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I have no idea how but someone has it. Here's a pic http://instagram.com/p/w48FSlyvba/
EDIT: So its been confirmed it has rebel lob goblin. Here's a pic of the full packaging http://instagram.com/p/w5aVXnnxfV/

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!

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IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!

Yup!!

"Blaster-Tron shall commence moving-in sequence. Initiate home decorating sequence."

I only wonder why they only made 3 traps each for the new elements, when there are 4. It doesn't make sense.
Blaster-Tron definitely goes into the rocket.

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IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!

I was watching a movie and it said that line at the exact time I was reading it

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IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!

I was watching a movie and it said that line at the exact time I was reading it

what was it by the way. anyway awesome!!!!

I think I just found my second Light trap.

Light Rocket has Rebel Lob Goblin varient pre-loaded.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAEt2fUxn8Y

Light Rocket has Rebel Lob Goblin varient pre-loaded.

So Gamestop exclusive? Hmm looks like I need to keep an eye out

Its either incompetence or greed...there are only 3 magic villains yet there are 6 different trap designs. Air has more designs than villains. Then we have light and dark which have more villains than traps. I also could go on about how few life traps are out but I will stop there. I like the game but the way the traps were rolled out seems more financial than logical.

I do like the look of the new snake traps.

I hate to be "that guy" but,
"raps were rolled out seems more financial than logical"

well DUH!

It seems this whole game was about a massive cash grab from the traps. They hardly released ANY new figures, the ones they DID do FORCE you to buy the more expensive trap masters because of the elemental gates thing and then they do multiple sculpts for the over priced traps?

I am sorry but this game has been too much for me. They would have to perform a bloody miracle to keep the interest of my family for the next game.

About the only thing I have any interest in now is a DIY level editor for any of the Skylanders games or maybe updates that allow new figures into older games. Both of which would be EASY for Acti to do but as they wouldn't be massive cash cows they won't.
Seems they don't give a **** about their "fans" and "It's all about the money".

I might be in the minority, but I never got the trap collecting. I just got one of every element so I can play as any villain I want, and that was pretty pricey. I'm just glad the Light and Dark expansion packs came with the traps so I didn't have to worry about it.

They totally jacked up the villains. For those of us that are OCD, and most collectors are, it was just plain stupid. What they did was come out with 6 traps for the main elements and 3 for the 2 new elements. They also did 1/2 of the Trap Masters and 1/2 of the cores for the 2 new elements. That all makes sense. What didn't make sense are the villains. They should have had one doom raider for each of the 10 elements and then 5 lesser villains for each of the original 8 elements and 2 lesser villains for the 2 new elements. It was almost like the people in charge of creating the traps (the smart ones) had no interaction with the game designers. What's even worse is that the vast majority of the villains do not even make sense in the element that they are in, so they easily could have moved the villains around to at least even them out more.

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What's even worse is that the vast majority of the villains do not even make sense in the element that they are in, so they easily could have moved the villains around to at least even them out more.

I see a SUGGESTIONfor the future !!

Well, gimmicks are one and done. They shot themselves in the foot by having too many traps for elements that have no villains, and in the case of light/dark....they have too many villains for the traps they have. Coupled into this is the fact that some folks who ARE collecting all of the traps don't even have a storage solution for all of them.

Pyofer, absolutely correct. VV is in the best seat for such miracles, but this over the top cash grab is not going to end well. They easily cut 2 years off the franchise with this entry.

Has anyone enquired about this at their local GameStop? Kind of came out of left field, so maybe they are getting these in as we speak. Were the first of these found in the UK or Australia?

Why is there a a Lob Goblin in it?
This trap was MADE for Blaster-Tron!

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What's even worse is that the vast majority of the villains do not even make sense in the element that they are in, so they easily could have moved the villains around to at least even them out more.

I see a SUGGESTIONfor the future !!

Well, gimmicks are one and done. They shot themselves in the foot by having too many traps for elements that have no villains, and in the case of light/dark....they have too many villains for the traps they have. Coupled into this is the fact that some folks who ARE collecting all of the traps don't even have a storage solution for all of them.

Pyofer, absolutely correct. VV is in the best seat for such miracles, but this over the top cash grab is not going to end well. They easily cut 2 years off the franchise with this entry.

