The Real Chillary
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Post by The Real Chillary on Aug 6, 2021 10:56:20 GMT -5
The problem is, we're not allowed to discuss it if we don't back it. We're getting reported for discussing something. I don't agree with that. I would never report someone just for having a different opinion. I actually want to hear as many different opinions and ideas as possible. You don't like the era? Cool let's talk about it. You don't like the figures included? Cool let's talk about it. That's what I enjoy. Not a shot at you, it's one person in particular. But I'm not trying to pick fights. I genuinely want to discuss this thing. Much like others who are being silenced.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 11:12:10 GMT -5
I’m going back out of this thread for a few days. I admittedly brought more negativity to it than any of the previous negativity to begin with so that’s on me. Open, respectable discussion should never be banned.
I hope we have a huge surge this weekend.
I love you.
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Post by The Assassin on Aug 6, 2021 11:24:56 GMT -5
I know I've said this a couple times now but with the recent early bird perk additions I feel it's relevant to state again that I really don't agree with the focus on A-list figures in this set. For something that's meant to be an arena set, most of it seems to be figures, and not even obscure names like a referee. Good to see the announcer table added (though it looks a little cheap) but I really would have liked to see more actual arena pieces and accessories, or at the very least an obscure figure like a referee.
I might consider backing it purely for the ring and in the hope that it might eventually lead to getting a WCW scale ring in this style (i.e. 18 x 18), and hopefully a Nitro entrance stage and Nitro announcer area. But if I did back this I would be reselling everything except the ring, which is a bit of a hassle.
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Post by jokerjohn on Aug 6, 2021 11:31:40 GMT -5
I know I've said this a couple times now but with the recent early bird perk additions I feel it's relevant to state again that I really don't agree with the focus on A-list figures in this set. For something that's meant to be an arena set, most of it seems to be figures, and not even obscure names like a referee. Good to see the announcer table added (though it looks a little cheap) but I really would have liked to see more actual arena pieces and accessories, or at the very least an obscure figure like a referee. I would love more arena accessories but for many people having big name figures are part of the appeal. Many have said they don't care about Doink but I couldn't be happier. We also have to realize they can only work with talent under contract so I don't know of an obscure character they have that would fit that need.
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Post by razorrock on Aug 6, 2021 11:35:16 GMT -5
Clearly adding another figure to this was a good move on their part, but I wonder if Macho was the right choice? I think so cause I signed up for a 2nd right after they announced Macho but I wonder if more people would have liked a more obscure character, since this is such a niche item to crowdfund.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 6, 2021 11:39:14 GMT -5
I know I've said this a couple times now but with the recent early bird perk additions I feel it's relevant to state again that I really don't agree with the focus on A-list figures in this set. For something that's meant to be an arena set, most of it seems to be figures, and not even obscure names like a referee. Good to see the announcer table added (though it looks a little cheap) but I really would have liked to see more actual arena pieces and accessories, or at the very least an obscure figure like a referee. I might consider backing it purely for the ring and in the hope that it might eventually lead to getting a WCW scale ring in this style (i.e. 18 x 18), and hopefully a Nitro entrance stage and Nitro announcer area. But if I did back this I would be reselling everything except the ring, which is a bit of a hassle. Technically Macho is an announcer in this set. He comes with a headset molded to his hat. He’s a 2 in 1 because you can also display him as WMX. A Joey Marella or maybe young Shane ref would be cool but don’t think it woulda generated enough buzz to get people on board like Macho Man did.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 6, 2021 11:41:19 GMT -5
Clearly adding another figure to this was a good move on their part, but I wonder if Macho was the right choice? I think so cause I signed up for a 2nd right after they announced Macho but I wonder if more people would have liked a more obscure character, since this is such a niche item to crowdfund. I ordered two solely because of Macho. If they woulda offered Damien Demento, Max Moon, or Aldo Montoya I wouldn’t have thrown my money into the project.
