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Post by jonmichael on Nov 6, 2016 0:13:00 GMT -6
I remember seeing a lot of talk online about Trunks' new look and his main role in the game, when it came out. He's very far from being an "obscure" character or look. He may not be everyone's most wanted release, but he has the exposure and the current media to tie into, that he makes a lot of sense to release. This isn't out of left field, at all. I never said Trunks is an obscure character. But he's definitely an obscure look. Show any average DBZ fan a pic of Time Patrol Trunks and they'll say "When does he wear that?. TP Trunks is just BARELY getting known because of the Xenoverse series but he is by all means an obscure look for the character. Just like Time Patrol Goku. I don't think he's really as obscure as your thinking. Xenoverse is the best selling Dragonball game of all time, with Xenoverse 2 there's over 5 million sales and counting. It's the most streamed and talked about Dragonball game on youtube and twitch. It's been plastered on pretty much every single Dragonball news site. And, forums have all had huge discussions about it. I'm pretty sure most fans now know who that Trunks is. It's not that confusing, at all. He is definitely more well known than Heroes characters, like TP Goku, though. You're trying to equate a domestic Japanese arcade game to a best selling international console game. That's a bit lopsided. :-/ Only the most casual fans would be clueless to him. But, that doesn't really factor into the decision to make him a figure, anyway. Casual fans aren't the ones spending $40-60+ buying import action figures, they aren't the market. The market are the fans that consume Dragonball on a daily basis, and the vast majority of that will be familiar with him because they probably own one of the Xenoverse games. Either way, he's getting made...sorry.
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Post by jonmichael on Nov 4, 2016 15:08:00 GMT -6
I'm a little glad that releases have slowed down, a bit. I'm sure they will add a ton of releases coming up in Q2 and onward for 2017. But, it'll be a nice break for me after holidays spending. It's gonna be nice getting these all at wholesale cost, too. The rising prices have worried me, but that will help.
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Post by jonmichael on Nov 4, 2016 1:35:20 GMT -6
I'm really looking forward to the 2.0 Scouter Vegeta...but, the more I look at that image the more my ocd is also kicking in. He looks too buff. It looks like they just put the new arms and legs on him, and that is bothering me. I know Vegeta is buff, but at the beginning of the series he simply wasn't that jacked. Not like he was as Super Vegeta.
I know it's unrealistic to expect a 100% brand new sculpt for a figure that they can get away with reuse on, but I kinda wish we could get different arms and legs that aren't quite as big. It does look like the larger shoulder pieces are having problems with the shoulder pads, too.
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Post by jonmichael on Nov 4, 2016 0:57:23 GMT -6
Im currently rewatching the Buu saga, I want Majin Vegeta even more now and Gohan with his purple and/or Saiyaman outfit I always thought Gohan wore blue during the Buu Saga...?
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Post by jonmichael on Nov 2, 2016 22:48:33 GMT -6
Eh, all I know is that I don't care enough to buy doubles of every character just to have a 2.0 version. I'll buy Goku, SS3, maybe Scouter Vegeta. But, I'm not gonna be paying $50-60 for another Gohan, Vegito, and others. As much as I like Piccolo, he's just not enough to warrant a 2.0 repurchase, either.
So, they better move onto new characters. :-/
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Post by jonmichael on Nov 1, 2016 16:22:04 GMT -6
It's kinda difficult at the moment. A lot of it is going off of comparisons, since no one has it yet. The pod is almost as tall as the frieza, so the pod seems like it will be up to Figuarts Goku's nose/half his head. Almost as tall as him. The way the DSC Ginyu Force are posed, going off of other figuarts comparisons, it seems like the Figurerise hover pod is going to be as tall as nearly all of them. This goku is crouched over, to the point the hover pod would be taller than him. So, if you're ok with that size compared to them, get it.
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Post by jonmichael on Nov 1, 2016 15:40:15 GMT -6
I will admit that I think Ace is a rather dumb release from Xenoverse, seeing as how he's not in anyone's actual game...since none of our Time Patrollers looked like that. But, Xenoverse Trunks is a great release that makes perfect sense.
The first Xenoverse game was the best selling Dragonball game of ALL time. In a single month it beat the sales of all of Namco's other games for the entire year. It reignited a lot of interest in Dragonball, and it is the reason we are getting more games with even larger budgets. He's going to be in those games, too. As we are seeing in Xenoverse 2.
I remember seeing a lot of talk online about Trunks' new look and his main role in the game, when it came out. He's very far from being an "obscure" character or look. He may not be everyone's most wanted release, but he has the exposure and the current media to tie into, that he makes a lot of sense to release.
This isn't out of left field, at all.
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Post by jonmichael on Oct 31, 2016 23:39:07 GMT -6
Will The Figure-Rise Hover Pod scaled with the DSC Ginyu Force? I wanna use the IK one, but it's kinda rare and expensive.. Figure-Rise Hover Pod (the pre-order is ending really soon, like tomorrow) Ichiban Kuji Unfortunately, if you are looking for something to be accurately scaled...it looks to be way too big. The Figurerise hover pod is almost as tall as Figuarts Goku and is really massive sized. Goku can probably fit inside of it comfortably. I was shocked that the Frieza that comes with it has a larger head and shoulders than the Figurerise final form Frieza. Didn't expect him to be that big. But, if you feel alright disregarding scale for your display, it could work. And, it would definitely be more cost effective.
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Post by jonmichael on Oct 31, 2016 21:47:48 GMT -6
Damn! Piccolo for $15! Pretty good prices. What is shipping like, usually?
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Post by jonmichael on Oct 31, 2016 0:50:09 GMT -6
If they do make 2.0's of ssgss goku and vegeta, i hope they do the hairs right this time. maybe we could get a base vegeta head with the ssgss vegeta Well, we know we will for sure get a base form head from the 2.0 Scouter Vegeta, at least. I hope it's like the previous Scouter Vegeta. Where he has 2 hair pieces, one for plugging in the scouter and one for without. Because, the hole was so small that you basically got 2 base form heads.
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Post by jonmichael on Oct 30, 2016 20:17:59 GMT -6
I just found out that my friend, who co-owns a local comic shop here, can order upcoming releases for me at cost. So, I might be able to get some of these new releases for like 20-30% off! This is bad, lol.
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Post by jonmichael on Oct 28, 2016 16:19:43 GMT -6
Ugghhh. I REALLY hope they do not do this. On smaller scale figures, this does not work well and the rubber "skin" is just asking for trouble. I have had a few 6" figures that tried this. The "skin" is prone to drying out, cracking, creasing, and does not hold poses that well. I can just imagine this would push prices up even higher. $50+ for the new figures is getting too much for me with the higher amount of releases each year, too. Just stick with the new 2.0 bodies.
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Post by jonmichael on Oct 27, 2016 21:07:31 GMT -6
With last year's outing, we didn't see release dates for the vast majority of what they ended up displaying. For example Champa, Vados, Kid Goku, Goku with Angel Wings, SSj3 Vegeta, etc. I REALLY hope every figure they have shown comes out though! Even the Kaioken Goku looks pretty good to me. But Nappa, oh Nappa! I have to go lay down. ( Yes he is a little small, but my hope is rekindled ) I forgot that they only ended up releasing less than half of the figures shown last year...I hope they do better this year.
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Post by jonmichael on Oct 27, 2016 1:20:18 GMT -6
OMG THAT NAPPA IS PERFECT!!!
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Post by jonmichael on Oct 26, 2016 15:07:27 GMT -6
Yeah, it just looks like detailing on the gloves.
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