I actually think that the next game is going to reintroduce Giants, Swappers, and keep with the trap gimmick. How? Well sully light and dark have an elder elemental aka a Giant. And if the Core of Light is what sent the new elements away then the explosion that caused the SWAP Force ucured prior to the banishment of Light and Dark so there could also be Light and Dark Swappers. As far as traps and villains go, did anyone ever say that after catching all 46 villains that we caught them all? That prison was awful big to just contain 46 villains...

Any reintroduction of previous concepts essentially state they are out of ideas. For whom the bell tolls...it will toll for Activision if that happens...

Traps "might" make sense but there would have to be another storyline somehow that ties into the "traptanium" etc...and will be too much rehashing.

And frankly, not sure about others...but I'd like a CHARACTER villain with full capabilities and not what we got here. Kaos figure? Kaos' mom figure? Glumshanks figure? Of course you do!

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Any reintroduction of previous concepts essentially state they are out of ideas. For whom the bell tolls...it will toll for Activision if that happens...

Traps "might" make sense but there would have to be another storyline somehow that ties into the "traptanium" etc...and will be too much rehashing.

And frankly, not sure about others...but I'd like a CHARACTER villain with full capabilities and not what we got here. Kaos figure? Kaos' mom figure? Glumshanks figure? Of course you do!

Not necessarily. Taking a break from tech innovation doesn't mean the end of the line. And just because they reuse an idea doesn't mean there is no further innovation to be had, I'm just not inclined to speculate on what that may be.

I will concede that the focus will need to be on the game, not the toys. I still remain firm however that a "break" will not look good to either gamers or shareholders.

I'd like for example for them to limit the number of toys to 32 OR LESS and focus entirely on the gimmick. I also think traps are "noise" past Trap Team whereas at least the other gimmicks of skylanders still plays well on subsequent releases. For once, I'd like Activision to show me MORE VALUE from the toys I've purchased and continue to work hard for me on my purchase. At best, it's been a token effort. If they showed me that, and was more reasonable on the toys, I'd become more invested as opposed to less. But, as usual, cash grab for shareholders is the order of the day.

Trap Team literally threw too many things at us....I think it's had mixed results.

it looks Photoshopped.

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it looks Photoshopped.

did you watch the video?

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it looks Photoshopped.

did you watch the video?

is there a video???

oh i see, i turned of my spam filter and there is the video... okay then its not fake and photoshopped...

I wonder if the Light Rocket will be sold both with and without the pre-loaded villain... :D

i really hope so, i like to treat my variant villain traps as a separate entity, and add a touch of silver paint to the details.

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I hate to be "that guy" but,
"raps were rolled out seems more financial than logical"

well DUH!

It seems this whole game was about a massive cash grab from the traps. They hardly released ANY new figures, the ones they DID do FORCE you to buy the more expensive trap masters because of the elemental gates thing and then they do multiple sculpts for the over priced traps?

I am sorry but this game has been too much for me. They would have to perform a bloody miracle to keep the interest of my family for the next game.

About the only thing I have any interest in now is a DIY level editor for any of the Skylanders games or maybe updates that allow new figures into older games. Both of which would be EASY for Acti to do but as they wouldn't be massive cash cows they won't.
Seems they don't give a **** about their "fans" and "It's all about the money".

They hardly released any new figure...?

How about the new Cores and the Trap Masters?
Sure, a Trap Master per Element is mandatory, to 100% the game, and that was not a good decision, but, how about the whole "having the possibility to choose your favorite character", idea?
You may not like a Trap Master, but you'll probably find the other from the same Element to be more likable.

Same goes for the traps' sculpts. A CHOICE. You are not forced to buy them all.
Also, why would they be overpriced...?
A single character costs 10$, a traps lets you play at least as three different enemies (except for the Kaos one) which are less complex than a Skylander, but still multiple characters, and costs 7$.

Last, but not least, why would I want Skylanders to become Disney Infinity...?
How would a level editor work with the franchise?

It's a game about bringing heroes to life, and helping them defeating the villains, not a sandbox/editor.
If I wanted that, I would have bought DI.

Let's keep them unique and different, ok?

GLITTER ON THE TRAP? -dies-

Sorry i like Glitter on things

Light Element is cool! Knight Light has Glitter on him, the Traps have Glitter and i think Spotlight has Glitter on her... Might as well call it the Glitter Element

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I see a SUGGESTIONfor the future !!

Well, gimmicks are one and done. They shot themselves in the foot by having too many traps for elements that have no villains, and in the case of light/dark....they have too many villains for the traps they have. Coupled into this is the fact that some folks who ARE collecting all of the traps don't even have a storage solution for all of them.

