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Ok, I ammend my prediction a bit: they‘ve skipped DH and start over again with PS/CoS, but no remakes of post-2018 stuff Some people would love that, but the ones who wanted DH sets definitely would not.

We don't know if there's going to be a third series to begin with. So far, none of the licensed series have made it past series 2. And if the theme's quality really starts to decline like it seems to do, they may just as well not bother with a third one

Yes. But "you'd be surprised at how bad they can be" should do the trick My money is still on them skipping DH and starting with PS/CoS again with pointless remakes of post-2018 sets. The ones that'll love them will probably be the people that missed them before Or maybe they'll include one new-ish minifig or creature in each set just to make us buy them all again

I knew I wasn't the only one

@Falconfan1414 has been a trusted source for years with countless examples (basically everything Marvel and DC related for instance). @Guyon2002 is new in the leaking business, but he's been active on EB for a long time now and it's thanks to him we've known the set numbers for so long now. As I've said, both of them are trustworthy

What confuses me is that people will either "love or hate" this wave. I can clearly see the latter, but who in their right mind would love any of the deliberately stupid stuff we've been compiling over the last week Then again, @Guyon2002 didn't specify which people would love it, maybe it's none of us but rather some psychopaths out there

That's what gives me the biggest headache, why do they suddenly change course like that after three years? Couldn't they first finish what they started before doing something else? It's perfectly reasonable to be upset at them for abandoning their own patterns like that. I hope the designers at least address their reasoning at some point. And I can't wait to see how fans outside of our little bubble will react. I can see the social media campaigns already #giveusDHsetsyoucowards Both of them are trusted sources, they've never let us down before

I paraphrased it @RODDY said: „Lmao, I love it, I’m here for the impending anarchy... at this point I’m morbidly curious of how bad it can get.“ To which @Guyon2002 replied: „You'd be surprised.“ Put them to together and you get my paraphrased version

May I remind you of the following three paraphrased statements: „significantly lower your expectations“, „you’re in for a shock“, and „you‘d be surprised at how bad it could get“

I hope something from the June sets leaks soon to get my mind off the horrible aura surrounding the August sets I fully expect the latter wave to be the GOT S8 of this theme, so let's enjoy the June sets (GOT S5-6 or so?) before the Kre-O hits the fan We desperately need something positive to discuss

They like to see us suffer, knowing full well what kind of torture awaits us Or the wave is so horrible every leaker is afraid of reporting on it for fear of the fans tearing them to shreds It‘s still better than what we end up getting, isn‘t it

We're used to that sort of nonsense in the SW theme, which is why it doesn't bother me much In comparison, I held this reboot of HP on a completely different level, probably on a level I've never held another theme before, not even Middle-Earth. If they break my trust like this, they don't deserve a second chance. It's like finding out your prestige pupil is just as bad as the rest of them

I wish I had your optimism Lamenting won't do anything, I know, but it's so sad we're at a point like this. The only theme we thought could do no wrong... Sure, they could improve again after that, but I'm not a "fool me twice" kind of person. Fool me once and it's over

That sounds ominous I'm starting to wish this wave didn't exist. This may sound silly, but I'd rather they didn't release anything at all than something this subpar. And don't tell me I don't have to buy it if I don't like it, I'm a completionist If I can't justify ignoring 4+ sets for Marvel, SW, and JW, I certainly can't ignore whatever this rubbish will be. Or maybe it's so horrible I have to rethink my creed

Says who? That's what we all thought would happen this year, and look where we are now No offense, but that'd be incredibly lame. I'd rather have a UCS Hogwarts Express than this

Don't jinx it Wouldn't that imply that the D2C is an anniversary set as well?

You might actually be onto something... How about an entire wave based on FB? That would definitely be a „shock“ I‘ve always advocated for more FB sets, but certainly not at the expense of DH

Maybe it‘s so terrible they just don‘t want to share it to spare us the agony... for now Seriously though, something‘s up. My memory may not be the best, but I can‘t think of any other set or wave in the last 17 years here on EB I‘ve ever heared leakers describe in such a way. Not even the SW 2021 winter wave, which was one of the most disappointing ones they‘ve ever released (at least to me) I wish our informants were allowed to share what makes these sets so shockingly disappointing without spilling the beans entirely

Expressions like „significantly lowered expectations“ and „shocking“ (slightly paraphrased ofc) are not what I would have expected in the context of a new HP wave Maybe there‘s a positive spin on this I‘m currently not seeing, but any new info we get sounds worse than the one before

That sounds foreboding, and not in a good way. Now I‘m even less excited for that wave Maybe the set boxes are just filled with live spiders

Well, „rumour“ might not be right term here, but the info given by our leakers dashes these hopes nonetheless

That would also have been my ideal scenario, but the rumours crushed those hopes for good Platform 9 3/4 would be a pretty sad excuse for a D2C set in my opinion.

Not necessarily. Last year, a picture of Grievous‘ Starfighter leaked even earlier (1st of February, so exactly 6 months ahead of its release), but it remained the only one. All the other Star Wars sets of that wave were either revealed officially later or by a rogue consumer catalogue In essence, one singular leak doesn‘t imply that more leaks are coming

...and it‘s gone already The Bounty looks kinda silly, but what else can you expect from a 4+ set

The only info we have is that it‘s a 422 piece Batman set at a price point of 39.99€ and an October release date I‘ve never heard any rumours about it being a Bat vehicle, even though that‘s very likely of course