So what's the verdict on...

The crowd has made it clear, "Raises left hand, thumb down"

I'll probably use the stands but not the diaroma

I threw mine out. My figures and ring accessories take up enough space as is, and I can always use the card backing as a backdrop if necessary.

Kind of unrelated, but not worthy of its own post: Are the peg holes a different size on the bottom of the foot? I have been having a really hard time getting newer figures to fit on my old display stands from the early elite figures. When I looked closer, there appeared to be almost a hex wrench pattern on the foot hole instead of a circular cutout.

You can use the stands without the diorama pieces, right? I remember the outcry when stands were dropped a while back. Why are we not happy that stands are (sort of) back?

Seriously asking as someone who has not purchased any of the elite figures that come with stands.

Waste of space for me.
I do like the foot stand part of them, but theres no use releasing them for a few waves and dropping them again.
I dont understand how they dropped the original elite stands for budget reasons but can now afford diorama pieces with each figure.

The money used on the stand that came with AJ Styles would have been better put towards giving him kneepads.

Personally, i hardly ever buy a complete series. While i do appreciate the effort to put in something extra with our elites i think stands alone, similar to the old ones, would have been a better decision.

I also kind of feel like it is a marketing strategy to entice the buyers to get complete sets in order to have a full diorama background. However, they are not deal breaker accessories for me.

I don't care for them too much.

I don't care much for them. But whatever. They don't bother me. I'll sell them in an ebay lot some day.

MOC collector so it's a pass for me. Use the funds for more accessories.