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Since TFB stated that they're reducing the number of reposes this year for Trap Team, likely to focus on their new gimmick, I'm curious to know what was your response to this seemingly temporary change.

I'm sort of neutral, but I was surprised by the low number of reposes with only 4 Skylanders (1 S4, 1 S3, and 2 S2s). I was kinda expecting a S4 Spyro, or Whirlwind, or Cynder, but I'm content that Spyro and Whirlwind both have a new sidekick version and Eon's Elite version. We may not have gotten Spyro, or Cynder, or Whirlwind this year (which I've seen some overreacting responses that Spyro "is dropped from Skylanders" all because he wasn't reposed), but at least we're getting some kind of new versions of them right? I think Spyro, Whirlwind, Trigger Happy or other Skylanders who were most reposed in the past are simply taking a break this year, and are letting new alter egos of them take over for 2014.

At least with a few more reposes, we had the option of seeing some non-reposed characters get their due. Camo in Swap Force comes to mind. I always want a new Ghost Roaster or Boomer, and with only 4 reposes being allowed, this really hurt the chances of that ever happening. I wasn't all that upset with the decision last year to have 2 for each element.

Reposes would work wonderfully if they would just stop reposing the same characters yearly! Give Terrafin and Trigger Happy a break and let un-reposed characters like Boomer and Ghost Roaster get the S2 treatment with path switching and a wow pow.

I like it, because well. We can now focus on getting the newer Skylanders, instead of wasting more money on a repose of the same skylanders. Even though the sidekicks are still practically the same skylander with the abilities and whatnot, like Spry/Spyro mini, I'm still rather that that's a (pun not intended) minimum of them. Though I am somewhat glad there's a small amount (again pun intended on the small part) of counterparts, I think it's good to focus on the newer Skylanders instead of digging through a ballpit full of skylanders you already have.

Though when I think about how Cynder didn't get a sidekick or an elite. I mean she was one of the company's mains. Which kind of makes me sad. I mean it makes little to why that is. I guess it's in terms of sales. Whoever sells better gets a counter part. And Cynder used to sell really well.

In my mind, the minis and elites are ways for them to sell "reposes" without them being "reposes". If the minis and elites had different move sets, I'd feel different but as its Acti/tfb gets more money for selling us the same old crap.

I was hoping for a series 4 Spyro( as this would have been my first time getting a repose of him) and a series 2 of Dino-Rang, Boomer, Grim Creeper, and Smolderdash. Does it bother me? No, as long as I can still use my older figures than I'm good.

And I guess it's good Toys for Bob are focusing more on the gimmick this time. After replaying Giants, it really felt more like an expansion of Spyro's Adventure than a new game.

It's a step in the right direction. Next game, I'd go with the stance that no skylander gets a repose past Series 2---PERIOD. I am so over reposes and otherwise "re-marketing" of alt deco versions of series 1 characters, etc. Moving forward I will pick which one I like and move on, but I won't be buying multiple versions of the same character.

Minis are a slick marketing gimmick of selling the same character without significant work outside of game animations, so I'm counting them in the repose mix.

I hope this is the last we see of reposes. Honestly, I understand why they're there every year, but they just clog up shelves because everyone already has like a million of them.

I saw a woman who was buying Swap Force for her son who hadn't ever had a Skylander Game asking for help in picking out all the new characters that weren't on previous games. When asked why, she said they'd been out so long and there had been so many sales and deals on the reposed characters, that they had already got the entire SA and Giants line up without ever paying full price for a Skylander or buying the Game.

I mean, honestly, I STILL see Giants figures on shelves. Only ever reposes and characters which later got reposes though. Even some Spyro's Adventure figures too.

Now, that said. Things like the Skylander Mini's I'm on board with. Heck, even the Eon's Elite. Because unlike reposes, they're more like redesigns for the former and collectors variants for the latter. I would still rather entirely new Skylanders, but things like these at least hold ties to previous games and keep the series consistent.

Part of the reason why previous game figures are on the shelves is because Activision wants them to be there. Agreed to have some of the "old" mixed in with the new is fine, but let's get over the pretenses...it's a cash grab. I'd rather they go with defpally's idea and simply make a "Legacy" line that allows you to get any figure from any series via stores or order direct with Activision. Offer a "sale" on these items at all times and make them sporadically available throughout the year. I'd rather they do that than to dream up a new way to sell something they've already sold me.

