Scubacarrot

I did say I did not wanted to debate this but... This is the scene you are referring to? Come on, they don't even try to make it look realistic (and it is obviously an homage.).

As always when I venture out of the games forum, I seem to step on a dozen toes, here is what I think about all this: From a business point of view, I think making this decision was not the smartest thing, as if marketed in similair fashion as minecraft, I think it would have sold quite well, AND would not have hurt Lego's image. One could argue that it would hurt Lego's image if they were to license Shaun of the dead, as the film has violence, and it would undoubtedly do that, if sold in toystores, but it would never be. As for personal opinion, I would have loved this set as a set aimed at AFOL's as the modulars are. I really don't think the whole violence thing holds up, as having seen the movie, it's quite tame, and I will go as far as saying it's less "violent and offensive" than certain others Lego HAS ventured into. And I think we can have a long debate about this, but there is no point in doing that, I feel. Not making it is of course a very safe thing to do for Lego, and perhaps I am wrong with what I think. I don't think Cuusoo's credibility is at stake per se, as Lego has said at every point of the way that they decide what and how things are going to actually happen, but rather it's usefulness. I think there are many like me that are kind of disappointed that a project solely backed by 12 year olds (No offense to anyone, but that is the primary demographic of Minecraft) gets made into a set, and this is not. Ah, you are right, I only found average player log ins per day Lego Zelda will also (probably?) never happen, Nintendo is not very generous with licenses, and while it could happen (there is Mario Knex) I reckon there would be months of negotiations preceding it.

"What hit?"

I actually meant that I think TLG is going to reject it for this reason.

Ok, I here is what I think: Negotiations with the holders of the License bounced. Now, LEGO obviously wants to make money, but so do the holders of the license. If say LEGO demanded a share that was seen as unreasonable by the license holders, that info could potentially damage LEGO's image.

In my opinion, this is a giant failed chance for LEGO. In my opinion, this would have been the real 'trial by fire' of Cuuso. With the website only being fully available to adults, and obviously targeted at the AFOL community, it boggles my mind that they deny the project on bases of not suitable for the core audience. One would expect that this project, LIKE the previous ones, would be sold through specific channels, so it would not be a case of violent products in the toyshop. And I even feel that the whole "Not suitable for the core audience" is a strawman's argument: Pirates of the Carribean has drinking, and almost (not Cars, Spongebob and Toy Story etc.) all other licensed sets were based on "violent" movies. I start to fail seeing the point of Cuuso, when well thought out ideas like this one by Yatkuu get denied, and nothing but an idea for a theme get made into a (pointless/lacking/overexpensive) set. Obviously it has to do with audience, as the second case I mentioned has a huge fanbase, but I wonder how many of those buyers of a 15 dollar game, actually bought the 40 euro set... I think the cult-film Shaun of the Dead could sell more copies actually, as I think both AFOLS and people that are fans of the film would buy it. Maybe there is an underlaying reason the set did not get through, perhaps negotiations with the holders of the rights of the film bounced. I think this is a better reason than what LEGO has stated... On the subject of the EVE online ship: I am almost certain it will fail. since (I assume) the set that could come out of it would only really be interesting to players of EVE, you have a very limited market. It was the same with Minecraft, but I googled that EVE online has around 30.000 players, while Minecraft has millions (Over 5.5 million copies sold).

EDIT: better suited in the winchester topic.

I don't even know.... I have no idea what they are saying or what is going on, but it is awesome!

"Hmpf Let's get this over with then, shall we!" Guts and Knifk both attack the dragon from the front row! "Luck song, and we attack in this order: Hybros Guts Knifk Johon Elgar."

Ooc: It's been solved, Check rules and discussion "Alright, before we go, Johon, take the Earth Bomb, Knifk take the Wind Bomb, and Elgar take the Floral Bomb."

Alright, thanks for telling us, if the rest of the party is alright with it, I will take over Knifk's actions and the role of party leader until he gets back then.

Ooc: Is'nt Kadabra Bioniclover's brother? maybe we should ask him... If needs be I'm happy with a new party leader (Be it me or JimB)

Very interesting theme. A wise man once said, everything is better with Steampunk. Even if I don't get picked, it will be worth following for the pictures alone, I reckon. 1) I have played as the doctor in def's Witchbreed Mafia School, as a virgin in Rufus and Pandora's Imhotep Mafia and as the scum's godfather(mother?)in Badboytje's Yakuza Mafia. 2) None . 3) It has to be the Psychiatrist/Snake Charmer with Nancy the Snake, in Imhotep, it was just so... unexpected and weird... A tie for second place would be Tamamono, also in Imhotep with the: I-once-was-scum-but-now-I-want-to-help-you!! and Piratedave84 in Witchbreed, when he claimed doctor, while I was the doctor, which gave me a nice challenge to prove my innocense,

"Magic? That is ridiculous. With your bardish 'expertise', do you think this will be the last round? If so, I will take my last mead. Other than that, I am ready."

All this talk about weird -mancer things, reminds me of the game dungeons of dredmor... Just take a look at the skill list: http://www.dredmorwiki.com/wiki/Skills

Spoiler alert: The phoenix is chicken, the unicorn is horsemeat, and the chupacabra brains are brains from your common dog.

Guts strikes again at the Earth dragonling, from the front row!

It's really quite smart, especially since he is a rogue, he gets gold on the best roll, and with the hit, there is a high chance he instantly gets more gold than the consumable costs.

4) Finishing Touches (Lady Liberty) Entry (Build by Darkblane) 1 point 5) Battle plans (Celtic Warrior) Entry (Build by kciR) - 1 point 10) My third wish (Genie) Entry (Build by Skafte) - 1 point Same as Category A, Great entries!

21) Leprechaun Entry (Build by lisqr) - 1 point 36) Genie Entry (Build by graznador) - 1 point 42) Minotaur Entry (Build by Mr.Brickman) - 1 point Great entries, fun to see them!

If you mean treasury, yes, I have noticed that. CMP: Do the QM's usually send you the item descriptions, or do you do it on your own?

Yes. You can check the Treasury, if you are not sure where an item is from.

Volt was a person...

"Hehe, with Knifk's protection, we should finish this battle! Bard, Sing your song of Haste! Knifk, try your luck twice on the Wind Dragonling, you won't hit it, but we need your shield up! Battle order: Hybros, Me, Johon, Elgar, Knifk." Guts himself prepared to attack the Earth Dragonling (Twice).

I think there are a couple of AFOL's in my city, since everywhere, the figures I want are most of the time taken. Combine that with my impatience, making it not very fun to feel the packets, I am now just buying the figures I want off bricklink, which is most of the time also cheaper because I don't accidentally get figures I do not want