lego the hutt

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  1. Posted

    It's a clear rip off of star wars galaxy of heroes but it's nice to be able to start from a place where there isn't a crazy amount of power creep.

    I have been enjoying it.  It's a pay to win game though so I will never give it a dime.  I can still compete with the top players on my server being free to play since its so new just by being efficient.  That won't last forever.

    It's fun to kill some time but I don't see it lasting.  The games forum is being discontinued and they are telling people to use social media instead.  

    It's definitely not like your standard lego game that is targeted at kids.  This is purely there to get some of that goh/msf money from afols.

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    I like the busts/helmets as exclusives (either con or shared con/store). 

    They are neat builds with no exclusive parts/printed pieces so even if you can't get them because the number produced is limited you can brick link them later easily enough.  The box being the only thing that is actually "exclusive".

    Similar to how they used to do the little diorama /micro build type of sets as con exclusives very frequently.  Now they have transitioned those to being "free with purchase" sets like 40362, 40333 etc.

    It becomes a slippery slope.  So now we are starting to see these type of sets in a normal wave.  (No figs, 0 or very limited printed/exclusive parts, a lot of tiny pieces).  They are cheap to make so it makes sense from TLGs point of view.  Is that what the consumers want from a standard wave?  Judging by the comments I'm unsure.  We will see how they sell.  For me these are something I will pick up if I find them at a deep discount but I could take them or leave them.  

    I have picked up con exclusives in the past and even if they aren't large or detailed builds I still like them because they are a souvenir/memory from the con I attended.  At least the helmets are slightly larger than the average con exclusive.  They do seem to have a lot of tiny pieces that inflates the piece count a bit though.

    I like the theory of them.  Like brickheads or Star Wars constraction figures they are a new, creative line of sets.  New and unusual is good.  I can't fault TLG for trying something new.  Maybe these will be more popular than I think?  

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    Not sure how many people follow other toy lines but at NYTF Diamond Select announced they are releasing a new LotR line.  Just seeing it gives me hope for more Lego. The new live action LotR TV show is said to release in 2021. 

    How do other people think the recent success of the Harry Potter theme will affect the possibility of another LotR line?  I am torn.  It seems like a positive that the Potter theme has sold so well after being re-released.  That gives me hope that the same could happen for a LotR line...but then there is the other side. 

    Has Harry Potter sold so well that it will fill the "castle" theme slot at the expense of the possibility of a re-released LotR theme?  Does anyone think that having both Harry Potter sets and LotR sets on the shelf at the same time might be possible?  That seems unlikely to me.  

    Since the 3rd (and final?) Fantastic Beasts movie releases in 2021 I guess it could be possible that we get a last wave of Potter for the movie and *If* the LotR TV show ends up being popular the "castle" sets could transition from Potter to LotR at that time?  

    I am hopeful no matter how unlikely it might be.  

  9. Posted

    I think the D-O looks great.  I still want to see it next to UCS R2/BB8.

    I saw it mentioned it was almost a foot tall.  With stand, BB8 is around 10 inches and D-O should be shorter.  I figure the "almost a foot tall" comment includes the dirt patch. 

    Hopefully it is small enough to display well next to the other 2?  Unsure. 

    If D-O ends up larger than bb8 that is likely a deal breaker for me but as a stand alone set it looks wonderful.

     

  11. Posted · Edited by lego the hutt

    6 hours ago, Sneakguest said:

    Well lego have not done a remake of the ghost so if the series is not running for more than a few years, its far from certain, even unlikely there will be one.

     

    Ya, the ghost is the exception, not the rule.  I could list a half dozen reasons why the ghost specifically wouldnt get a remake and this will.  Not the same situation.  Not concerned at all.  

  12. Posted

    Just now, Paul11283652 said:

     Lego surely was able to access descriptions and art for the Razorcrest well before November last year.

    Of course they did.  There was a good amount of video that was shown to the public at celebration last April.  Specifically, the razorcrest being designed and having animation added to it engines etc.  It was only baby yoda that was under wraps.

  13. Posted

    5 hours ago, ArrowBricks said:

    Then again the angle of the entire set makes the engines look less extended out than they are via Instagram photos...which makes it look way better. 
     

    Perhaps a tiny bit too long but in all honesty I’m not bothered. 

