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Post by Pinwig on Aug 23, 2020 11:36:29 GMT
I was just updating all my lists to try and get a sense of perspective given it feels like we're getting new toy preorders arriving on an hourly basis at the moment. It isn't as bad as it seems, the difference to last year is that they're coming spread out rather than in that Exclusive Apocalypse we had.
In terms of exclusives announced last year there were 49 figures across 28 releases if you include the Takara ones like Star Convoy and the Seacons. This year so far we've had 37 figures across 22 releases not including the TTMall Ratchet/Skywarp sets but including Thrust & Bluestreak (neither of these totals include netflix). So even if you take off a set like the MM ten pack because it skews things a bit, that's still way more releases last year than this. Obviously this year isn't done yet, we've got a few more selects to come, but it made me realise that actually, there isn't quite the madness going on that it looks like.
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Post by browny87 on Aug 23, 2020 15:19:48 GMT
i agree pin, it feels like ive spent shit loads more this year, but i think ive been preordering 2-3 a week in the releases rather than spread out over a year!!
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 23, 2020 16:08:30 GMT
It's felt more mad to me because with exclusives being spread out I've been able to afford more (and been more available when pre-orders go up due to furlough). Whereas last year's Exclusive Apocalypse was concentrated so couldn't grab as much. So less exclusives being released this year but I have probably spent more.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Aug 23, 2020 16:40:52 GMT
I think someone deleted the Exclusive Apocalypse thread because I couldn't find it last night. I wanted to make this very point.
It seems like they listened to the criticism of dropping everything they had in like... A week. Because it's been really steady one or two at a time, each week.
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 23, 2020 16:57:13 GMT
I'm not sure how much of that is an active choice as opposed to knowing there are no big events to centre them round. Had SDCC been as usual I'm sure a lot of the exclusives would have been more clustered.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2020 17:09:29 GMT
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Post by Toph on Aug 23, 2020 17:44:12 GMT
I'm not even sure I've ever been in that forum before
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 25, 2020 6:36:21 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 25, 2020 15:59:47 GMT
Ooops, BBTS beaten by EE!
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Post by Benn on Aug 25, 2020 16:03:23 GMT
This has got to be annoying some important people somewhere, right?
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 25, 2020 16:08:08 GMT
Ooops, BBTS beaten by EE! I thought EE already had their reveal: Bug Bite? -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 26, 2020 6:42:21 GMT
They have a second one coming - 8th Sept, see above - but have managed to spoil the other reveals by minutes putting the orders up slightly early.
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Post by Benn on Aug 26, 2020 9:18:05 GMT
I'd be annoyed at that.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 28, 2020 18:32:30 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 28, 2020 18:35:15 GMT
 -Ralph |
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Post by Benn on Aug 28, 2020 18:42:36 GMT
When was that due then?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 28, 2020 19:18:53 GMT
Feb 2021
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 28, 2020 19:28:12 GMT
Aww no now 2021 events are being canned.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Aug 28, 2020 20:14:58 GMT
Because the pandemic is so out of control here, that it's not going to be close to under control anytime soon. Even if shitler doesn't steal this election, we'll have a death toll over 200k by election day, and minimum 250k by the time Biden would be sworn in.
If he hits the ground running, we'll likely have a national shelter in place order in effect the next day, for who knows how long.
We will be very lucky to get out of this now with a death toll under 1m, because quite a few estimate a few million.
So yeah, as of now, don't expect any US cons for 2021.
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Post by Slack on Aug 28, 2020 21:41:21 GMT
I'm sorry to hear it is so grim. Keep safe
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 28, 2020 22:02:31 GMT
Yes indeed.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Aug 28, 2020 22:59:24 GMT
Thank you. I'm alright though, mostly. I only go out to go shopping once a week (which is why Target exclusives have been even more vexing than usual). And I try to get there around when Walmart opens.
Beyond that, I don't have any contact with anyone.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 29, 2020 8:26:15 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 31, 2020 14:28:48 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 31, 2020 14:49:13 GMT
Fuck that then.
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Post by Toph on Aug 31, 2020 14:49:28 GMT
Hasbro Pulsecon event at the end of september. Will put up a bunch of stuff across multiple lines. Including:
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 31, 2020 14:51:21 GMT
For 'US and Canada only' adds the text description to the video on FB. Thus my interest did not begin. It leaves a salty taste on the back of Ratchetgate.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 31, 2020 14:52:25 GMT
That's alright then. We've had several indications that the pit will be sold through retailers in the UK. The con date might give us an idea when to expect the preorder though
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 31, 2020 14:52:28 GMT
Yup!
"YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!" says the event host. Er, we will.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Aug 31, 2020 15:37:21 GMT
Ah ha.
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