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Post by Joe/Smurf on Jul 22, 2013 14:15:25 GMT -5
I guess what I'm saying is if it was broke down the way he said, you'd get Flashbacks that were 1 per case in first waves and non-existent in second waves with more and more of the two "regular/popular" guys. I think the Elite line has a nice mix though personally I would like to see more opportunities for lesser-known guys like say 3MB or the Usos to get Elites, which is why I have said multiple times they should do away with accessories in the Battle Packs and just give them Elite articulation. Even if they took away accessories, elite articulation would put them at a $30ish price point easily. Retailers wouldn't want them. I have my doubts about that, honestly. The Legends packs had multiple cloth accessories and a $30 price tag. I think at $25 they could still move them with the articulation.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Jul 22, 2013 14:51:44 GMT -5
Even if they took away accessories, elite articulation would put them at a $30ish price point easily. Retailers wouldn't want them. I have my doubts about that, honestly. The Legends packs had multiple cloth accessories and a $30 price tag. I think at $25 they could still move them with the articulation. Three years ago. Right now on the Toys R Us website, current battle packs are $24. They're not doing elite style for a buck more. If retailers wanted elite styled two-packs at a price Mattel is happy with, we'd be getting them already.
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Post by East Coast on Jul 22, 2013 15:28:34 GMT -5
I will never be completely satisfied with this line......until they start giving us more wrestlers that don't have elites yet, and updates for wrestlers that haven't had elites in years.
They make about 50 elites per year. You would think they could start slotting these guys in there.
Elite 24 turned out nice.....but there is nobody new. Rey has 8 elites, Miz has at least 5, Dolph has 3, Wade has 2 and Rybacks debut elite is on shelves right now.
Time just goes by. And these wrestlers that aren't getting figures might just be gone. Where's my Brian Kendrick elite? Where's my Kaval? Where's my Alex Riley? Never got them....and now we never will
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 15:42:04 GMT -5
I would like it to go back to 7 per case like in Elite 16. 3 Updated attires/ main eventers 2 New Guys 2 Flashbacks
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Post by v/\v on Jul 22, 2013 15:46:15 GMT -5
It doesn't need a structure like that, the thrown togetherness of the sets is part of the appeal, no reason to change it at all. We do need some more effort from them to get us a heath slater like figure thrown into these sets, so we can have elite Primetime players, Usos etc, even at one of those guys per set, as long as you make the team in the next set, it'd be great.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Jul 22, 2013 19:46:26 GMT -5
I have my doubts about that, honestly. The Legends packs had multiple cloth accessories and a $30 price tag. I think at $25 they could still move them with the articulation. Three years ago. Right now on the Toys R Us website, current battle packs are $24. They're not doing elite style for a buck more. If retailers wanted elite styled two-packs at a price Mattel is happy with, we'd be getting them already. And yet Battle Packs are $18 or $19 at Target and Walmart...
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 22, 2013 20:59:11 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments guys! I like how they are now. I dont think we need to force mattel to do 2 flashbacks per set. Think about the budget in your dream set. I think the budget would be fine... look at Elite 22 - just change Big Show or Kane (who both have shiny belts too) for a first-time Flashback and you'd have the perfect set. I'm ok with one flashback a wave as long as its a new wrestler. If they redo an already done wrestler in the Flashback slot I'd be okey with it if we got a second flashback that was a Never before done wrestler. I kinda feel Cheated with the Giant being the only flashback in his wave. Glad I'm not the only one who feels like that, lol. When there's only 1 Flashback figure in a series, I think it should be a brand new/first time figure... ideally, guys like the E20 Christian and E22 Giant should be saved for when there are 2 Flashbacks in the set. Care to explain what will happen once 3 series in they run out of 2 new guys per set to do? Yeah... it might be better to have 1 new guy per-series, rather than 2. Maybe we could have a 1 brand new guy and 1 updated low/mid-card guy (like Yoshi Tatsu, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater etc.)?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2013 11:42:45 GMT -5
I think sooneer or later Flashbacks will be their own line I think rebranding the legends as Flashbacks and keeping the Elite Style packaging will really help the figures sell to an average collector.
I do however think if they're gonna do a independent line for flashbacks they need to seek contracts outside of legends deals to sign bigger names to help the line.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2013 12:39:40 GMT -5
I will never be completely satisfied with this line......until they start giving us more wrestlers that don't have elites yet, and updates for wrestlers that haven't had elites in years. They make about 50 elites per year. You would think they could start slotting these guys in there. Elite 24 turned out nice.....but there is nobody new. Rey has 8 elites, Miz has at least 5, Dolph has 3, Wade has 2 and Rybacks debut elite is on shelves right now. Time just goes by. And these wrestlers that aren't getting figures might just be gone. Where's my Brian Kendrick elite? Where's my Kaval? Where's my Alex Riley? Never got them....and now we never will I agree with you on most everything but honestly if they would have made those 3 Elite figures in 2010 they would still be warming the shelves. Very few people are going to pay $18-$20 for Kaval, Kendrick, A Ry. Hell people wouldn't buy DH Smith, Nexus Wade Barrett, Yoshi, and others I still run across from time to time And not to mention the TRU Legends 2 packs that still warm shelves Busheackers, Bob & Roddy, Shiek & Volkoff They made some poor decisions early on with this line with character selection and now that this line has caught fire we are having to pay the price (meaning no Legends, Def Moments, Entrance Greats, Elite Style 2 packs are no more)
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