I beleive the reason is this minis. There should be 4 cores per game.
Spyro's Adventure- 4 New Cores= 4
Giants- 3 Reposes + 1 New Core= 4
SWAP Force- 2 Reposes + 2 New Cores= 4
Trap Team- 2 New Cores + 2 Minis= 4 + One Other Repose= 5

I am still not convinced that we're only getting five. It's totally uneven and all five of them come out in the first two waves. They have never done anything like that before. I believe that they will reveal the tech, earth and undead reposes when they reveal the names of the contest winner, while they dangle the question marks in our face until release day.

My feelings on reposes are that they can be good, but I need more variety. The amount doesn't matter to me, as long as it is even and has a good selection with useful upgrades. They have a good mix this time around. Just hoping the last elements share some of that as well.

There's 2 series 3 reposes this year to make a total of 5 reposes.

I like the idea of making less reposes, it's just that I love all my Skylanders so much that I don't want any of them getting replaced just cuz of a new wow pow

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I am still not convinced that we're only getting five. It's totally uneven and all five of them come out in the first two waves. They have never done anything like that before. I believe that they will reveal the tech, earth and undead reposes when they reveal the names of the contest winner, while they dangle the question marks in our face until release day.

My feelings on reposes are that they can be good, but I need more variety. The amount doesn't matter to me, as long as it is even and has a good selection with useful upgrades. They have a good mix this time around. Just hoping the last elements share some of that as well.

Uhhh... No.

The Tech, Earth and Undead reposes are not on the poster, and they won't appear in the game.
Drobit, Bop and Hijinx are the new "reposed" characters from those elements.

And, even if they are not, we are still talking about reposes.
More of the same. Nothing really new. Just like variants, Legendaries, Lightcores and Eon's Elite.

I respect the people who like and want them, but really, they aren't "forced" to make them.

The real problem will come when they'll start unbalancing the Elements in terms of new Cores and gimmick characters.

And, maybe, they are already starting to do so, with the Unknown element...

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I like the idea of making less reposes, it's just that I love all my Skylanders so much that I don't want any of them getting replaced just cuz of a new wow pow

They never thought through making reposes justifiable. The whole wow pow thing seems like a bolt on...I'm guessing they never thought they'd never get the original SSA out, much less be here at this point.

The idea that reposes don't sell well isn't necessarily true. I rarely see any of the reposes from SF, although I have no idea what the production quantity is. I do think reposes help keep the character feel like they are current and part of the game, but it's minor.

Perhaps the re-release of Dino Rang, and others it seems, showed that old figures could sell without repackaging and wow pows, which is obviously cheaper. So in addition to minis and elites to keep older characters a live, I wouldn't be too surprised if we see some SSA and giants characters that have been dead for awhile come back.

I'm fine with less reposes....

It's just good that there's more Pop Fizz this year. Heck yeah!

I'm completely fine with less reposes, too... but I just wish they'd keep the numbers even across all the elements! It makes me so angry! D:

Im annoyed with the fact gill grunt not only gets a repose but a sidekick too

But Gill Grunt had his sidekick version since Giants.

I'm all in favor of less reposes.

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The idea that reposes don't sell well isn't necessarily true. I rarely see any of the reposes from SF, although I have no idea what the production quantity is.

On average it was between 1 and 3 (I think it was Cynder) per case of 12...so quantities were definitely lower.

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Im annoyed with the fact gill grunt not only gets a repose but a sidekick too

And Fryno... and Jet Vac...

I stopped buying reposes during Swap Force so I'm not bothered about new ones or how many there are for TT. From now on, I only like to own one figure of each character.

^Amen. I might spring for a series 2+ provided the wow pow REALLY wows me.

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Im annoyed with the fact gill grunt not only gets a repose but a sidekick too

And Fryno... and Jet Vac...

Now that you mention that...it sounds super lame. Over 200 figures and we have to resort to duplicating figures that already have duplicates? Sheesh.

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Uhhh... No.

The Tech, Earth and Undead reposes are not on the poster, and they won't appear in the game.
Drobit, Bop and Hijinx are the new "reposed" characters from those elements.

So? I still think it's possible there are three more reposes. And what about that image we saw of the unconfirmed Series 2 Ghost Roaster? [People keep saying it's Food Fight, but I just don't see it."