Pyofer, absolutely correct. VV is in the best seat for such miracles, but this over the top cash grab is not going to end well. They easily cut 2 years off the franchise with this entry.

I actually think that the next game is going to reintroduce Giants, Swappers, and keep with the trap gimmick. How? Well sully light and dark have an elder elemental aka a Giant. And if the Core of Light is what sent the new elements away then the explosion that caused the SWAP Force ucured prior to the banishment of Light and Dark so there could also be Light and Dark Swappers. As far as traps and villains go, did anyone ever say that after catching all 46 villains that we caught them all? That prison was awful big to just contain 46 villains...

I dont see why people are so fixated on getting a Light and Dark Giant and Swappers. I mean, the Light and Dark Element are new when Kaos blows up Cloud Cracker Prison. An event that takes place after all the previous events we know of. Giants and Swappers, as well as the core of light, are complete in their time frame with the only eight existent elements at the time. My question is this: What about future plots (as far as how the skylanders got sent to earth)? They all have to be in the moment like Spyro's Adventure and Trap Team, not like in Giants and Swap Force. Otherwise how could they explain Light and Dark skylanders for events leading to the next group's trip to earth if they were sent away before the event of Trap Team.

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Well, gimmicks are one and done. They shot themselves in the foot by having too many traps for elements that have no villains, and in the case of light/dark....they have too many villains for the traps they have. Coupled into this is the fact that some folks who ARE collecting all of the traps don't even have a storage solution for all of them.

Pyofer, absolutely correct. VV is in the best seat for such miracles, but this over the top cash grab is not going to end well. They easily cut 2 years off the franchise with this entry.

I actually think that the next game is going to reintroduce Giants, Swappers, and keep with the trap gimmick. How? Well sully light and dark have an elder elemental aka a Giant. And if the Core of Light is what sent the new elements away then the explosion that caused the SWAP Force ucured prior to the banishment of Light and Dark so there could also be Light and Dark Swappers. As far as traps and villains go, did anyone ever say that after catching all 46 villains that we caught them all? That prison was awful big to just contain 46 villains...

I dont see why people are so fixated on getting a Light and Dark Giant and Swappers. I mean, the Light and Dark Element are new when Kaos blows up Cloud Cracker Prison. An event that takes place after all the previous events we know of. Giants and Swappers, as well as the core of light, are complete in their time frame with the only eight existent elements at the time. My question is this: What about future plots (as far as how the skylanders got sent to earth)? They all have to be in the moment like Spyro's Adventure and Trap Team, not like in Giants and Swap Force. Otherwise how could they explain Light and Dark skylanders for events leading to the next group's trip to earth if they were sent away before the event of Trap Team.

Actually, both the Trap Master's backstories specifically state that they have been banished from the Skylands once the Core of Light got destroyed. And that happened in the first game.

So they were around before that.

Light and Dark Giants are possible, following this logic, the Swappers... Not that much.

Regarding the moment they got sent to our world, the explosion of Cloudcracker Prison brought them back from their dimensions AND sent them here.
All the new Cores we find with every new game were probably sent here due to the destruction of the Core of Light, and simply remained undiscovered.

But, who knows, maybe they will explain it better in future games.
Actually, I have a feeling Skylanders 5 will expand those Elements.

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I only wonder why they only made 3 traps each for the new elements, when there are 4. It doesn't make sense.
Blaster-Tron definitely goes into the rocket.

Ikr! I will have to buy another duplicate.

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Well, gimmicks are one and done. They shot themselves in the foot by having too many traps for elements that have no villains, and in the case of light/dark....they have too many villains for the traps they have. Coupled into this is the fact that some folks who ARE collecting all of the traps don't even have a storage solution for all of them.

Pyofer, absolutely correct. VV is in the best seat for such miracles, but this over the top cash grab is not going to end well. They easily cut 2 years off the franchise with this entry.

I actually think that the next game is going to reintroduce Giants, Swappers, and keep with the trap gimmick. How? Well sully light and dark have an elder elemental aka a Giant. And if the Core of Light is what sent the new elements away then the explosion that caused the SWAP Force ucured prior to the banishment of Light and Dark so there could also be Light and Dark Swappers. As far as traps and villains go, did anyone ever say that after catching all 46 villains that we caught them all? That prison was awful big to just contain 46 villains...

