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[Bonaparte]

During the month of August we've done a survey on Classic-Pirates.com in which you, our members, could share your wishes for the future of LEGO pirates. Although we've received sad news in the mean time of the discontinuation of the current Pirates line, our report was not a waste of time if you take into account the time it takes to develop a new LEGO set (= around one year).

For those interested, I'm sharing the full report as it was send to LEGO in the beginning of September 2009. This report is based on your inputs that have been sorted in order of importance based on the number of requests for each idea.

Classic-Pirates.com report (English): The Future of LEGO Pirates

Classic-Pirates.com report (Traditional Chinese): The Future of LEGO Pirates

Classic-Pirates.com report (English with Traditional Chinese translation): The Future of LEGO Pirates

[MetroiD]

Bonaparte, you have done an absolutely marvellous job there... Thank you for bringing Pirate fans together and finding an accurate way of voicing our concerns and wishes - even though I personally did not manage to take part in the survey

Let's hope TLG will take at least some of those suggestions in mind when designing the next Pirates line. As proven by the new Exclusive ship, all is not lost and I for one am pretty convinced that this survey, presented in such a professional manner, will prove very useful to the entire Pirate community.

[Kaptein Rob]

that's a very good report. great to see the wishes of afol pirates in such an orderly list. I think this will be of great use for both Lego and the lego pirate community!
excelent job!

[Rick]

From what I've read of the thread - and that was most of it - it seems like an excellent summary of AFOLs' ideas about the Pirates line. I also think it was a good idea to summary what we DON'T want to see.

[Diamondback]

Well said, sir. I may be cynical, but I still applaud the effort--the odds may be seldom in favor of gettin' what you want, but you miss 100% of the shots you don't take, and I think you've bullseyed this one... if Billund can be bothered to listen.

[Rick]

Diamondback, on Oct 10 2009, 06:07 PM, said:

if Billund can be bothered to listen.

'Billund' (TLG) asked for this report, so I sure hope they can be bothered to read a two page summary.

[Bonaparte]

Rick, on Oct 10 2009, 06:43 PM, said:

'Billund' (TLG) asked for this report, so I sure hope they can be bothered to read a two page summary.

No, that's a misunderstanding; making this report was a personal initiative. I will continue to take personal initiatives during my term as ambassador so we get the most out of it.

[TheBrickster]

Great summary Bonaparte. Very nice job on this.

[Bonaparte]

TheBrickster, on Oct 10 2009, 06:53 PM, said:

Great summary Bonaparte. Very nice job on this.

Thanks Brickster! I'd like to say a special thanks to you, the Eurobricks staff and the Classic-Pirates.com staff for reviewing the document and all the wonderful suggestions you guys made to improve it.

[Rick]

Bonaparte, on Oct 10 2009, 06:53 PM, said:

No, that's a misunderstanding. Making this report was a personal initiative of myself. I will continue to take personal initiatives during my term as ambassador so we get the most out of it.

OOOPS, my bad!

Somehow it got into my mind that TLG asked for it. That's even better, a great initiative, nice summary, I'm happy with the recommendations you made, because they nicely align with my ideas about the future of Pirates.

[Capt. Redblade]

Sir, I applaud you on the professional construction and detailing of your report. It is evident that TLG is willing to listen to the AFOL community as evidence by the Imperial ship, so there may be hope for us yet. If Pirates even continues as an exclusives-only theme, then we should consider that a victory. I do hope they will take your report as a serious piece of marketing advice. I believe your recommendations summarize the desired future of Pirates perfectly and I applaud your initiative and readiness to act as ambassador.

This post has been edited by Capt. Redblade: 10 October 2009 - 06:25 PM

[Lego_Warlord_8]

Yes! Return of Imperial Armada! All these sets really interest me. I should start saving some cash... ~LW 8~

[Ratshot]

Very interesting
Rather than babble on about the good points of this report I'll just say that you did a great job summing it up
You hit the nail with the hammer.
Well done Bonapart

This post has been edited by Ratshot: 10 October 2009 - 07:42 PM

[jansued]

OK, we'll now get the UCS Imperial Ship. Let's work on the Harbour and the Bluecoats.. ;-)

Thanks,

JanSued

[Captain Blackmoor]

Well done Bonaparte! Excellent work.
It's great to see so many ideas, imagine if some of them will be released as a real set sometime.