It's a Dark Food Fight if you notice the blurry green base under the toy. But that's already been resolved so many times.

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Uhhh... No.

The Tech, Earth and Undead reposes are not on the poster, and they won't appear in the game.
Drobit, Bop and Hijinx are the new "reposed" characters from those elements.

So? I still think it's possible there are three more reposes. And what about that image we saw of the unconfirmed Series 2 Ghost Roaster? [People keep saying it's Food Fight, but I just don't see it."

I don't think so.

Reposes have always been on the poster, along with all the new characters.
I don't think they would hide them this much.

And yes, as Aura said, that is actually Dark Food Fight.
Blurry images can make you see everything you want to.

Reposes, in my opinion, should've always been a nerf/tweak to a character rather than just giving him a new thing from a button press. In Giants it seemed to go that way since they seemed to make the S2s specialize in one path or give them a way to attack melee/ranged if they couldn't before too well, but with Swap Force some seemed to keep specializing on that path or had attacks which did little to make it more diverse. If you're going to repose for a sake of a new figure, people will eventually get that - but even at the cost of more power creep, you can make them worth people's time if they're truly different from the previous Series.

Not that even half DS's fanbase even does competitive PVP. It's hard with so few competitions outside the US and no online play.

I think it's a good idea. I'd would much rather buy new characters rather than simply buying an old character with a few new powers. As cool as it is to see old characters come back for the new game, I don't think its a secret than many reposes end up shelfwarming, especially after the new game comes out (if not longer if the character is reposed once again)

As we go along, it might be nice to see a retro-release of characters perhaps with a different color scheme or something. More for a collector than an average player. That's basically the only reason I got a few reposes for Swap Force; they had a special edition version of the character.


Alternatively, if they wanted to continue releasing reposes, I think a reduced price point for them would be much appreciated for hardcore collectors as well as new players; why buy the new one when the older one can be found for a cheaper price, albeit with a few less doodads and powers) Something like $7.99 for "Series 2/3/4" characters would be awesome.

Even though I buy all the in-game variants and reposes I'm glad that they are making less reposes for Trap Team. I think if there are less than 12 variants this time it'll be perfect. (Only 5 so far)

Are we sure there is only one core returning for each element? there could be 2 from each element like last year. If I'm right... I want a S2 Scratch.

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But Gill Grunt had his sidekick version since Giants.

Actually since Adventure.

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Uhhh... No.

The Tech, Earth and Undead reposes are not on the poster, and they won't appear in the game.
Drobit, Bop and Hijinx are the new "reposed" characters from those elements.

So? I still think it's possible there are three more reposes. And what about that image we saw of the unconfirmed Series 2 Ghost Roaster? [People keep saying it's Food Fight, but I just don't see it."

I don't think so.

Reposes have always been on the poster, along with all the new characters.
I don't think they would hide them this much.

And yes, as Aura said, that is actually Dark Food Fight.
Blurry images can make you see everything you want to.

There's been no proof. No matter how many times I look at that image, I do NOT see the life base. Plus the game isn't released yet so we don't know for sure.

Imma be honest, I don't really care.

I HATE reposes. Cause if you have a rare character then it's reposed it's no longer rare and that freaking sucks

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I HATE reposes. Cause if you have a rare character then it's reposed it's no longer rare and that freaking sucks

The figure itself would still be rare though, so who cares if more people have access to a certain character via the S2?

I am fine without the reposes one of the things I love most is the hunt for new characters and when the store is full of reposes my heart just sinks a little bit because it isn't as exciting as finding an actual new character.

The funny thing is, with the Eon's Elite line, Activision is selling you 8 reposes (not even real reposes... repaints) for the price of 16-20 reposes.

I'm really interested in seeing how these sell.

If it was for me they could just give us Voodood Boomer Sunburn and Dino-Rang back as a S2 and thats it.

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So? I still think it's possible there are three more reposes. And what about that image we saw of the unconfirmed Series 2 Ghost Roaster? [People keep saying it's Food Fight, but I just don't see it."

I don't think so.

Reposes have always been on the poster, along with all the new characters.
I don't think they would hide them this much.

And yes, as Aura said, that is actually Dark Food Fight.
Blurry images can make you see everything you want to.

There's been no proof. No matter how many times I look at that image, I do NOT see the life base. Plus the game isn't released yet so we don't know for sure.

