darkSpyro

That they standardize releases to be 1 cycle of gimmicks and 1 cycle of core along with 1 cycle of reposes. That's 30 characters, completely manageable to any wallet, allows for character longevity by not rereleasing so often, and cuts down development resources on new characters so that they can instead focus on fuller gameplay. (They might have to make an exception to the new elements by giving them a couple extra core figures for a couple of games to build the depth that 1 repose a year requires.)


Let's be honest, the characters are the lifeblood of this series, but if we can't do anything with them, they're worthless.

Do you mean only for Light and Dark characters, or for every Element, from now on?

Why do you (or anyone for that matter) want a repose? What was wrong with the appearance of the first one? Why would you want them to make the same toy twice?

Note this is coming from someone who has a lot of reposes but most of those came as part of a 3 pack. Personally I would prefer no reposes of the same character and more time focused on story line/game play.

Quote: kaosmumishot

Why do you (or anyone for that matter) want a repose? What was wrong with the appearance of the first one? Why would you want them to make the same toy twice?

Note this is coming from someone who has a lot of reposes but most of those came as part of a 3 pack. Personally I would prefer no reposes of the same character and more time focused on story line/game play.

Because, you know, they have the path switching option and a new power.

Hm.

I always give them to my cousins.
One figure for each Skylander is enough, thanks (and that includes Legendaries, variants, Dark, treasure hunt ones, Lightcores and Minis. Yes, Minis).

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Because, you know, they have the path switching option and a new power.

And no doubt that's exactly what Activision hope people will say. But it just makes reposes all the more annoying to me. Just shows it up for being the revolting cash-grab that it is given that they could give the original figures a wow-pow and path switching abilities.

Not only focusing on storyline /gameplay, but also introduce future generations of new Skylanders. Graduates of Skylander Academy.
I agree on kaosmumishot. How many times can you repose the same characters until you're so sick & tired of seeing them, especially if they were just upgraded last year and there are 7 who have been stuck at S1 since Day 1 when SSA first hit the stores.
Boomer, Dino-Rang, Ghost Roaster, Sunburn, Voodood, Warnado and Wham Shell.
Am I right?

So long as Eruptor, Gill Grunt, Pop Fizz, Jet Vac and Terrafin NEVER get a repose ever again I'm happy.

That said, my opinion doesn't matter enough, obviously.

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Not only focusing on storyline /gameplay, but also introduce future generations of new Skylanders. Graduates of Skylander Academy.
I agree on kaosmumishot. How many times can you repose the same characters until you're so sick & tired of seeing them, especially if they were just upgraded last year and there are 7 who have been stuck at S1 since Day 1 when SSA first hit the stores.
Boomer, Dino-Rang, Ghost Roaster, Sunburn, Voodood, Warnado and Wham Shell.
Am I right?

Well I'm sure most on here would agree with you, I don't see any reason to ever repose Boomer, Dino-Rang, Ghost Roaster, Sunburn or Voodood. Never saw any reason to repose Warnado and Wham Shell as lightcores. I played a chapter using Ghost Roaster last night and he worked just fine. Why on earth would I want or need a different Ghost Roaster?

Fraid I can't comment on the viability of Light/Dark(or Shadow) until I seem them, maybe it'll be a Trap Team only gimmick if they're gonna make the games more Standalone?

Quote: Insane01

Not only focusing on storyline /gameplay, but also introduce future generations of new Skylanders. Graduates of Skylander Academy.
I agree on kaosmumishot. How many times can you repose the same characters until you're so sick & tired of seeing them, especially if they were just upgraded last year and there are 7 who have been stuck at S1 since Day 1 when SSA first hit the stores.
Boomer, Dino-Rang, Ghost Roaster, Sunburn, Voodood, Warnado and Wham Shell.
Am I right?

T Many Gill Grunts already! S1, S2, S3, S4, mini, special goldish one, clear green, another gill runt in TT.. Yup too much

Damn, I forgot how many Gill grunts there was until you brought it up.. And as a collector, I remember him being the only figure in SSA without any retail package other than starter pack!!

Won't it be kinda confusing with Dark Skylanders (the variant types) and actual dark-elemental ones coexisting? I was thinking of renaming the "Dark" element to the "Shadow" element.

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Won't it be kinda confusing with Dark Skylanders (the variant types) and actual dark-elemental ones coexisting? I was thinking of renaming the "Dark" element to the "Shadow" element.

That's what I thought. Does that mean no dark starter packs for future games?

This thread is getting deep, and really has me thinking, lol!

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Won't it be kinda confusing with Dark Skylanders (the variant types) and actual dark-elemental ones coexisting? I was thinking of renaming the "Dark" element to the "Shadow" element.

Slightly, but that is also the case with Light Cores and Lightcores. However, the official names aren't going to change, so all we can do is get used to the idea XP

Should be 1 gimmick, 1 core, 1 mini per element per game. Reposes could come as variants.

I dont mind if they want to sell more reposes. I just don't buy them. But I get really annoyed when they make me buy a repose to get something else new. For example, I never got the Arkeyan Crossbow pack because I didn't want another Camo.

the thing is, its not going to be on your one condition but on actvision/tfb condition.

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I dont mind if they want to sell more reposes. I just don't buy them. But I get really annoyed when they make me buy a repose to get something else new. For example, I never got the Arkeyan Crossbow pack because I didn't want another Camo.

I know...

Luckily I was able to give him to my cousins, who didn't even owned his S1.
At least this year there is no new Battle Pack, the Triples have 2 new Cores and one repose (while last year they had 2 reposes and one new Core) and all the new Cores can also be found in Single Packs, even the Adventure Pack ones, more or less.

They really improved the buying choice this year, with any mandatory unwanted purchase.