Universe 2.0 - Repaints

[Paulbot]

I'd have preferred it if they mixed up the teams for Universe. The thing I disliked most about the Energon teams was that there were only three unique toys per giant robot;
so for instance using the Decepticon helicopter as one of the limbs of a Universe 2.0 Superion set would make it more interesting -- but they are still short another flying vehicle to make up the fifth spot.

[STL]

I'd have preferred it if they mixed up the teams for Universe. The thing I disliked most about the Energon teams was that there were only three unique toys per giant robot;
so for instance using the Decepticon helicopter as one of the limbs of a Universe 2.0 Superion set would make it more interesting -- but they are still short another flying vehicle to make up the fifth spot.

[GoktimusPrime]

Pipe-dream: it'd be really neat if they made new gestalt teams that were compatible with the Energon gestalt moulds and thus you could interchange limbs with them (and paying further homage to the G1 Scramble City thing) And ideally if they did we would have four unique moulds for the limbs. I agree with Paulbot about the disappointment of only having 3 unique moulds per gestalt set. How cool would it be to have a new set of Protectobots, Stunticons etc. made in the style of the Energon gestalts and with 5 unique moulds per team! It'll probably never happen, but we can hope... perchance to dream.

[kup]

Pipe-dream: it'd be really neat if they made new gestalt teams that were compatible with the Energon gestalt moulds and thus you could interchange limbs with them (and paying further homage to the G1 Scramble City thing) And ideally if they did we would have four unique moulds for the limbs. I agree with Paulbot about the disappointment of only having 3 unique moulds per gestalt set. How cool would it be to have a new set of Protectobots, Stunticons etc. made in the style of the Energon gestalts and with 5 unique moulds per team! It'll probably never happen, but we can hope... perchance to dream.

Hasbro would need to have a change of focus for that to happen. At this moment they find that the simplified gimmickformers are giving them more money. If they see a turnaround with this with more complex transformers selling better, then it may work out.

[Pulse]

Ohhhhh, Now I won't be able to sleep easy for the next 6 months...

[MV75]

Pipe-dream: it'd be really neat if they made new gestalt teams that were compatible with the Energon gestalt moulds and thus you could interchange limbs with them (and paying further homage to the G1 Scramble City thing) And ideally if they did we would have four unique moulds for the limbs. I agree with Paulbot about the disappointment of only having 3 unique moulds per gestalt set. How cool would it be to have a new set of Protectobots, Stunticons etc. made in the style of the Energon gestalts and with 5 unique moulds per team! It'll probably never happen, but we can hope... perchance to dream.

That was the major thing that turned me off the first classics devastator set. Too many same vehicles.

I still don't see how they can keep saying that combiners are too hard, they did it well enough to do the energon ones.

Hasbro would need to have a change of focus for that to happen. At this moment they find that the simplified gimmickformers are giving them more money. If they see a turnaround with this with more complex transformers selling better, then it may work out.

But how much bigger a gimmick can you get than a combiner? Plus it will make kids want to collect them all to make the big robot. Worked for me when I got my menasor together back in the day. I got one of them and then wanted the rest REAL BAD.

Sure I know you said simplified, but man, this is a better way to get kids focussing and wanting more, well, to collect them all really.

I'd give these a second look if they really do make all of the vehicles coloured individually. But I'd really prefer true individualism of course.

[GoktimusPrime]

But how much bigger a gimmick can you get than a combiner?

*points @ Landcross, Lio Kaiser & Road Caesar* Gimmicks atop gimmicks - but done well! (especially the former 2)

[kup]

Yeah I know, it Gestalt combiners worked for me too as a kid but apparently Hasbro now sees them as too complex and not cost effective. Everything these days is all about simplified gimmicks with the exception of the movie line and Activators (their gimmick is simple to activate but their design is not)