There is no market that wants a Masterpiece line devoted exclusively to Diaclone carbots and A-list characters. Takara is giving us their vision of what the Masterpiece line should be.

 

I mean, I get what you're saying, a lot of people want a complete Ark cast, complete S1, 2 or 3 cast etc

But like the poll that I put up a few days ago, I'd be pretty happy with such an A-list Masterpiece line-up. I can live with it if we never get Seaspray (despite loving the G1 toy) or Skyfire. If we're only going to get a certain number of releases a year, then give me Super Ginrai before Gears, because the former would excite me a whole lot more than the latter. I'm pretty happy getting the licensed carbots before the likes of Cosmos or Beachcomber. I'll take Arcee over getting that very last Ark crew member. Maybe I'm an outlier here?

Having said all that, we know that Kobayashi has talked about wanting to do more minibots in the line. Only really Cliffjumper is (maybe) an A-lister there, and most of them aren't licensed. We can also be 99% sure that Blaster is coming. What we need is an increase in speed, if we want a chance at getting everyone's favourites.

 

I don’t understand your post. That is exactly what everyone wants at a minimum

 

Don’t think we will see an increase in speed because months in which we don’t have new releases, we get reissues or repaints

 

His point is that everyone wants that at a minimum, but sometimes it seems that that's the maximum Takara is going to give us.

Where in previous months we had repaints, we're now getting MPMs instead. I don't think we'll get an increase in speed unless we ask for it.

 

I think most people want everybody. One definitive representation of every in-show character, from the greatest to the least. This is where 3rd parties come into all of their popularity, and why so many of us find them essential. There's a growing realization that Takara is never going to expand the line as far as we want, not because they don't have the time or the budget, but because they don't want to.

 

Ask who exactly? I think many on here are quite vocal about wanting more releases. I would imagine its similar for JP fans. Takara must know that. However, why produce more new molds when they can just jack up the price on few molds and reissue older ones and make the same amount of money for less work?

 

I doubt that and that is honestly unrealistic. The hundreds of G1 characters who played no role in any actual story other than just being present. I would argue most of us want the ark crew, the major big bads, and a random smattering of personal favorites

 

And I would argue that you're in the minority there (without actually researching that opinion of course). If Takara's next communication is to say "we're retiring G1 MP after we finish the six remaining Diaclone carbots," I feel pretty confident there would be mass rioting, not gratitude.

 

Put up a poll and see

 

I don't want to steal @Sam 's gig.  

 

Take up the fight on Twitter where we can communicate with TT almost directly!

That would be a damn interesting poll, you should definitely post it up Ikkstakk - could spark some varied conversation. How would you phrase it - what do you want from the MP line? Who do you want from the MP line?

Please, steal away   Probably better to wait until after the weekend, that's always a quiet time for the boards.

 

Oh God the responsibility...

*begins fretting immediately*  

 

My absolute MP Holy Grails are:
Jazz
Mirage
CJ
Blurr
Windcharger
Swoop
Sky Fire
Elita One
Chromia
Blitzwing
Tigatron
Airaizor
Rhinox


My MPM HolyGrails
Jazz
Ratchet
Dino
Swipe
Drift
Crosshairs
Topspin
Road buster
Jolt
Blackout

I’m confident many on those lists will come to fruition.

G1 is definitely my heart, but I wouldn’t stop collecting if this line ended.
Since G1 is still very much a moneymaker for Takara, I don’t see it ending anytime soon.

 

Perhaps 4 choices. “If you had to choose, where would you be satisfied as a stopping point?”
1. Season 1 completion
2. Season 1,2 completion
3. Season 3 movie cast
4. Keep going!

 

Season 1 & 2 completed with Titans of the really huge characters and combiners, and all 14 from S1 Beast Wars, plus the 2 Fuzors.

 

I definitely fall under option 4.

 

Yeah but the point is, are there enough hardcore completists to make viable for them to release every minor character? Bandai does the same, just look at how many Mazinger there are in their lines, so I guess that's what brings the most profits. And we all know these companies are her for the money.