Hasbro POTP Predaking official images

[klystron]

At the risk of being ostracized by the community, I find these to be a bit meh. Apart from articulation, I think the G1 figs (and combined mode) look way better.

These seem very blocky, and again PotP figs fail to deliver proper weapons too. I mean, what the hell guns have poor Headstrong and Tantrum been lumbered with? And to make it worse, they also have Predaking's thighs hanging off their backs.
Disappointing.
Still, I could be convinced depending on price...

[Lord_Zed]

At the risk of being ostracized by the community, I find these to be a bit meh. Apart from articulation, I think the G1 figs (and combined mode) look way better.

Nah, I'm with you, I really like the Taktomy Titan class Devestator despite already having an unofficial Deveestator, and I really wanted to get behind this guy too, and put him on my MP shelf, but I just can't get behind this guy for the reported price anyway.

The beast modes look worse than the G1 toys, and I know they have made sacrifices for the combined mode, but I don't think the pay of in combined mode is enough to justify those brick beasts.

[MV75]

Beast modes are too compromised, and the back kibble on the legs in robot mode? AND, where are the fist spikes as per the art? And repurposing the robot guns as the combined guns make them very puny.

[Paulbot]

If these were sold separately I would consider buying Tantrum - but even then I'd be seeing how easy it would be to remove Predaking's thigh which blights both robot and beast mode. Rampage would be another I'd consider... but as a whole team for the price they'll be I can't do it.

[SharkyMcShark]

I appreciate that they're attempting to make the combined modes as kibble free as possible. If they were more comfortable moving away from just copying the G1 designs I reckon they'd be able to do a better job of hiding combiner thighs and the like.

I'd pay $100, maybe $120 for this set and the fact that I'm sure it will be comfortably at least triple that will preclude me from ever owning it. If I'm paying more than $150 for a combiner set I'm going right to the top of the table getting something 3P.

[Jetfire in the sky]

I appreciate that they're attempting to make the combined modes as kibble free as possible. If they were more comfortable moving away from just copying the G1 designs I reckon they'd be able to do a better job of hiding combiner thighs and the like.

This is what I was thinking, it's a bit of a lazy design process when the figures look blocky in beast mode. I think combined he looks good and that's probably what they were going for like Devvy which compromised the other modes.

[hYpNoS]

This is what I was thinking, it's a bit of a lazy design process when the figures look blocky in beast mode. I think combined he looks good and that's probably what they were going for like Devvy which compromised the other modes.

...but the constructicons didn't have big massive thighs hanging off their backs as robots, it was only longhaul who suffered and his proportional compromise worked for his alt mode, arms on scrapper were an issue but that was more of a functional problem even with takara's fix

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Nah, I'm with you, I really like the Taktomy Titan class Devestator despite already having an unofficial Deveestator, and I really wanted to get behind this guy too, and put him on my MP shelf, but I just can't get behind this guy for the reported price anyway.

The beast modes look worse than the G1 toys, and I know they have made sacrifices for the combined mode, but I don't think the pay of in combined mode is enough to justify those brick beasts.

^^This for me. I was really hoping for an 'as close as we'll get to MP' style design a la Devastator and TR Sixshot, but the set looks awful IMO.

Re. the guns, it looks like Razorclaw's cannon and Rampage's gun can combine for Predaking mode, but these photos just don't have them combined. So, you know...it's a bit less puny.