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Post by jokerjohn on Aug 6, 2021 11:42:04 GMT -5
I know I've said this a couple times now but with the recent early bird perk additions I feel it's relevant to state again that I really don't agree with the focus on A-list figures in this set. For something that's meant to be an arena set, most of it seems to be figures, and not even obscure names like a referee. Good to see the announcer table added (though it looks a little cheap) but I really would have liked to see more actual arena pieces and accessories, or at the very least an obscure figure like a referee. I might consider backing it purely for the ring and in the hope that it might eventually lead to getting a WCW scale ring in this style (i.e. 18 x 18), and hopefully a Nitro entrance stage and Nitro announcer area. But if I did back this I would be reselling everything except the ring, which is a bit of a hassle. Technically Macho is an announcer in this set. He comes with a headset molded to his hat. He’s a 2 in 1 because you can also display him as WMX. A Joey Marella or maybe young Shane ref would be cool but don’t think it woulda generated enough buzz to get people on board like Macho Man did. Maybe they should have included pre order codes for Ultimate Edition Hogan 😆
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Post by newgenandy on Aug 6, 2021 11:42:54 GMT -5
And people criticizing the project and voicing their opinions have made it better. They wouldn’t have dropped the pay up front model or added the early bird if every one just blindly backed it or kept their mouth shut if they weren’t supporting it. Yep. Mattel's announcement of the added incentive quite literally leads off with "You want more? We're giving you more!" They didn't come to the conclusion that progress was slow on the campaign and people wanted more bang for their buck by sitting around a conference table waiting for a miracle. In these circumstances, consumer demographic feedback is everything. For all the hullabaloo around mattel in general they do listen and I think Steve’s a huge part in that. He was a fan before working at mattel and remains a collector We are continually asking for more esoteric figures for collectors and we have the goon coming, we wanted retros back and focusing on older talent - boom 4 pack of wm1, questions were raised about the value of this snd people specifically said they were more interested in figures and what happens, a figure is added and a great one at that. For all the praise and criticism levied at mattel people cannot say they are not listening or acting in feedback. It might sometimes take longer than prople would like due to logistics but man they get there
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Post by deadman89 on Aug 6, 2021 11:46:20 GMT -5
Clearly adding another figure to this was a good move on their part, but I wonder if Macho was the right choice? I think so cause I signed up for a 2nd right after they announced Macho but I wonder if more people would have liked a more obscure character, since this is such a niche item to crowdfund. I felt the same way, only because looking at the recent Ultimate Edition Macho, the Wrestlemania 10 attire seems like the easiest route they could have went using a lot of the parts from that, if not the entire thing just repainted. Regardless of that, I do think adding Macho or any bigger name will help push this. It’s tough to say if it will hit the 7K needed for Doink. I’m still on the fence but leading toward yes after the MM reveal
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Aug 6, 2021 12:15:22 GMT -5
Clearly adding another figure to this was a good move on their part, but I wonder if Macho was the right choice? I think so cause I signed up for a 2nd right after they announced Macho but I wonder if more people would have liked a more obscure character, since this is such a niche item to crowdfund. I ordered two solely because of Macho. If they woulda offered Damien Demento, Max Moon, or Aldo Montoya I wouldn’t have thrown my money into the project. LOL you know, his name wasn't even on my radar, but Aldo Montoya definitely might have moved the needle for me LOL ![8D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/insane.png)
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Post by marino13 on Aug 6, 2021 12:38:18 GMT -5
I'd like to see it get to 2000 today. 151 to go.
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Post by The Real Chillary on Aug 6, 2021 12:46:22 GMT -5
I ordered two solely because of Macho. If they woulda offered Damien Demento, Max Moon, or Aldo Montoya I wouldn’t have thrown my money into the project. LOL you know, his name wasn't even on my radar, but Aldo Montoya definitely might have moved the needle for me LOL ![8D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/insane.png) Haha! He would have got me to back it.
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Post by koreanthunder86 on Aug 6, 2021 12:50:07 GMT -5
I'd like to see it get to 2000 today. 151 to go. As much as I'd like to see that, then by 15 days left, we would need to back atleast 200 a day to make it to 5,000 by August 22nd.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Aug 6, 2021 12:56:37 GMT -5
LOL you know, his name wasn't even on my radar, but Aldo Montoya definitely might have moved the needle for me LOL ![8D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/insane.png) Haha! He would have got me to back it. I dunno if I'd go that far...but it definitely would've moved the needle. ![8D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/insane.png) I've actually spent a little time trying to ponder what era-appropriate figure would have compelled to throw in (money honestly isn't the issue) and undertake the burden of trying to dispose of the pieces I don't want or need for financial gain. It ain't Final Appearance Savage. It's not the prospect of Doink. It wouldn't have been Aldo (not alone, anyway). The two most immediate choices aren't doable (Owen and Jarrett), and Jarrett wouldn't have been the era I wanted anyway. Beyond that, I'm hard pressed to come up with a "must have" figure that would really have me less hung up on the difficulty of unloading the remaining bits of this I don't want. I've already got a perfectly good Razor, I prefer Nash > Diesel, and the rest of the New Gen kinda just feels, I dunno, underwhelming to me.
