New Video Reviews of Transformers War for Cybertron: Siege Wave 2 Micromasters and Cassettes
Thursday, January 17th, 2019 10:07AM CST
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Micromasters Stakeout and Redheat
Cassettes Ravage and Lazerbeak
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Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on January 17th, 2019 @ 10:12am CST
Also RE: Partsformers. Same Toy Haul I also bought a white jet, that kind of Transformed into a Robot Body and an upside down monster..thing. Yes, I found out later I owned a Head-less Snapdragon. So I would define a Partsformer as being incomplete in either mode (or both) without a key component. A gun or hand isn't really as applicable as a limb, torso or head.
Posted by jtanimator on January 17th, 2019 @ 10:34am CST
This little guy, however, looks so STINKIN' cute and well made. Can't wait to get my hands on these guys!
Sorry. Had to get that off my chest.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 17th, 2019 @ 10:38am CST
Lore Keeper wrote:I noticed a lot of the posts keeping track of how many leaders we get in each line downplaying retools in the count. There's nothing wrong with a retool if it's done well. I absolutely count them toward the total count of leader class figures in a toyline. Without retools, we wouldn't have the amazing Sky Shadow or Nemesis Prime.
O, this has nothing to do with the quality of any given retool, more like the convenience of having one. Redecos and retools can be considered an "easy way" to make a new release given they already have a basis from which to work with. Furthermore, nowadays retools are "built-in" via alternate molds or gang-molded parts; just switch them out and presto. In a sense, they're two figures in one set of toolings.
It's more of a count of how many unique toolings Hasbro is able to produce, rather than how many figures are released, as that has remained stable over the past few years (2 to 3 per year). I will say that the volume of the toolings have increased somewhat with the co-tools included, and the total of figures could be high if time and opportunity allow.
Posted by mordhelm on January 17th, 2019 @ 10:39am CST
On the note of the Cassette cons, are we certain there will be no more Micromasters being released in the mainline?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 17th, 2019 @ 10:41am CST
mordhelm wrote:TR Ravage was heavily criticized for it's shape.
On the note of the Cassette cons, are we certain there will be no more Micromasters being released in the mainline?
We have 2 more Patrols coming up: a "Road Patrol" (your guess is as good as mine) and the Decepticon Sports Car Patrol. Totally expecting Blackjack out of Swindler.
Posted by william-james88 on January 17th, 2019 @ 10:50am CST
jtanimator wrote:It's so strange to me that people are constantly criticizing this Ravage for being too "chunky", and yet hardly anyone seemed to bat an eye at the Titans Return Ravage (or any reincarnation of that mold) which is what I consider to be one of the worst renditions of ravage (or any legends class transformers for that matter) I've ever seen. He doesn't only look terrible, he feels INCREDIBLY cheap, and has a very forced and uninspired transformation. And the only mode he has that doesn't completely suck is his """""tablet""""" mode. Which is saying something lol.
This little guy, however, looks so STINKIN' cute and well made. Can't wait to get my hands on these guys!
Sorry. Had to get that off my chest.
Everyone critized TR Ravage, that was easily the least liked toy from TR.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 17th, 2019 @ 11:11am CST
All of the criticisms about TR Ravage were given way back in 2016. We're in 2019 now, we've long since moved on to harping on more recent figures.jtanimator wrote:It's so strange to me that people are constantly criticizing this Ravage for being too "chunky", and yet hardly anyone seemed to bat an eye at the Titans Return Ravage (or any reincarnation of that mold) which is what I consider to be one of the worst renditions of ravage (or any legends class transformers for that matter) I've ever seen. He doesn't only look terrible, he feels INCREDIBLY cheap, and has a very forced and uninspired transformation. And the only mode he has that doesn't completely suck is his """""tablet""""" mode. Which is saying something lol.
This little guy, however, looks so STINKIN' cute and well made. Can't wait to get my hands on these guys!
Sorry. Had to get that off my chest.
