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The Lego Movie 2 - The Second Part 2019 Set Discussion
BrickJagger replied to Feng-huang0296's topic in Special LEGO Themes
Indeed I did! You all are welcome to continue discussing the morality of leaks and leakers over there. -
The Lego Movie 2 - The Second Part 2019 Set Discussion
BrickJagger replied to Feng-huang0296's topic in Special LEGO Themes
Well this thread has gone downhill fast I don't think it's reasonable to treat Lego leakers like they're involved in some sort of high-profile drug ring. It's really...dare I say, not important? -
BrickHeadz 2019 - Rumours, Speculation and Discussion
BrickJagger replied to J4ck's topic in LEGO Licensed
Thanks for the confirmation. I think TLG is making the right decision to cut off Brickheadz before it jumps the shark. There were a ton of them this year to the point of oversaturation, and I think that most people ended up being satisfied with the wide range of properties Lego covered. -
Good question. I think that Benny's Space Squad will be a bestseller, but partially due to the fact that it is a $10 set with a main character, four minifigures and two vehicles. Lego is really only dipping a toe in the water with these two sets, but I figure that the much larger spaceship from 2014 must have sold well enough to warrant more sets.
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If Lepin is relying on leaked instruction manuals to create their bootlegs, doesn't it support what I said even more? Only employees of Lego and factory workers have access to those manuals before they're released, and that's a problem Lego has to deal with internally. My point is that some people think that leaks hurt Lego a lot more than they actually do. Sure, they could be seen as an annoyance, but does it warrant a no-holds-barred war against the leakers, who are almost always ardent fans of their company?
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The Best and Worst of 2018
BrickJagger replied to Digger of Bricks's topic in General LEGO Discussion
Best Theme: Creator Expert (Downtown Diner, Rollercoaster, Winter Village Fire Station) Best Minifigure: Series 18 Dragon Suit Guy Best Set: Pop-Up Book Worst Theme: DC Superheroes Worst Minifigure: Don't know Worst Set: Betrayal at Cloud City Most Anticipated 2019: Benny's Space Squad, the new Modular, and hopefully a Castle theme next summer! -
I'd also like to see the "Leaderboard" section at the top of the home page get fleshed out. We could have a list of all-time most posts, members of the week, etc.
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How many players do we need to start?
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I doubt it. The first wave seems to have sold really well, and although the new Fantastic Beasts movie might not be a massive success, there are still three more coming out. I think it will go on for a few more years, but it won't be nearly as large as some people think. Next year's wave is probably the precedent for the rest of the theme's life cycle.
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I'm not sure what you mean by that.
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"Castle lines never die" or "what made me change my mind and believe in new exciting castle lines".
BrickJagger replied to Itaria No Shintaku's topic in LEGO Historic Themes
The game is pretty much a tournament to determine the best Castle set of all time. Every few days there will be a poll between two sets, and the winner moves on to the next round. It's pretty much like March Madness. NK was discontinued this year. Some people think that Overwatch will be replacing it, but I don't think that's true because it only has six sets and no gimmicks like the other Big Bang themes. There's no real "Big Bang" theme coming next year because of TLM2, maybe we'll get one in 2020? There's literally no historic based themes whatsoever next year in January, and I think we're overdue for a new one in the summer. Nexo Knights and Elves were both discontinued this year, and Harry Potter is only getting four sets next year. Perfect opening for a new Castle theme IMO. If there is one, we likely won't hear about it until late December because Lego has been tightening up their leaks. -
I think that both TLG and EB have reasonable positions in regards to leaked products, and I can understand not wanting your future products out there for everyone to see. However, @Space Police XVIII makes a good point that clone companies get, at most, a few extra weeks to create bootlegs. I'm not even sure that leaking is "bad for business" because I would imagine that whatever sales you lost by the sets leaking early would be made up by the attention that the leaks get from Lego's actual customers. I tend to only care about leaks for sets that I'm interested in, and when sets leak early I have more time to plan how many sets I want to buy the following year. Also, as a fan, it gives us more to talk about. @Echo is right in that there's pretty much no hype for next year's sets anymore, that much is apparent just by visiting EB. At this time of year, EB used to have a ton of people online (mostly for leaks, let's be honest) and there seem to be fewer and fewer people here each passing year.
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"Castle lines never die" or "what made me change my mind and believe in new exciting castle lines".
BrickJagger replied to Itaria No Shintaku's topic in LEGO Historic Themes
@JJ Tong (zfogshooterz) @leafan @Aine @x105Black @ElectroDiva @Aanchir would any of you be interested in playing Itaria's "Greatest Castle Set" game? If so, please vote in this poll because we don't have many votes at the moment. I guess we could continue that Nexo Knights conversation over here if you have any questions. We were derailing that thread a bit. -
Latest impact of other themes on historic themes
BrickJagger replied to Wardancer's topic in LEGO Historic Themes
I saw that too and thought the same thing. There's nothing wrong with the current one, but I wouldn't mind a new variant. I also think that the CMF Roman spear below should be integrated into the next Castle theme, because the most recent spear mod is entirely made of metal -
"Castle lines never die" or "what made me change my mind and believe in new exciting castle lines".
BrickJagger replied to Itaria No Shintaku's topic in LEGO Historic Themes
I think it's encouraging that Harry Potter and FB are only getting one wave of four sets next year. Lego clearly isn't trying to make it the next Star Wars, and I see a clear opening for a new Castle theme. After all, HP is currently the only thing with remotely historic influences, and even that is a stretch.