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Post by tim on Apr 8, 2023 4:15:29 GMT -5
It’s now after 5 AM in the eastern time zone of the US, and the front page of Mattel Creations is still advertising the Hogan. Hopefully they extended it/added him outright
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Post by PJ on Apr 8, 2023 4:24:12 GMT -5
It’s now after 5 AM in the eastern time zone of the US, and the front page of Mattel Creations is still advertising the Hogan. Hopefully they extended it/added him outright It’s Easter weekend and the deadline was on a Friday after business hours. I am sure it’ll be changed today or Monday when people are back to work.
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Post by tim on Apr 8, 2023 4:27:40 GMT -5
It’s now after 5 AM in the eastern time zone of the US, and the front page of Mattel Creations is still advertising the Hogan. Hopefully they extended it/added him outright It’s Easter weekend and the deadline was on a Friday after business hours. I am sure it’ll be changed today or Monday when people are back to work. I completely forgot it was a holiday weekend, good point. I can still dream until it’s official though lmao
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Post by ztj_wwf on Apr 8, 2023 5:08:50 GMT -5
Stop with this nonsense...fans didn't put their money where their mouth is Deep cuts wouldn't have hit 5k by the early bird deadline Yes...right now, I'm disappointed, and it's certainly sinking in that it's probably going to be just that, Rey and the Stage...which does suck. However, by next year, I won't care about the $400 and then it arrives it's gonna be cool as crap If the offer was compelling enough this would have done better. The figures are a let down. DDP should be in jeans with a soft goods shirt, Hogan is too similar to the earlier wcw ultimate, Steiner is disappointing with half his logos missing, Rey is utterly meh and the less said about warrior the better. It’s too expensive. International customers got screwed. If you like it then great, if you can afford it with no issues then great. But don’t make out like it’s collectors’ fault for not backing something that clearly hasn’t quite hit the right chord with people. The idea is sound, the choice of a Nitro stage is sound, it just hasn’t been put together quite right as an overall package. Hogan doesn't have any other WCW Ultimate (except the Hollywood one). I like the Rey and Warrior, but agree with you on DDP.
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Post by tim on Apr 8, 2023 5:11:15 GMT -5
I absolutely love the Rey and will be legit sad if we don’t end up getting it
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Post by skogen on Apr 8, 2023 5:21:30 GMT -5
Didn't even reach 2k lol and with no Hogan the value proposition is even lower.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2023 5:26:39 GMT -5
They will do a “ Back now in the next 48hours to unlock previously locked bonuses!”
They will also lower the threshold for the other bonuses towards the end of the window.
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Post by The Gang on Apr 8, 2023 5:42:20 GMT -5
Couldn’t even get to 2,000. But had international collectors been included I’m sure we would have hit 4,000 yesterday and there would have been some momentum from all those waiting to see if Hogan was included and we would have got to 5,000. It’s still not too late for Mattel to fix this, yes I know they said there will be no changes but they had to say that. They want this as much as we do, I’m sure they’re working on plan B.
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Apr 8, 2023 5:43:02 GMT -5
For those who have backed already, would you be content with just Rey and the stage? At this point, yes. What I originally wanted was the stage. Over the last few days I started to really see that getting all the tiers was worth it. Now, seeing how this all played out I'd be content with the stage because it was a holy grail item and I rather have it than it never see the light of day. Crazy to look back about a year ago and see the desire for this item and see the end results and energy throughout the course. Mattel also imo didn't do a great job promoting it either.
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Post by PJ on Apr 8, 2023 5:45:47 GMT -5
For those who have backed already, would you be content with just Rey and the stage? Yes I have already stated I backed this for the stage. Any figure tier that get unlocked would just be a bonus. I backed it to display my Sting, Horseman, NWO and eventual Steiner Brothers on.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2023 6:16:09 GMT -5
They will do a “ Back now in the next 48hours to unlock previously locked bonuses!” They will also lower the threshold for the other bonuses towards the end of the window. This is what I’m hoping for honestly. I want the stage to go with the ring as I’m more an arena person, but if this helps, I’m all for it. I still say it would’ve been much better if instead of the figures, they included the Nitro Ring with it.
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Post by newgenandy on Apr 8, 2023 6:16:42 GMT -5
I personally don’t think they’ll pivot and make changes
If they do then it’s 2 crowdfunds both of which they’ve had to change to entice people to get on board.
Guess what’ll happen with number 3…prople will try and call Mattel’s bluff and not back it hoping for more / better
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Post by newgenandy on Apr 8, 2023 6:21:36 GMT -5
The big surprise for me was lack of major pod / influencer push
Didn’t cardona back like 11 new gen arenas? Also they were very vocal about it, a lot less so this time
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Post by Warriah' on Apr 8, 2023 6:25:57 GMT -5
I personally don’t think they’ll pivot and make changes If they do then it’s 2 crowdfunds both of which they’ve had to change to entice people to get on board. Guess what’ll happen with number 3…prople will try and call Mattel’s bluff and not back it hoping for more / better There won’t be another campaign if this doesn’t back though. It’s not bad to pivot when you’ve rolled out a bad campaign. A lot of time and money goes into the preparation on these things.