Posted by Randomhero on January 17th, 2019 @ 11:22am CST
william-james88 wrote:jtanimator wrote:It's so strange to me that people are constantly criticizing this Ravage for being too "chunky", and yet hardly anyone seemed to bat an eye at the Titans Return Ravage (or any reincarnation of that mold) which is what I consider to be one of the worst renditions of ravage (or any legends class transformers for that matter) I've ever seen. He doesn't only look terrible, he feels INCREDIBLY cheap, and has a very forced and uninspired transformation. And the only mode he has that doesn't completely suck is his """""tablet""""" mode. Which is saying something lol.
This little guy, however, looks so STINKIN' cute and well made. Can't wait to get my hands on these guys!
Sorry. Had to get that off my chest.
Everyone critized TR Ravage, that was easily the least liked toy from TR.
I’m someone who tries to find something good in every toy and was thinking back on a TR figure that was the least appealing. Sadly it’s Ravage to me. I got him, changed him once and put him in one of my junk tubs that I keep CW hands and guns in. I really have a hard time with that one.
Posted by hausjam on January 17th, 2019 @ 11:34am CST
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on January 17th, 2019 @ 12:50pm CST
william-james88 wrote:jtanimator wrote:It's so strange to me that people are constantly criticizing this Ravage for being too "chunky", and yet hardly anyone seemed to bat an eye at the Titans Return Ravage (or any reincarnation of that mold) which is what I consider to be one of the worst renditions of ravage (or any legends class transformers for that matter) I've ever seen. He doesn't only look terrible, he feels INCREDIBLY cheap, and has a very forced and uninspired transformation. And the only mode he has that doesn't completely suck is his """""tablet""""" mode. Which is saying something lol.
This little guy, however, looks so STINKIN' cute and well made. Can't wait to get my hands on these guys!
Sorry. Had to get that off my chest.
Everyone critized TR Ravage, that was easily the least liked toy from TR.
I’d go as far as to say it’s one of the worst TF toys ever made. I even like CW Brakedown more than TR Ravage, and Will knows how much I hate CW Brakedown.
To keep this relevant, I haven’t particularly liked any version of G1 Ravage since the original. Even the Materpiece version is not without it’s flaws. Having a slab turn into a lithe big cat has got to be a tall order, and it makes me wish John Warden would yank his cranium out of his rectum long enough to say “hey let’s maybe have Ravage turn into the Wolverine thing from the War Within comic” instead of just giving us another crappy Geewun rectangle that gets legs.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 17th, 2019 @ 1:00pm CST
Nemesis Maximo wrote:william-james88 wrote:jtanimator wrote:It's so strange to me that people are constantly criticizing this Ravage for being too "chunky", and yet hardly anyone seemed to bat an eye at the Titans Return Ravage (or any reincarnation of that mold) which is what I consider to be one of the worst renditions of ravage (or any legends class transformers for that matter) I've ever seen. He doesn't only look terrible, he feels INCREDIBLY cheap, and has a very forced and uninspired transformation. And the only mode he has that doesn't completely suck is his """""tablet""""" mode. Which is saying something lol.
This little guy, however, looks so STINKIN' cute and well made. Can't wait to get my hands on these guys!
Sorry. Had to get that off my chest.
Everyone critized TR Ravage, that was easily the least liked toy from TR.
I’d go as far as to say it’s one of the worst TF toys ever made. I even like CW Brakedown more than TR Ravage, and Will knows how much I hate CW Brakedown.
To keep this relevant, I haven’t particularly liked any version of G1 Ravage since the original. Even the Materpiece version is not without it’s flaws. Having a slab turn into a lithe big cat has got to be a tall order, and it makes me wish John Warden would yank his cranium out of his rectum long enough to say “hey let’s maybe have Ravage turn into the Wolverine thing from the War Within comic” instead of just giving us another crappy Geewun rectangle that gets legs.
One of the reasons I love energon/alternators battle ravage as a character, and bw tm ravage
Posted by ZeroWolf on January 17th, 2019 @ 1:08pm CST
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on January 17th, 2019 @ 1:10pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 17th, 2019 @ 1:33pm CST
Nemesis Maximo wrote:william-james88 wrote:Everyone critized TR Ravage, that was easily the least liked toy from TR.