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Post by zen411 on Aug 6, 2021 12:57:05 GMT -5
Clearly adding another figure to this was a good move on their part, but I wonder if Macho was the right choice? I think so cause I signed up for a 2nd right after they announced Macho but I wonder if more people would have liked a more obscure character, since this is such a niche item to crowdfund. I ordered two solely because of Macho. If they woulda offered Damien Demento, Max Moon, or Aldo Montoya I wouldn’t have thrown my money into the project. I hated the character but Max Moon with the full getup including arm cannons and fully sculpted detail and helmet would be a badass figure. Same for Damien with the crazy feathered ring entrance gear.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 6, 2021 13:00:57 GMT -5
I ordered two solely because of Macho. If they woulda offered Damien Demento, Max Moon, or Aldo Montoya I wouldn’t have thrown my money into the project. I hated the character but Max Moon with the full getup including arm cannons and fully sculpted detail and helmet would be a badass figure. Same for Damien with the crazy feathered ring entrance gear. Yeah they would make great figs but wouldn’t be incentive enough to make me wanna drop $250 for in addition to the other stuff offered like Macho. If they were $20 elites then I’d buy em in a heartbeat
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Post by zen411 on Aug 6, 2021 13:12:39 GMT -5
I hated the character but Max Moon with the full getup including arm cannons and fully sculpted detail and helmet would be a badass figure. Same for Damien with the crazy feathered ring entrance gear. Yeah they would make great figs but wouldn’t be incentive enough to make me wanna drop $250 for in addition to the other stuff offered like Macho. If they were $20 elites then I’d buy em in a heartbeat agreed.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 6, 2021 13:13:13 GMT -5
Haha! He would have got me to back it. I dunno if I'd go that far...but it definitely would've moved the needle. ![8D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/insane.png) I've actually spent a little time trying to ponder what era-appropriate figure would have compelled to throw in (money honestly isn't the issue) and undertake the burden of trying to dispose of the pieces I don't want or need for financial gain. It ain't Final Appearance Savage. It's not the prospect of Doink. It wouldn't have been Aldo (not alone, anyway). The two most immediate choices aren't doable (Owen and Jarrett), and Jarrett wouldn't have been the era I wanted anyway. Beyond that, I'm hard pressed to come up with a "must have" figure that would really have me less hung up on the difficulty of unloading the remaining bits of this I don't want. I've already got a perfectly good Razor, I prefer Nash > Diesel, and the rest of the New Gen kinda just feels, I dunno, underwhelming to me. I still feel like they shoulda stockpiled them with elites rather than a couple ultimates. Figs that could be done relatively cheap and also big names that would fit great with this set but not necessarily something you’d include in the regular lineups. Lost his smile HBK, Commissioner Slaughter, Ref Shane or Patterson, 96 Warrior with the baseball cap, Dok Hendrix, Million $ Corp DiBiase, Vince with the collarless button up shirt and blazer, etc.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Aug 6, 2021 13:18:30 GMT -5
I dunno if I'd go that far...but it definitely would've moved the needle. ![8D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/insane.png) I've actually spent a little time trying to ponder what era-appropriate figure would have compelled to throw in (money honestly isn't the issue) and undertake the burden of trying to dispose of the pieces I don't want or need for financial gain. It ain't Final Appearance Savage. It's not the prospect of Doink. It wouldn't have been Aldo (not alone, anyway). The two most immediate choices aren't doable (Owen and Jarrett), and Jarrett wouldn't have been the era I wanted anyway. Beyond that, I'm hard pressed to come up with a "must have" figure that would really have me less hung up on the difficulty of unloading the remaining bits of this I don't want. I've already got a perfectly good Razor, I prefer Nash > Diesel, and the rest of the New Gen kinda just feels, I dunno, underwhelming to me. I still feel like they shoulda stockpiled them with elites rather than a couple ultimates. Figs that could be done relatively cheap and also big names that would fit great with this set but not necessarily something you’d include in the regular lineups. Lost his smile HBK, Commissioner Slaughter, Ref Shane or Patterson, 96 Warrior with the baseball cap, Dok Hendrix, Million $ Corp DiBiase, Vince with the collarless button up shirt and blazer, etc. That's actually a really good idea. It would be a real good way to more fully commemorate the New Gen, capture some of the more memorable moments occurred during that time, and really maximize the budget by utilizing pre-existing tooling. I feel like there's a lot more mileage to be got out of something like that.
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