Jim

That’s an interesting thought. I like the idea.

I have seen a lot of people “complaining” about the lack of functions in Technic sets. Maybe we simply need to build something with as many functions as possible.

Nope, it doesn't. Hehe, I guess you are. But I will look into a topic collection tool. I have written my idea in a previous post. Like the frontpaging tool. I can scan topics for tags or prefix in the title. When a topic starts with [ROBOTICS] (or another chosen designation) the topic can be added to an index topic. That way we have a solution more or less like the one you are proposing. The collateral advantage is that we can do this for [TC21] as well.

Not sure what TLG’s opinion is, but we tend to allow Sbricks and Buwizz when electronics are allowed.

I this case, it would fit where you want it to fit. Either of the five examples is fine, you pick the right one. Do you want it to be City? Or do you want to show it in Technic? It's up to you to decide.

That is a good question. I am aiming at programmable stuf, but there is indeed a thin line. Agreed. At the moment, I do think that Robotics fits the bill best.

Yes, the majority have spoken. For now, we have moved Mindstorms back into Technic and we have decided to increase the topic count per page to 50 instead of a subforum.

I hope you can find your way in the Technic forum. I will try to do my best and give all Mindstorms creations a [MINDSTORMS] prefix to be easily recognizable. Come to think of it; maybe I can alter my frontpaging tool (this is a tool which automatically scans featured topics and posts them on the frontpage) to scan for [MINDSTORMS] and make a collection topic. Hmmm interesting. This could work for .... let's say [TC21] as well. By the way; do we want to call everything Mindstorms and use the prefix [MINDSTORMS] or should we go for something more generic, like [ROBOT] or [ROBOTICS]?

You are forgiven

I will get back to the other stuff, but posting a user's real name on a forum is against forum guidelines. Like you never post someone's email address etc. I have removed your images. Maybe it's better to simply close this topic.

That is definitely an option. There are several different scenarios. I'm sure we can work something out. Thanks for reaching out. I really appreciate it. I will send you a PM.

25. I will see your 25 and raise by 25.

Since I won’t be doing reviews anymore, we will see which sets actually make the cut to be added to my collection. Buying sets will now affect my wallet

Regarding prizes; I need to address an important limitation. Due to recent circumstances, I will not be able to ship prizes to Ukraine or Russia. TLG won't approve the request. I just read an updated document and it is clearly stated that both countries are not eligble for activity support. Of course, I will look into a solution for this problem, in case we have a winner from the Ukraine or Russia. However, I cannot guarantee a physical prize. Obviously, the medal and eternal glory will be offered regardless and I will do my best to work something out. Please don't start a political discussion. It is what it is and I am limited by the contraints TLG imposes on us. But I thought it was better to mention this now, instead of after the voting.

With 50 topics visible, we might want to abandon the subforum idea. I definitely love to have all the creations in one place, because that makes browsing them even more easy. But I also agree that tucking away the contest in a subforum will result in less "accidental" visitors so to speak.

True. And I unpinned one or two of them, so there are actually less pinned topics.

Done

Done.

This topic is a duplicate after we merged Mindstorms back into Technic. Here's a link to the other one.

I guess we won't be needing this one anymore.

The number of topics per page has been increased to 50.

This is indeed reflects (more or less) how I feel about it. Well spoken.

The question was "Technic is losing some of it's focus, it almost feels like the "old days", when technic lost it's focus and the sets that are being released are not hitting the mark." So to answer this question we first need to know what "not hitting the mark" entails. But I will simply answer the questions; 1. Has Technic taken a step back / wrong turn? Absolutely not. Technic has evolved and it's getting better and better. The possibilities are endless nowadays. I do think the sets are good enough and TLG hasn't taken a wrong turn. And if you don't like the sets, at least you can enjoy the plethora of new parts. 2. Is the level of MOC's we see, now so good that almost anything TLG release is seen as "second rate"? The MOCs would not exist if it weren't for step 1. Besides that, MOCs aren't limited by the constraints TLG needs to work with. Of course, a lot of MOCs are far more awesome then some of the official sets, but I find it easy to judge if you are not a TLG designer. 3. Do you feel that the "fun" has gone? I can remember buying sets and loving the technical details / features, seeing how they work and the way they have been built and designed. I have recently built the CAT and I rated it 11 on a scale to 10. Absolute blast to build. So, no the fun hasn't gone. It's still there, but you need to ignore the simple licensed-money-grab-racer-movie-style sets.

The sets are not well received by a small portion of the LEGO target audience. The most vocal part of that audience. The same people who complain a lot, yet they buy the set anyway We as AFOLs say a model is flowed and Technic is losing its focus and blabla, but the sales figures will state otherwise. Technic is evolving. Whether you think that's a good or bad thing is a very personal opinion, but I don't think Technic has ever been more popular than the last couple of years/decade. I am perfectly happy when I see a cool construction set every year and possibly a construction flag ship every other year or so. Big red, Liebherr (although this one is debatable from a Technic point of view), CAT, etc. "the supercars are always the same". Well, then you can skip the supercars. You don't need to like every set that comes out. It's as easy as that. The license thing is indeed bugging me a bit. But a licensed set sells. And from what I understood, it's sometimes difficult to circumvent a license, so a license is mandatory.