I’d go as far as to say it’s one of the worst TF toys ever made. I even like CW Brakedown more than TR Ravage, and Will knows how much I hate CW Brakedown.
And I was right there with you, those stupid hips
Posted by Flashwave on January 17th, 2019 @ 1:42pm CST
Nemesis Maximo wrote:william-james88 wrote:jtanimator wrote:It's so strange to me that people are constantly criticizing this Ravage for being too "chunky", and yet hardly anyone seemed to bat an eye at the Titans Return Ravage (or any reincarnation of that mold) which is what I consider to be one of the worst renditions of ravage (or any legends class transformers for that matter) I've ever seen. He doesn't only look terrible, he feels INCREDIBLY cheap, and has a very forced and uninspired transformation. And the only mode he has that doesn't completely suck is his """""tablet""""" mode. Which is saying something lol.
This little guy, however, looks so STINKIN' cute and well made. Can't wait to get my hands on these guys!
Sorry. Had to get that off my chest.
Everyone critized TR Ravage, that was easily the least liked toy from TR.
I’d go as far as to say it’s one of the worst TF toys ever made. I even like CW Brakedown more than TR Ravage, and Will knows how much I hate CW Brakedown.
To keep this relevant, I haven’t particularly liked any version of G1 Ravage since the original. Even the Materpiece version is not without it’s flaws. Having a slab turn into a lithe big cat has got to be a tall order, and it makes me wish John Warden would yank his cranium out of his rectum long enough to say “hey let’s maybe have Ravage turn into the Wolverine thing from the War Within comic” instead of just giving us another crappy Geewun rectangle that gets legs.
The Classics Ravage figure does a pretty gpod job pf being lran, but the trade off is that wierdly arched back.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on January 17th, 2019 @ 2:31pm CST
Flashwave wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:william-james88 wrote:jtanimator wrote:It's so strange to me that people are constantly criticizing this Ravage for being too "chunky", and yet hardly anyone seemed to bat an eye at the Titans Return Ravage (or any reincarnation of that mold) which is what I consider to be one of the worst renditions of ravage (or any legends class transformers for that matter) I've ever seen. He doesn't only look terrible, he feels INCREDIBLY cheap, and has a very forced and uninspired transformation. And the only mode he has that doesn't completely suck is his """""tablet""""" mode. Which is saying something lol.
This little guy, however, looks so STINKIN' cute and well made. Can't wait to get my hands on these guys!
Sorry. Had to get that off my chest.
Everyone critized TR Ravage, that was easily the least liked toy from TR.
I’d go as far as to say it’s one of the worst TF toys ever made. I even like CW Brakedown more than TR Ravage, and Will knows how much I hate CW Brakedown.
To keep this relevant, I haven’t particularly liked any version of G1 Ravage since the original. Even the Materpiece version is not without it’s flaws. Having a slab turn into a lithe big cat has got to be a tall order, and it makes me wish John Warden would yank his cranium out of his rectum long enough to say “hey let’s maybe have Ravage turn into the Wolverine thing from the War Within comic” instead of just giving us another crappy Geewun rectangle that gets legs.
The Classics Ravage figure does a pretty gpod job pf being lran
Sorry, couldn’t help myself.
Posted by Rainmaker on January 17th, 2019 @ 2:59pm CST
Posted by Skritz on January 17th, 2019 @ 4:36pm CST
Posted by ZeroWolf on January 17th, 2019 @ 4:39pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 17th, 2019 @ 4:44pm CST
Skritz wrote:Anyone else think it's interesting we haven't seen any pics of that long-rumored but seemingly confirmed Leader Optimus beyond, maybe, the IDW comic cover? I guess Hasbro figure the fans will have already splurged out on the Voyager one anyway, because it's more GEEWUN.
It's not that, and really, when has Hasbro let our supposed shopping habits influence them that much?
