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Post by PrincessOfSunlight on Oct 29, 2021 12:00:02 GMT -5
Anyone who likes their A to Zs and 123s must tear their hair out seeing random legends dropping into a current era set or mixsh mashed together ungracefully like the current legends offering.
So why don’t they make a series which cycles round the eras set to set but gives you six of the key era stars at once that hits every beat you’d want them to, cycling key attires and new to line stars of eras… whilst providing consistent must gets every series… I know we’re 11 years deep at this point but man, I see Summerslam 98 triple h… I want more choice… I’m left staring at Rollins and bray like Bobby Hill… and yet I know them well I’m just not interested.
I don’t know but Mattel’s strategy of relentless scattershot has left me unfulfilled as I imagine it does many. Thoughts?
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Post by peterjp2 on Oct 29, 2021 12:09:09 GMT -5
I'm a broken record at this point, but I'd really like a Legends Foley figure. Not sure why others are getting re-paints but not him. Curious what other Legends figures will get revealed today. A themed Legends series would be nice.
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Post by Midnight: Dark Knight on Oct 29, 2021 12:13:52 GMT -5
Your normal elite sets are mixed so that it caters to every kind of collector, more often than not its a mix of a legend, woman, first time in line, and anchor talent. If you did just sets based off those genres, you would be waiting for just those specific collectors to buy them and they would clog shelves indefinitely.
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Post by qdogg on Oct 29, 2021 15:28:31 GMT -5
I'm a broken record at this point, but I'd really like a Legends Foley figure. Not sure why others are getting re-paints but not him. Curious what other Legends figures will get revealed today. A themed Legends series would be nice. Ya another Dude Love in the legends line or a ultimate would be very nice. |
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Post by peterjp2 on Oct 29, 2021 16:08:51 GMT -5
I'm a broken record at this point, but I'd really like a Legends Foley figure. Not sure why others are getting re-paints but not him. Curious what other Legends figures will get revealed today. A themed Legends series would be nice. Ya another Dude Love in the legends line or a ultimate would be very nice. I'll take any figure at this point as there are still a few looks to make, but the lack of one in the Legends line is a bit surprising. Although these things are scarce in Canada despite it being a TRU "exclusive" for us. |
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Post by mcfclee on Oct 29, 2021 17:18:35 GMT -5
I prefer we get legends in the elite line as that’s all that even comes to Australia and I can order them on ringside. All the sub sets and store exclusives cost me 3 to 4x markup.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 29, 2021 17:33:48 GMT -5
Because the goal is variety. They’re trying to make something from every era of fan since 1984
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Post by PrincessOfSunlight on Oct 29, 2021 17:50:21 GMT -5
I guess as a counter point to some of what’s been said..
The current era stuff doesn’t shift off shelves either, at least in England. We don’t even get some of the legend US sets on top of the regular they keep pumping out. Granted the releases and product this year hasn’t helped.
What I envisage is sort of a… okay you want golden, here’s 6 of the top stars everyone knows and collectors would scoop up. You want new era, here’s six of those, attitude.. here’s six, ruthless.. here’s six and so on. You’re always getting hot names and stars so there’s rarely any duds, the first to lines and women are still in and always desirable, particularly for legends so it’s not like there’s not room to do those in this model either. Look what they’ve done with the collector slots the last couple years and copy/paste to this.
I think to see those sets you used to as a kid with top guys from same era represented in one go, I think there’s room for it. Referring to elite line only.
I know what people are saying about variety but it’s a strategy that along with a downturn in interest, is leaving much to be desired I think.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Oct 29, 2021 17:54:31 GMT -5
What annoys me is when they have Hall and Nash in back to back series and don’t make them from the same timeframe
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Post by deadman89 on Oct 29, 2021 17:59:38 GMT -5
Ya another Dude Love in the legends line or a ultimate would be very nice. I'll take any figure at this point as there are still a few looks to make, but the lack of one in the Legends line is a bit surprising. Although these things are scarce in Canada despite it being a TRU "exclusive" for us. they could literally do an entire Foley legends series. Mankind 96 brown shirt (white shirt chase), dude love, cactus Jack, commissioner Foley |
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Post by pitfallharry219 on Oct 29, 2021 20:47:24 GMT -5
What annoys me is when they have Hall and Nash in back to back series and don’t make them from the same timeframe I felt the same way about the recently shown Superstars figures. It's weird for that set to have that early 90s HBK but Hall and Nash instead of Razor and Diesel. |
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Post by Rattlehead on Oct 29, 2021 21:35:52 GMT -5
I'll take any figure at this point as there are still a few looks to make, but the lack of one in the Legends line is a bit surprising. Although these things are scarce in Canada despite it being a TRU "exclusive" for us. they could literally do an entire Foley legends series. Mankind 96 brown crap (white shirt chase), dude love, cactus Jack, commissioner Foley Don't forget Wrestlemania 16 Foley, would love to see that in figure form for the 1st time. |
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Post by crush on Oct 29, 2021 23:29:39 GMT -5
What annoys me is when they have Hall and Nash in back to back series and don’t make them from the same timeframe I assume because the corresponding timeframes had previously been released. (The Legends Hall match’s should time frame wise we’ll with the RSC Nash, and the Legends Nash matches perfectly with the E51 Hall) |
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Post by crush on Oct 29, 2021 23:31:24 GMT -5
The Legends sets featuring older wrestlers that run the gamut from the early 80s to the early 00s is a feature, not a bug. I’ll never understand the mindset people have of thinking that if every figure in a series isn’t one they personally want the lineup is bad. Doesn’t work like that.