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Post by SteveHulk on Apr 8, 2023 6:40:02 GMT -5
It's not out of the realms of possibility that they switch things up a bit:
Eg. "Hey Guys - we've listened!! You fans were really excited by the Ultimate Edition Scott Steiner shown with the Nitro Stage - so as a bonus incentive, EVERYONE who backs the stage will ALSO now be getting this exclusive first-time Scott Steiner figure, along with the previously announced Rey Mysterio figure! We hope you'll join us in this exciting project!"
They could also alter the tiers to 7K for DDP and 9K for Warrior... still a stretch, but a lot better than 11K.
I hope they do something, as it would be great for all you guys on here who really want it.
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Post by nikostoybox on Apr 8, 2023 7:11:03 GMT -5
IMO their influencers are too focused on which figures were revealed and their photography to know how to really sell this stage to the masses. "Wow its so big and detailed, so awesome in person, the lighting is so cool. Back this now!". Really? I would have asked far more at that Mattel Design Centre but then again these guys likely do not have knowledge of the best things to ask.
Yes i do understand they may have had limits due to the structure's confidentiality but hey if they were able to get more info they should have tried. Alot of the structure seems self explanatory to someone who has the eye for it and if said person had confirmation "Why yes the stage can do this, nice of you to notice" then that info could have been used to really sell the stage.
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Post by ChuckPOORis55 Cody Gang 4 Lyfe on Apr 8, 2023 7:16:32 GMT -5
8:23am EST -- 3,848 9:23am EST -- 3,929 (+81) 10:23am EST -- 4,025 (+96) 11:23am EST -- 4,174 (+149) 12:23am EST -- 4,346 (+172) 1:23pm EST -- 4,555 (+209) 2:23pm EST -- 4,761 (+206) 3:23pm EST -- 5,109 (+348) 4:23pm EST -- 5,392 (+283) 5:23pm EST -- 5,645 (+253) 6:23pm EST -- 5,929 (+284) 7:23pm EST -- 6,209 (+280) 8:23pm EST -- 6,530 (+321) 9:23pm EST -- 7068 (+538) 10:23pm EST -- 7448 (+380) 11:23pm EST -- 7736 (+288) Final: 12am EST -- 8017 (+281) (Est time zone) 8am: 1743 9am: 1748 (+5) 10am: 1766 (+18) 11am: 1777 (+11) 12pm: 1786 (+11) 1pm: 1796 (+10) 2pm: 1807 (+11) 3pm: 1818 (+11) 4pm: 1829 (+11) 5pm: 1832 (+3) 6pm: 1848 (+16) Hours left: 9 Average needed per hour: ~350 24 Hours later and we are still at less than 2k. A total of 255 people backed in that time frame.
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Post by newgenandy on Apr 8, 2023 7:21:39 GMT -5
(Est time zone) 8am: 1743 9am: 1748 (+5) 10am: 1766 (+18) 11am: 1777 (+11) 12pm: 1786 (+11) 1pm: 1796 (+10) 2pm: 1807 (+11) 3pm: 1818 (+11) 4pm: 1829 (+11) 5pm: 1832 (+3) 6pm: 1848 (+16) Hours left: 9 Average needed per hour: ~350 24 Hours later and we are still at less than 2k. A total of 255 people backed in that time frame. This might not even get to 50%
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Post by LA Times on Apr 8, 2023 7:27:21 GMT -5
I personally don’t think they’ll pivot and make changes If they do then it’s 2 crowdfunds both of which they’ve had to change to entice people to get on board. Guess what’ll happen with number 3…prople will try and call Mattel’s bluff and not back it hoping for more / better There won’t be another campaign if this doesn’t back though. It’s not bad to pivot when you’ve rolled out a bad campaign. A lot of time and money goes into the preparation on these things. Mattel will go back to the drawing board, try to fix mistakes before doing another one. Not everything proposed hits the goal.
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Post by newgenandy on Apr 8, 2023 7:27:35 GMT -5
I personally don’t think they’ll pivot and make changes If they do then it’s 2 crowdfunds both of which they’ve had to change to entice people to get on board. Guess what’ll happen with number 3…prople will try and call Mattel’s bluff and not back it hoping for more / better There won’t be another campaign if this doesn’t back though. It’s not bad to pivot when you’ve rolled out a bad campaign. A lot of time and money goes into the preparation on these things. It’s bad either way 1. They do nothing, this could reach maybe 50% target. I’d say there’s less than 1% chance it’s backed. If that happens as you say unlikely we’ll see another 2. They change something snd it’s backed. Next crowdfund people don’t back until they get the ‘extra’ and it’ll be like a game of poker waiting to see who breaks first. Neither are good for mattel If they change / add then 2 out of 2 crowdfunded they will have had to make changes too. That’s not a good look snd clearly they’re not giving people what they want at a price point they’re happy with. There should be more market research other than “a few people online said take my money when they saw this at Comic-Con”
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