No, each Size Class has its own release dates for waves, and Leaders happen to come a tad later than the rest. In fact, I'm willing to bet that Cybertron-inspired Prime is closer to Wave 3 rather than Wave 2.
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on January 17th, 2019 @ 4:53pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Skritz wrote:Anyone else think it's interesting we haven't seen any pics of that long-rumored but seemingly confirmed Leader Optimus beyond, maybe, the IDW comic cover? I guess Hasbro figure the fans will have already splurged out on the Voyager one anyway, because it's more GEEWUN.
It's not that, and really, when has Hasbro let our supposed shopping habits influence them that much?
No, each Size Class has its own release dates for waves, and Leaders happen to come a tad later than the rest. In fact, I'm willing to bet that Cybertron-inspired Prime is closer to Wave 3 rather than Wave 2.
I'm hoping that Hasbro learned their lesson with the fiasco that was Optimal Optimus' distributions and decided to make the three leaders dispersed throughout Siege's run. So wave 1 is Magnus and Shockwave, wave 2 is Shockwave and Prime, and wave 3 is Magnus and Prime. Each figure gets two waves so that they can be found easier. But, this is Hasbro after all, so they probably didn't learn
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 17th, 2019 @ 5:17pm CST
Sentinel_Primal wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Skritz wrote:Anyone else think it's interesting we haven't seen any pics of that long-rumored but seemingly confirmed Leader Optimus beyond, maybe, the IDW comic cover? I guess Hasbro figure the fans will have already splurged out on the Voyager one anyway, because it's more GEEWUN.
It's not that, and really, when has Hasbro let our supposed shopping habits influence them that much?
No, each Size Class has its own release dates for waves, and Leaders happen to come a tad later than the rest. In fact, I'm willing to bet that Cybertron-inspired Prime is closer to Wave 3 rather than Wave 2.
I'm hoping that Hasbro learned their lesson with the fiasco that was Optimal Optimus' distributions and decided to make the three leaders dispersed throughout Siege's run. So wave 1 is Magnus and Shockwave, wave 2 is Shockwave and Prime, and wave 3 is Magnus and Prime. Each figure gets two waves so that they can be found easier. But, this is Hasbro after all, so they probably didn't learn
I dunno what happened, but I saw every figure released last year at least 2-4 times at actual stores, combine that along with the amount of time some figures actually spent as 'in stock' online, and I'd say we had a great year (for example there were whole days where optimal was in stock on hts)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on January 17th, 2019 @ 5:23pm CST
Erector is a go**amn Hall of Famer! How could you not know you had him?!AllNewSuperRobot wrote:As a brief aside, a friend pointed out three orignal Micromasters I've unknowingly had in my collection since being a kid: Big Shot, Erector and Swindler. I bought them second-hand (pre-internet) and I just liked them because they were "tiny Transformers", knowing nothing more.
Posted by Skritz on January 17th, 2019 @ 5:33pm CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:Erector is a go**amn Hall of Famer! How could you not know you had him?!AllNewSuperRobot wrote:As a brief aside, a friend pointed out three orignal Micromasters I've unknowingly had in my collection since being a kid: Big Shot, Erector and Swindler. I bought them second-hand (pre-internet) and I just liked them because they were "tiny Transformers", knowing nothing more.
His name is equally (in)famous in the fandom, too.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 17th, 2019 @ 5:35pm CST
No he's not. He lost that year to Waspinator.Rodimus Prime wrote:Erector is a go**amn Hall of Famer!AllNewSuperRobot wrote:As a brief aside, a friend pointed out three orignal Micromasters I've unknowingly had in my collection since being a kid: Big Shot, Erector and Swindler. I bought them second-hand (pre-internet) and I just liked them because they were "tiny Transformers", knowing nothing more.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on January 17th, 2019 @ 5:45pm CST
Oh... I thought he was the fan vote that year. And I even went to BotCon that year! Okay, never mind.Sabrblade wrote:No he's not. He lost that year to Waspinator.Rodimus Prime wrote:Erector is a go**amn Hall of Famer!AllNewSuperRobot wrote:As a brief aside, a friend pointed out three orignal Micromasters I've unknowingly had in my collection since being a kid: Big Shot, Erector and Swindler. I bought them second-hand (pre-internet) and I just liked them because they were "tiny Transformers", knowing nothing more.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 17th, 2019 @ 5:59pm CST
And sadly, they only had the deluxes I already got and the voyagers I do not want. No Shockwave, Micromasters, or Battlemasters. Shoot.