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Post by MonsoonMan on Oct 30, 2021 7:11:47 GMT -5
its an antiquated marketing strategy.
the scattershot approach adds time to the life of the line.
and also i think that the bottom line truth is that these decisions are being made by a marketing executive within mattel. if any of the creative team for the wwe line had control over those decisions, the figure line would be a collectors wet dream and all of our wallets would be die.
we often forget that 90% of the people making those high level decisions are so far out of touch with the actual consumers of their products. theyre all just getting fed information and looking at metrics and really--trying to play chess on a checkerboard. collectors for all lines all across the board are pretty easy to satisfy and i think ive seen enough fan interaction panels with creative team where 90% of the answers are "we'd love to do that but...."
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Post by LA Times on Oct 30, 2021 12:16:17 GMT -5
its an antiquated marketing strategy. the scattershot approach adds time to the life of the line. and also i think that the bottom line truth is that these decisions are being made by a marketing executive within mattel. if any of the creative team for the wwe line had control over those decisions, the figure line would be a collectors wet dream and all of our wallets would be die. we often forget that 90% of the people making those high level decisions are so far out of touch with the actual consumers of their products. theyre all just getting fed information and looking at metrics and really--trying to play chess on a checkerboard. collectors for all lines all across the board are pretty easy to satisfy and i think ive seen enough fan interaction panels with creative team where 90% of the answers are "we'd love to do that but...." The actual consumers are kids. Some people's ideas here on what they would do if they ran Mattel would seriously put the company out of business. |
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Oct 30, 2021 12:35:40 GMT -5
its an antiquated marketing strategy. the scattershot approach adds time to the life of the line. and also i think that the bottom line truth is that these decisions are being made by a marketing executive within mattel. if any of the creative team for the wwe line had control over those decisions, the figure line would be a collectors wet dream and all of our wallets would be die. we often forget that 90% of the people making those high level decisions are so far out of touch with the actual consumers of their products. theyre all just getting fed information and looking at metrics and really--trying to play chess on a checkerboard. collectors for all lines all across the board are pretty easy to satisfy and i think ive seen enough fan interaction panels with creative team where 90% of the answers are "we'd love to do that but...." The actual consumers are kids. Some people's ideas here on what they would do if they ran Mattel would seriously put the company out of business. People just refuse to acknowledge this. Everyone complains too many rollins, styles, reigns etc but what they don't take into account is how many are made...meaning the 10 you seeing a lot. Hundreds of thousands are moving. If they made Tito, JYD, Valentine, etc in the numbers they make the top guys, there would be 50 or more at every store killing the entire line. |
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Post by crush on Oct 30, 2021 12:43:54 GMT -5
its an antiquated marketing strategy. the scattershot approach adds time to the life of the line. and also i think that the bottom line truth is that these decisions are being made by a marketing executive within mattel. if any of the creative team for the wwe line had control over those decisions, the figure line would be a collectors wet dream and all of our wallets would be die. we often forget that 90% of the people making those high level decisions are so far out of touch with the actual consumers of their products. theyre all just getting fed information and looking at metrics and really--trying to play chess on a checkerboard. collectors for all lines all across the board are pretty easy to satisfy and i think ive seen enough fan interaction panels with creative team where 90% of the answers are "we'd love to do that but...." Niche-ifying the Legends one so that each series only appealed to one subset of era collectors would be a terrible business decision. |
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 30, 2021 13:25:48 GMT -5
Here’s what it would look like if they made each set themed
Golden Era WWF: Hogan, Warrior, Savage, Andre
NWA: Dusty, Luger, Steamboat, and a Flair that would be cancelled
New Gen: Bret, Shawn, Razor, Diesel
Attitude: Austin, Rock, Triple H, Undertaker
WCW: Booker T, Mysterio, DDP, Goldberg
nWo: Hogan, Hall, Nash, Savage
ECW: Bam Bam, RVD, Mysterio, Cactus Jack
Ruthless: Triple H, Cena, Mysterio, Edge
Now imagine those on repeat forever because that’s what you would get
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