I understand your doubts, since I too tought he was undoubtedly a S2 Ghost Roaster.
But then somebody posted a clear picture of the same character, from a slightly different angle, and it turned out it was actually Dark Food Fight.

If you look carefully you can see a green color shape, on the bottom, and what I thought was the skull, is actually a reflection of the light emitting from the Portal.
The "chain" is created by a weird overlapping of his silver spikes over another unknown character.
You can even see the tomato in his hand.
And the head of Ghost Roaster is just the final part of Food Fight's tomato launcher.

Search the clear image. It will all make sense, after you'll see it.

And, again, if a character (not including variants and Legendaries) isn't on the poster, then it isn't in the new game.
I highly doubt those question marks are the remaining reposes.

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S2 Scratch?

YESYESYESYESYESYES!!!!!

Seriously, I would really appreciate a repose of a new character like Scratch (favorite Skylander) as opposed to yet another Jet-Vac.

Less reposes with Eons Elite and minis added to that probably makes the same amount of reposes .

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I HATE reposes. Cause if you have a rare character then it's reposed it's no longer rare and that freaking sucks

Face the fact that NOTHING in this franchise is or will be rare. The commodity "rare" chase variants now...frustrating hundreds of buyers who paid premium dollars for figures that are now a dime a dozen.

They literally print money by introducing a repose because the manpower to produce it is minimal. If it's a special or rare figure it's even easier.

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I don't think so.

Reposes have always been on the poster, along with all the new characters.
I don't think they would hide them this much.

And yes, as Aura said, that is actually Dark Food Fight.
Blurry images can make you see everything you want to.

There's been no proof. No matter how many times I look at that image, I do NOT see the life base. Plus the game isn't released yet so we don't know for sure.

I understand your doubts, since I too tought he was undoubtedly a S2 Ghost Roaster.
But then somebody posted a clear picture of the same character, from a slightly different angle, and it turned out it was actually Dark Food Fight.

If you look carefully you can see a green color shape, on the bottom, and what I thought was the skull, is actually a reflection of the light emitting from the Portal.
The "chain" is created by a weird overlapping of his silver spikes over another unknown character.
You can even see the tomato in his hand.
And the head of Ghost Roaster is just the final part of Food Fight's tomato launcher.

Search the clear image. It will all make sense, after you'll see it.

And, again, if a character (not including variants and Legendaries) isn't on the poster, then it isn't in the new game.
I highly doubt those question marks are the remaining reposes.

I REFUSE to believe the image is Food Fight. Activision NEEDS to make reposes of the forgotten 5 to help those who don't have them finally achieve them, plus it would be a good financial decision for them to do so. The image looked NOTHING like Food Fight, and looked EVERYTHING like Ghost Roaster. I know I'm being stubborn, but it pisses me off so much that they're just letting so many great characters be forgotten while they completely drive their other characters to the ground.

Ugh, Mugo, we don't have time for this. Either you please go to another topic regarding the blurry image that's been closed numerous times, or stay on topic about your feelings regarding the less amount of reposed figures.

My opinion is that they're STILL milking the overused characters instead of bringing back characters that deserve more screen-time. They might as well have NO reposes. I think people should start boycotting Skylanders till the forgotten 5 gets more love.

Don't we still have three more reposes?

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Don't we still have three more reposes?

I would like to hope, since there is still some hope for Boomer and Ghost Roaster if they are.

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My opinion is that they're STILL milking the overused characters instead of bringing back characters that deserve more screen-time. They might as well have NO reposes. I think people should start boycotting Skylanders till the forgotten 5 gets more love.

I think people should start understanding that they can buy characters the didn't managed to find on sites like E-bay or Amazon, and let Activision create more fun and original Skylanders, instead of worthless and lazy reposes.

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My opinion is that they're STILL milking the overused characters instead of bringing back characters that deserve more screen-time. They might as well have NO reposes. I think people should start boycotting Skylanders till the forgotten 5 gets more love.

I think people should start understanding that they can buy characters the didn't managed to find on sites like E-bay or Amazon, and let Activision create more fun and original Skylanders, instead of worthless and lazy reposes.

I would gladly argue the point that a S2 of a character is neither worthless nor lazy, considering path switching and a Wow Pow can be very useful and make a character more fun. However, anything after a S2 would most certainly be both lazy AND worthless.