My problem is now the QC has dropped. If MP Hound had no breakage reports, I am actually just on the okay to support but is not.
I had friends who are aware of issues, transformed carefully and the door hinge broke.

Things I do like about new MPs are is properly painted, no diecast is an accepted form > I moved on as it is what it is.

The Engineering is questionable, while it can be a Wow factor it also caused a lot of breakage on the products. MP44 knee joint for example, I have seen nerd post justifying all of Takara's why it was like this and started to tell people off that we as normal customers have no clue as such. Is this really a dick statement to the rest honestly? I believe it was totally unnecessary to over complicate a joint. Let alone a $500 figure should not have such issues. I am not one that buy the "You do not know how to bend the knee, hence it broke" statement. Come on, in all honesty, something simple should not be looking at how you need to bend the knee.

For Hound, the piece looks great, those who had no issues are definitely happy. But for the rest who broke their toy receiving out of the box? Broke within 3 days of playing?
Look back to the rest of your MPs and let me know if there were such issues back then.

Price? Hound looks no more than a Sunstreaker MP price. The New Bee bee is worse considering the size.

Extra accessories? I dont use them at all < and here is what adding the cost.

My concerns about MP line - Takara is moving way too slow for the market, overthinking the product making a lot of unnecessary accessories, poor choice of characters when reveal being made.

There are many G1 that do not require licensing and yet Takara choose not to do. Opportunities wasted as the 3p line fill the gaps as they are listening to feedback.
Years ago, I would not even touch a 3p company, now I am finding I am more excited for them then what Takara is offering due to
1. Quality
2. Price point
3. Release date

The one new MP by Takara a year is not going to cut it, you will die before you complete your collection.

I am not a Takara fanboy or 3p fanboy, rather just someone who loves g1 TFs and people decided to make a masterpiece of the old.
If people actually dig into Takara toys they be shock to see how high quality they were back in the days.
I honestly feel they should be stripped of the Long life award for how Hound is. But is only my opinion.
It is rather sad I am seeing fans defending the quality.