    Hmm I saw a couple more IG photos but the engines don't seem to extend out any further.  I'm wondering if we looked at the same ones?

    This was the one set I was really hoping we'd get, but the shape of the ship still looks strange to me.  The proportions still seem off.  Maybe to long, wings stubby, there is a strange bumped out portion on the top rear. that seems like it should be more flush with the rest of the ship...and I've had all day to look at it and come back later to reassess. 

     There is a chance I change my mind after all the toy fair coverage I guess?  Funny because this is the only set I wanted in the summer wave, here it is, everyone seems excited and I just don't think it is worthy of my display.  It looks odd.  For now this may be one that I wait for a remake of.  I wish I was as excited as everyone else seems to be.  But that's fine.  There have been sets I didn't care for the design of and waited for a remake before.  Lego is always good for that.

  14. Posted

    Just now, ArrowBricks said:

    Only bit that’s off is that the engines connected to the main part of the ship should be wider/more stretched out. 

    You dont think it seems like it is to long?  The real razorcrest has a more stubby looking design imo.  (I'm probably not explaining that well but hopefully you get my meaning).

    But yes, the engines dont extend out far enough as well.

  15. Posted · Edited by lego the hutt

    7 minutes ago, Skyhammer said:

    What’s off about the cockpit?  I don’t see it.

    The cockpit looks fine to me.  I think its more the proportions making it look strange?  Maybe it should be slightly taller but shorter length wise?  Maybe the engines ahould be spread a little wider?  Unsure.  Hard to say exactly.  It just seems off.  

     

  18. Posted · Edited by lego the hutt

    I enjoy both the prequels and clone wars and I'm old.  That doesn't change the fact that sets based on the cartoons have generally not sold well and that there is a vocal minority of, mostly, younger people on the internet who are loudly adamant about CW sets.  That's fine that they are vocal about liking something but some people need to temper their expectations.  Just because you want something badly doesn't mean it is in TLGs best interest.

     

    (apparently people get offended when I bunch teens and millennials together...the reason why age matters is because of the average amount of disposable income that can be spent on things like toys as far as the discussion is concerned. )

  19. Posted

    The problem is there are a bunch of kids screaming about wanting CW sets.  They are the loud, vocal minority.  Both on these forums from leakers and from youtubers.

    Lego knows what sells.  The sets from the cartoons have never sold extremely well.  Let's face it.  Regardless of the discussion about targeting adults we heard from Nuremburg, we aren't getting large scale CW sets targeted at adults.  Lego knows better.  Be happy with the sets we do get eventually.

    (there is a whole other discussion that can be had about the profitability of sets targeted at teens and millennials but, if you want to have that discussion maybe we should have it in pms so we don't get to off topic?)

  21. Posted

    6 hours ago, jdubbs said:

    Best case scenario is that they show the April/May sets, but even that's not a sure thing. With a few exceptions, they do not typically show forthcoming Star Wars sets more than a month or so before release, and the "summer" wave is at least 6 months away. Figs aren't even finalized for it yet.

    Prior to all of the new movies it was common we saw future waves at NYTF.  There is a chance that, with no new movies on the horizon to spoil, we might see more at NYTF fair than we have the last 5ish years.

  23. Posted

    24 minutes ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

    I just don’t understand their mentality here. It’s obvious what fans want. I don’t get it. I’ll wait until we get more specifics before completely losing hope but this does not bode well at all

    From the perspective of TLG it is understandable.  Resistance sets didn't sell well.  Clone wars sets didn't sell well originally.

     Clone Wars fans are a very vocal minority.  I don't think they would sell as well as some people seem to think they would.

  25. Posted · Edited by lego the hutt

    59 minutes ago, Guyon2002 said:

    That was just a ''movement'' started by MandRProductions. Part of me really hopes we'll never get a 501st battlepack, just to know lego doesn't acknowledge whining fans (seeing ''we want a 501st pack'' on pretty much every single socialmedia thing lego did drove me nuts)

    Stop watching.  Vote with your views.  I agree.  The way he comes off is indicative of his age.

    One positive thing about our hobby is that it appeals to a wide variety of age ranges.  There are plenty of other people producing Lego content.

    I encourage you to not support the bad ones.  Unsubscribe.  Stop watching people who dont produce high quality, mature, well thought out content.