I dont see why people are so fixated on getting a Light and Dark Giant and Swappers. I mean, the Light and Dark Element are new when Kaos blows up Cloud Cracker Prison. An event that takes place after all the previous events we know of. Giants and Swappers, as well as the core of light, are complete in their time frame with the only eight existent elements at the time. My question is this: What about future plots (as far as how the skylanders got sent to earth)? They all have to be in the moment like Spyro's Adventure and Trap Team, not like in Giants and Swap Force. Otherwise how could they explain Light and Dark skylanders for events leading to the next group's trip to earth if they were sent away before the event of Trap Team.

Two words: time travel. VV's golems suggest it is possible, and I think they might tinker with that concept on the next game.

Can you get this trap in the UK? Another post said it was a UK exclusive.

A time travel mechanic could work. You could have a past and present. The new skylanders could be like cores with a time freeze mechanic for £8 but have 40 of them (just like the original games but 8 extra for light and dark) so they could make as much money. Have a giant and two swappers for the new element. Maybe have a two minis and a series 2 per element. There would be a giant and two swappers for the dark and light elements (the swappers would be able to swap with the ones from ssf).

The plot could be that Kaos has traveled back in time, changed important events that influenced Skylands, found new villians and spread them across time. The time skylanders protected the many artefacts that could be used for time travel. When Kaos ceased one, he traveled back but they are only supposed to be used for good so it caused a blast which sent the skylanders to earth. The present levels could be about finding out when and where you need to travel back to and the past is where you fix the mayhem he caused.

The time freeze would be used in the present a lot more than the past and the past levels would include giant areas, swap zones, dual elemental gates, trap master elemental gates and areas blocked by traptanium. The present levels would sell the new cores a lot more and the past ones would be a nice feature for fans from the early games and would get rid of those annoying old figures no one wants at the moment which take up space on shelves.

There would be a starter pack with an earth time skylander, a dark giant and a light swapper. There would a portal owners pack for people with the traptanium portal with same earth time skylander but it has a light giant and dark swapper (it was annoying when we only got Tree Rex in giants). The giant and swapper in the packs would all be available in single packs except the earth one. The 3DS would the earth one and another time skylander.

Does anyone else think this would be good?

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Can you get this trap in the UK? Another post said it was a UK exclusive.

it was for sale at ebgames in Australia on boxing day, none of the UK people on this forum have said anything about finding it, its only been the Aussie guys, so i am pretty sure it was only released in Australia, so far.

So we're they be light rocket without lob goblin cause I want my blaster tron in that trap it matches him best

Is this supposed to be released sometime soon?

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Can you get this trap in the UK? Another post said it was a UK exclusive.

it was for sale at ebgames in Australia on boxing day, none of the UK people on this forum have said anything about finding it, its only been the Aussie guys, so i am pretty sure it was only released in Australia, so far.

It was a trap checklist including wave 3. They might have made a mistake.

My friend showed me a Light Rocket trap he found in the U.S. He said his gamestop got a few in the back. I'm still taking it with a grain of salt because he could've gotten this thing from anywhere online.

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My friend showed me a Light Rocket trap he found in the U.S. He said his gamestop got a few in the back. I'm still taking it with a grain of salt because he could've gotten this thing from anywhere online.

Which hanger does it have? All that I've seen out of Australia have had the EU/UK double hangers. If he's shown you one with a single peg hanger (US standard), he very well might be telling the truth, although I imagine his GameStop will be in some hot water for letting one out the door prior to whatever big "event" might or might not be coming down the pipe (similar to how minis walked out the door early the first time then ended up being $999.99/ea in their systems).

-Doug

It was already out of the box when I saw it, but there's a gamestop right down the street from where he lives, and he actually went there yesterday. He said when he got it the Gamestop employee said he was lucky to get it that day.

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It was already out of the box when I saw it, but there's a gamestop right down the street from where he lives, and he actually went there yesterday. He said when he got it the Gamestop employee said he was lucky to get it that day.

If there's no packaging, I'd say to doubt him as there are GameStops everywhere. There's one across the street from where I am now, another 5 minutes down the road and two more another 10 minutes past that. Unless you see some US packaging, I'd doubt that they're just sitting around in the back of a random GameStop when my sister in law (who works at the one across the street, the largest in my area) has yet to even hear of these let alone see them come into stock.

-Doug

Just picked up one at my local game stop.

^ really? Awesome! What part of the states are you in?