Seacon-situation is that this whole dilemma was predicted months ago. We seacon fans did our best to make sure as many people as possible understood how to acquire the Seacons, how much they cost, why they cost that much, and how insane the aftermarket prices were going to be.

    But here we are again, for the thousandth time, explaining that all toys cost more after the retail supply runs out. You're no arbiter of truth for walking in and saying "well, money is hard!" when our entire hobby is the textbook definition of non-essential. I missed Botcon 2016 Megatron due to money timing issues but I didn't dedicate hours out of every week for months telling the internet how I would have done it just because I didn't get a toy for my shelf.
     
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  5. Sammael

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    The art in the comic is fantastic. Too bad the story is just as nonsensical and fanwanky as ever. Seriously, 99% of the Mosaics were better than this.
     
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    If the Seacons are any indication, yes. And thanks to Chrome's translation abilities, it also helps non-English speakers.

    That's really the biggest part. Secondary market prices aren't anything exclusive to the Seacons.

    You can miss the regular preorder window of retail figures. Hell, look at how quickly the Target listings for Earthrise wave 2/3 ran out.

    But with the Seacons, at least Pulse included a cutoff so you knew when you would no longer be able to get them. Same as God Neptune now.
     
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  7. XXLMagnus

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    You heard the man!! ... I need a sticky in this bitch, pronto! :) 
     
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  8. grindcore138

    grindcore138 TIME TO DELIVER A PIZZA BALL!

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    Oh, woe is me, I was starting to think about putting a preorder in anyway until I saw that Mastermind Creations' not-Tesarus (DJD guy with a blender for a torso) is due any time between September and December, between that Certified Big Boi™, MP Tigatron and God Neptune then God Neptune is the one to get the chop :(  (unless I can get the dolla together for all three by then). How inconsiderate of MMC and Takara to not accommodate me personally!
     
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    Ha, I made the exact same comparison. Difference is that for me between MP Maximal 4 out of 7 (aka MUST HAVE), Generations Selects white fish giftset (aka MUST HAVE no.2) and Overpriced Big Boi (aka...OVERPRICED BIG BOI) it was pretty clear who was gonna get all my money in 2020. :D 
     
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    I'd love a Gen Selects version of that Golden Rodimus figure!
     
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  12. Nagatem

    Nagatem Sea sea sea sea sea sea sea sea seaconOooo

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    So is King Poseidon/Turtler good now?
    and does anyone want to see a Poseidon x neptune battle
     
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    Whos the girl in part two page 3 next to starscream?

    I needed Selects Primus and SG Prime Yesterday...
     
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    SG Prime is the MP SG Prime
     
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    As always these are great with expressive and dynamic art, though the translation's not the best.

    Planet Purple is looking pretty black. :tongue: 
     
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    I think you both have valid points. There are people here who only ever seem to complain and act as if their niche personal tastes are the priorities of a company that doesn't know they exist. However, there are also people on here who cannot stand the slightest bit of dissenting opinion. You could say you like red more than blue and they'll act like you just shot their dog.
     
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    That Primus is an old lucky draw Rodimus.
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    Not that I would say no to a POTP Gold Rodimus/ Primus.
     
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    As best as I can tell, this story is banana-pants nonsense, but I enjoyed the artwork very much.
     
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    There is nothing “brave” about a perpetual victim complex
     
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    Since it was revealed at the end that this Primus is not Primus himself, perhaps we'll get to see the actual Primus in a future comic, possibly with an updated design that reflects the toy we're going to get.

    But I'll be happy anyway if we'll actually get one in the Selects line (whether that's G1, PotP or a new WFC version).
     
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