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Post by Join The Dark Order š on May 30, 2018 9:29:20 GMT -5
They've officially given up on basics!
That Sasha Banks is truly scary.
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Post by 235guy on May 30, 2018 9:41:46 GMT -5
basics are looking worse and worse. more like dollar store figs now...
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Post by kennyw86v2 on May 30, 2018 10:32:50 GMT -5
not trying to feed the trolls, but I think it's more about a consistent pattern of deterioration in the quality of the product. The 10-year figure comparison speaks volumes. Yes Basics is under new management, and it shows. People might not be quitting, but I bet dollars to donuts they are sure as heck cutting back. Stop collecting Basics? Sure. I've only have bought a couple for head-swaps lately. But some here are acting like all of Mattel's lines are bad and that they're done. We hear that same sh*t every time we get new photos. And I'm not buying that for a second. People need to bitch. If it wasn't this, it would be something else. They could nail attires and headscans and go back to old articulation and people would still complain. They didn't get the spot where ____ had a skinned knee. They missed ____ nose hairs. They totally forgot ____ bulge. This will always be the place where people actually complained that their action figures didn't have a big enough rack.
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Post by Goldust on May 30, 2018 10:39:36 GMT -5
Stop collecting Basics? Sure. I've only have bought a couple for head-swaps lately. But some here are acting like all of Mattel's lines are bad and that they're done. We hear that same sh*t every time we get new photos. And I'm not buying that for a second. People need to bitch. If it wasn't this, it would be something else. They could nail attires and headscans and go back to old articulation and people would still complain. They didn't get the spot where ____ had a skinned knee. They missed ____ nose hairs. They totally forgot ____ bulge. This will always be the place where people actually complained that their action figures didn't have a big enough rack. Though I agree that this place takes it too far a lot of the time, I think a lot of the complaints about the downfalls of Basics and Battle Packs are warranted. They have become an inferior product at the same price. Why would people pay the same price for something that has gotten worse? They have a right to complain about that. That said, people acting like they'll stop collecting Elites because of the pitfalls of Basics are lying lol.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on May 30, 2018 11:05:13 GMT -5
People need to bitch. If it wasn't this, it would be something else. They could nail attires and headscans and go back to old articulation and people would still complain. They didn't get the spot where ____ had a skinned knee. They missed ____ nose hairs. They totally forgot ____ bulge. This will always be the place where people actually complained that their action figures didn't have a big enough rack. Though I agree that this place takes it too far a lot of the time, I think a lot of the complaints about the downfalls of Basics and Battle Packs are warranted. They have become an inferior product at the same price. Why would people pay the same price for something that has gotten worse? They have a right to complain about that. That said, people acting like they'll stop collecting Elites because of the pitfalls of Basics are lying lol. Is quality down? No doubt. It's so over exaggerated around here that it's laughable.
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Post by powerfred3k on May 30, 2018 12:18:16 GMT -5
Though I agree that this place takes it too far a lot of the time, I think a lot of the complaints about the downfalls of Basics and Battle Packs are warranted. They have become an inferior product at the same price. Why would people pay the same price for something that has gotten worse? They have a right to complain about that. That said, people acting like they'll stop collecting Elites because of the pitfalls of Basics are lying lol. Is quality down? No doubt. It's so over exaggerated around here that it's laughable. I would agree with you, but then i saw than cena scan that looks like a pale sammy sosa that chicago posted. That is freaking brutal, like basic 64 lana awful. You can't go much lower than that.
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Post by customania on May 30, 2018 12:33:10 GMT -5
One of the dullest sets in awhile. Good potential, but Corbin and Cena are so generic, I still don't like the moulded shirts on basics. Sasha has a cartoon Joker smile, Gable could of had a better attire and Elias is cool but the elite is so much better. Good characters just nothing really for me. Hopefully the next series is better.
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Post by TheBeastMaster on May 30, 2018 12:39:22 GMT -5
Terrible set lol
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Post by screech on May 30, 2018 13:16:13 GMT -5
Wow, these are garbage. I know overreacting is commonplace on this forum, but there is a very noticeable decline in quality in all the basic lines, which seems to be getting progressively worse, and I think some people worry the trend will transcend into the other lines. I obviously don't know anything about what goes on behind the scenes, but from my perspective as a collector who follows this forum, a lot of these changes came after Mattel hired their new design manager.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2018 13:17:32 GMT -5
I think the thing that cracks me up the most is the gable attire. Itās just solid dark orange, looks like a fan made custom of a BP Gable thatās been painted over. if you canāt do shading/gradients (*cough* RSC IYH HBK *cough*) then donāt bloody do shaded/gradient attires as it makes you look sloppy/lazy/ridiculous.
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Post by hbkowns on May 30, 2018 13:17:42 GMT -5
Those are complete garbage. The only one that looks decent is Elias.
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Post by TheChamp420 on May 30, 2018 13:21:38 GMT -5
Terrible
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Post by venomeratt on May 30, 2018 14:07:22 GMT -5
These are straight fire!
Like they should all be thrown straight into a fire...
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Post by ckhybrid on May 30, 2018 14:17:37 GMT -5
when I saw these yesterday, I thought it was a joke at first. Horrible all around, I think I can count on 1 hand the # of basics I've bought since they changed the articulation.
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Post by finnbalor1 on May 30, 2018 14:18:33 GMT -5
Easy passes but the only one I would've bought if it looked better was Elias anyways so its not a big deal for me.
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Post by adecw on May 30, 2018 14:23:04 GMT -5
oh damn that's a poor set It just looks sloppy
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Post by JC Motors on May 30, 2018 14:24:01 GMT -5
That Sasha looks terrible
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Post by Chewdeezy on May 30, 2018 16:33:00 GMT -5
Glad I donāt really buy Basics anymore.
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Post by TheLastDude on May 30, 2018 16:45:11 GMT -5
I had a look around to see if i could find any of my old Basics and ended up with these. These came out in 2010, almost 10 YEARS AGO. Good articulation, good attires, great paint applications and really good headscans. And this is what we have today, almost 10 YEARS LATER. Crap (and less) articulation, terrible attire choices and HORRENDOUS headscans. Logically, you'd think almost 10 years would be enough time to improve and make Basics even better than older ones from 2010. But instead, it's a major step back with less articulation, no effort put into them, poor attire choices and execution, and awful headscans. I smell a Jakks 2.0 coming. Huh, when you put it out there in full living color, it does kind of tell a tale, doesn't it? Although I will say that I think the Corbin head there is pretty good aside from the fact that they refuse to give him his actual hairline.
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Post by LK3 on May 30, 2018 16:46:30 GMT -5
Who loves orange soda? Chad loves orange soda. Yes I do enjoy orange soda.
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