On a plus side, Stakeout looks great! Cannot wait to get him to my Wreckers shelf!
Posted by Emerje on January 18th, 2019 @ 12:12am CST
Emerje
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on January 18th, 2019 @ 12:17am CST
Emerje wrote:All this talk about how bad TR and Siege Ravage are makes Generations Ravage very happy that everyone forgot how terrible he was.
Emerje
I recently got FOC Blaster and I gotta say, I actually really like that mold. It's weird, and not quite right, but I like it for some reason. Maybe cause it takes the idea of cassettes and twists it a bit. I'm looking forward to conparing Steeljaw and Ravage from Siege to each other
Posted by Jtprime17 on January 18th, 2019 @ 2:59am CST
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUChzc ... /community
Posted by Rainmaker on January 18th, 2019 @ 3:10am CST
Emerje wrote:All this talk about how bad TR and Siege Ravage are makes Generations Ravage very happy that everyone forgot how terrible he was.
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Emerje
Seems like CHUG Ravage just can't catch a break
Posted by Ironhidensh on January 18th, 2019 @ 6:24am CST
Jtprime17 wrote:Possible leak of leader Prime.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUChzc ... /community
Oh my.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 18th, 2019 @ 6:51am CST
Ironhidensh wrote:Jtprime17 wrote:Possible leak of leader Prime.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUChzc ... /community
Oh my.
I am feelin' that, this looks amazing
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on January 18th, 2019 @ 7:24am CST
Jtprime17 wrote:Possible leak of leader Prime.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUChzc ... /community
Yeah, saw this a couple hours ago, I notified the news team
Apparently TFW2005 found it first
Posted by Evil Eye on January 18th, 2019 @ 7:27am CST
Jtprime17 wrote:Possible leak of leader Prime.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUChzc ... /community
Now we're talking.
Posted by Jtprime17 on January 18th, 2019 @ 7:28am CST
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on January 18th, 2019 @ 7:35am CST
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on January 18th, 2019 @ 7:44am CST
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on January 18th, 2019 @ 7:51am CST
Jtprime17 wrote:My god...
*Cybertron theme starts playing
This looks great, I really like it. I wonder if this is going to have all the features his original toy did, because that's what Warden(or someone else) said he'd do to figures in the line. Excited nonetheless
Posted by ScottyP on January 18th, 2019 @ 7:59am CST
While this is not a confirmed release from Hasbro, it looks pretty certain given this and some of the vestigial parts on Voyager Class Optimus Prime and Leader Class Ultra Magnus that this latest Siege Leader Class figure will help you find the Cyber Planet Keys before the Decepticons can use them for evil! Reminisce on your adventures with Optimus Prime, Hot Shot, Landmine, Jetfire, Scattorshot, Vector Prime and more by checking out our comprehensive Transformers: Cybertron toy galleries.
Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all the latest information on War for Cybertron: Siege reveals as it becomes available.
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on January 18th, 2019 @ 8:23am CST
Posted by Agent 53 on January 18th, 2019 @ 8:28am CST
Posted by What's Crackin'? on January 18th, 2019 @ 8:32am CST
Posted by Agent 53 on January 18th, 2019 @ 8:32am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 18th, 2019 @ 8:34am CST
Posted by Dannshinigami on January 18th, 2019 @ 8:48am CST
Posted by Stryker P28 on January 18th, 2019 @ 8:53am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 18th, 2019 @ 8:58am CST
That was already posted here.Stryker P28 wrote:On a facebook page they leaked the back of the package
Posted by Stryker P28 on January 18th, 2019 @ 8:59am CST
Posted by ScottyP on January 18th, 2019 @ 9:06am CST