Are we overreacting on laziness?

For me it’s annoying. They make new one off molds for figures that no one gives two shits about, hardly make new sculpts for those that need it but most baffling is that they won’t use already existing parts to make new figs look better than their old counterparts.

Take just one example, Is it that difficult to put laceless boots on Kane and taker figures? Really? There is no good reason for this to keep happening at all. It’s nonsensical and really frustrating as a massive Kane & Taker fan.

It's very entitled of you to make this thread and "call them out". There's a number of possible reasons and things that should come to mind before calling REAL LIFE PEOPLE lazy. Check yourself, my guy. There's a better way to say what you're trying to say.

This place is so friggin toxic over something like action figures. If people are upset with small details like that, they should spend time learning to customize instead of pounding their keyboards.

Funny i sent my buddy a msg earlier about how stupid kanes straps and buckles are painted on and everytime that bray pops up i roll my eyes. With mattels poor distribution and impossible to find exclusives and the high cost even if you can find anything at retail im seriously after becoming sour on all of it

Everyone should just learn this anyways. It's so much freaking fun. I always wanted to as a kid, there was a website on good old geocities where a guy made all the attitude era guys hasbro style, but ebay was just getting going and I was 10 so I had no way to get the parts.  So glad I finally took the dive last year and learned how to start customizing. 

The more economic answer to the question, is it's actually quite simple. If you buy it, it reinforces that it's an acceptable quality level. If you don't buy it, you're voting that it's not something you like. Over time, if enough people are unhappy with the quality and not buying figures because of it, the quality has to go up. If people are ok with the quality and keep buying them, the quality will remain static or likely decrease. At a certain point the price becomes relatively fixed, production measures become relatively locked in, and the only way to increase a profit margin is to cut costs. Particularly if the price point isn't increasing in line with the rate of inflation, it becomes even more evident.  Complaining by itself won't actually change the quality at all, the only way it really changes is by consumer votes through purchases. 

This so much. It's always been here, but the last 5 years have been BRUTAL!

It's grown ass men too...over a hobby...a hobby is supposed to bring you peace. If it's causing you to melt down and get angry, then it's time to step away.

These guys definitely arent lazy. Almost every issue that a figure has can be traced to budget constraints.

Wrong skintone on Rocky Johnson on top of missing tattoos, missing studs on Kane and the goatee on another, Bret Hart with a horrible tights color and missing Hitman lettering,oh and Bray Wyatt in a flesh sweater. Bad part choices are the most avoidable and frustrating aspect possibly, Jake Roberts sigh.


It's obvious that the $20 and below lines are being rocked by budget cuts, and have been for awhile. The level of detail and accuracy as been slowly diminishing for years.

So happy to have Jazwares available at the same price point.

It's simple. When they do a bad job or something looks bad, we should be able to comment on it. We should be able to comment on the flaws or if it a figure is underwhelming. Call it what you want, but just because Mattel people post here doesn't mean they are above reproach.