Highlights and Lowlights of 2012

[klystron]

N But the announcement and pre ordering occurred in 2012. So its a highlight coz you hope you don't miss out

+1.
News/announcement that occurred this year could be a highlight. News of a FOC voyager Grimlock figure was certainly a highlight of mine for the year.

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah, for me I personally don't consider news/announcements of stuff to be "highlights", cos it sorta feels like counting my chickens before they hatch. As far as I'm concerned, a toy doesn't officially "exist" for me until someone has sighted/acquired it at a store. So for me, stuff like MP Soundwave and Encore Fort Max are things that I'm looking forward to experiencing in 2013, but I don't consider them as 2012 experiences - even the announcements (much like say the live action TF movie was a highlight of 2007, even though I first heard the announcement in 2003).
^just my personal subjective opinion

Anyway, I neglected to specify what kind of 'experiences' I wanted to discuss, so I'm not going to bother imposing any specifications now. So if folks wanna include announcements as part of their highlights, then so be it.

[Lord_Zed]

Highs:

1) Third party invasion, so much cool Third party toy were released, and all to a reasonable standard of quality that starts to make Hasbro look bad.

2) Transformers More than Meets the Eye comic, the best TF comic in ages, and one I can actually recommend to non TF comic fans.

3) MP Lambor, the only entirely new TF mold for 2012 that did anything for me. Toys r Us MP10 and Powerdive were good too, but they are both effectively repaints from previous years toys.


1) Broken Powerdive, getting a relatively rare toy from overseas broken in box, sucks.

2) Decline of Hasbro toy quality, toys getting smaller, less paint apps, less articulation all for the same more expensive than America prices.

3) FOC Bruticus, mostly for Hasbro's blundering with the paint job, but also the mold was disappointing, coupled with reason 2 makes this number 3 on the list.

[kup]

Hmm... I should have qualified that by "2012" I meant things that have actually "occured" in 2012 and not stuff like announcements or pre-orders/purchases for stuff that will come out in 2013 (like MP Soundwave and Encore Fort Max). Ah well, the Catilla's already out of the Pretender Shell now I guess.

I think that an announcement of a much desired figure/reissue qualifies as a 'high' as it can command every bit as much excitement (sometimes more) than the toy itself.

[GoktimusPrime]

I think that an announcement of a much desired figure/reissue qualifies as a 'high' as it can comment every bit as much excitement (sometimes more) than the toy itself.

Not for me. Am I excited about the announcement of Encore Fortress Maximus? You bet your asteroid. But I can tell you now that actually having the toy will be, for me, a gazillion times more exhilarating than the announcement itself. This is entirely my own personal subjective standard, and I've no intention of imposing it on anyone else now.

[kup]

Not for me. Am I excited about the announcement of Encore Fortress Maximus? You bet your asteroid. But I can tell you now that actually having the toy will be, for me, a gazillion times more exhilarating than the announcement itself. This is entirely my own personal subjective standard, and I've no intention of imposing it on anyone else now.

But isn't this thread about highlights of 2012? The announcement is a highlight

[GoktimusPrime]

But isn't this thread about highlights of 2012? The announcement is a highlight

That's why I said...

^just my personal subjective opinion

This is entirely my own personal subjective standard, and I've no intention of imposing it on anyone else now.

I'm not prescribing any change... it's just my own admittedly biased opinion.

Moving along now...

[5FDP]

^ You're wrong (sorry, couldn't help myself )

Anyway... my highlights for this year would include -

The Sydney Ozformers Xmas BBQ
And... that's about it. Sad huh?!

I haven't really bought anything of note, TF:Prime doesn't float my boat, and I'm still yet to play FOC.

Disappointments include -

Lack of Transformers available at local retail
Quality of Transformers available at local retail
TF:Prime although I will admit it's growing on me since watching the last couple of eps (haven't finished season 2 yet )
FOC Bruticus (BIG disappointment considering how pumped I was when I saw the initial pics)

If I were to include announcements in my 'highs' for this year, Fort Max and MP Soundwave would definitely feature and I have both on preorder

[theshape]

Hey I was going to start a thread saying "post your top 3 acquisitions of 2012" would this thread do the same thing? If not, I wasn't sure if it was OK to post it now or after the new year. Thanks!

[Starscream77]

Highlights for the year
1. Discovering and joining this board and meeting some good people
2. MP Sideswipe (probably not a popular highlight but i love him)
3. G1 Trypticon, Scorponok and Metroplex all in one year

Lowlights
1. As with everyone else the lack of availability in Oz retail stores
2. FOC combaticons
3. Having to download TF Prime, it should be on normal tv