Since1978's not been around long enough to really make those assumptions so I say read that with a grain of salt... He doesn't know who's actually been in the hobby as long as he says he has been, and who hasn't really. I signed the petition for ICMG long before I worked here actually, if I'm not mistaken, and that was long before I also hung out here since I didn't start my stint around these parts till I actually was part of the staff.
Not to mention the people at Scum who signed up... Dan Curto anyone? I don't see him lurking about our forums and posting "me too!" because we told him to like ICMG. Dan likes him because Dan's on board and has been on board with the ICMG deal since it was brought up years ago. That might be before he really started working at Scum even? Not sure.
What it boils down to is a large portion of old-time collectors got behind it... New guys don't get it, and don't like it as much. Older collectors who were there from the start do, and support it. The fact a fan's getting a figure made... A single fan... That's great. That's a positive thing for collectors, but you cannot make people realize that fact obviously. These are the same people who, IMO, wouldn't get the significance of the Hoth Han Coat debate... They simply have blinders on because they weren't part of it.
Instead you'll just hear that "this will kill the line", or "I want my _______ figure instead", that you know obviously Hasbro will get to in the future.
As I said... Why whine and moan about it? Why bitch up a storm like it's ending your life in collecting if this figure, which some people actually DO want, is getting made for those people? Is it so impossible to say "It's not my cup of tea but it is making other collectors happy so that's cool"?
Like I said before, grow the **** up already... Stop wishing what others want doesn't get made when Hasbro says they're gonna crank it out, just because you don't want it. Don't buy it and be happy when you do get the things you want instead...
It's sad how selfish people are in the hobby that they can't simply be happy for other people who get something they've asked for... I don't particularly want playsets unless they're really something nice/special, but if they whipped up a playset I didn't like but others were happy, I'd be happy for the people that got their wish.
Is that a concept so foreign to so many people? Jesus, the immaturity in this hobby is overwhelming at times.
