Official Ultimate Edition New Gen Arena Megathread

This New Generation offering or a WCW entrance stage (Would have definitely backed a WCW one) was their best chance to get me to do it. Anything else I would easily pass on. But with this set the only thing that was appealing to me was the entrance (and maybe Diesel). The ring while imaginative could have just been an ESR, because once I put it together I wouldn’t take it apart. But I wouldn’t put it together because I had to take apart my Jakks WM RSR and Mattel ESR last year for lack of room. So another Ring was never going to happen for me. And the there’s Doink not a figure you’ll ever see in my collection. Just not a fan. But if this was a WCW stage/ring/2 wrestlers set room or not I would have backed it.

But that said I always thought a crowdfunding wouldn’t work whenever it was brought up in a thread or Q&A.

I agree in that it would be a shame to cut-off potential future crowd-funded items if/when this fails. I just don't think the asking price is hitting with most people.

That ring has so much detail to it, but if most of it is going to be covered up anyway by the mat and aprons, that seems like a waste of development costs (again, it's VERY cool, I just don't think most people care). In that case, why not simplify the ring, ditch the bland Diesel figure and just do a better attire in the main Ultimate line, and keep the neon entranceway as-is and sell it for $150-175? This thing is certainly not going to hit the stretch goals even if it somehow makes the basic funding requirements, so the $250 is a little too tough to swallow for most people.

I wish they'd revise it instead of scrapping it outright, which is likely going to happen.

I am beyond annoyed with this take. I get Bill said that crowdfunding is dead if this fails. I guess by his standards, we responded with "we don't want it."

I should not have to fork over $250 in hopes that I really love the next one. Too bad. THEY missed the boat. I don't know how it couldn't be anymore obvious.

I understand all of the people who love this set and are frustrated it isn't going to be made. I would say all of us are angry that crowdfunded projects are basically done for WWE products. But that doesn't mean "we" need to "make it successful."

I would’ve gone out of the box for it and something crazy with a wow factor not just a ring

Something cool but equally bizarre and so daft people want it

Like they are restarting the retros on mattel creations which are a homage to the hasbro figures, so to go along with that the crowd funding could’ve been for 2 talking wrestlers like the hasbro hogan and warrior. They were in the same style as the regular hasbro figures but much bigger, they coulda done rock and Austin with a handful of their key phrases, proper old school style voice box with the pull cord etc. That would’ve been cool snd wacky enough to get interest imo

I’ll address this one last time…

I should have communicated better. I was mainly targeting people who are on the fence. I did make a pitch to those who didn’t want to it to do it for reselling purposes… but yes, you are correct no one who doesn’t want this at all should buy it for any reason if they don’t want to. Not disputing that at all.

Honestly I may take the video down because I seem to believe in this product more than Mattel itself does given their radio silence atm.

I love you.

I hate to say it, but I'm beginning to sour on this whole thing. Now I really couldn't care whether it gets funded or not.

That would be silly to blame us for that.

This project should have been all over WWE TV. I understand they probably don't want to pay for expensive advertising but they can mention it and show pictures on the actual shows. They can also be pushing it on their social media.

Who draws the biggest numbers these days in WWE? Just have that person in a segment backstage "practicing" moves they are going to do to make there opponent look like a Clown like Doink. Boom! If that person plays with it, it must be cool! Drop your $250.