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Re: New legend is up
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Wed, 10 Jul 2002 22:41:56 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.general, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > With all due respect, I don't think your example holds water.
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> Well, point of the example wasn't to say that it's the *same* as what was
> offered, but that just because there's a vote doesn't mean it's the voters'
> "fault". IE that it's possible for TLC to give certain nominees a
> better/worse chance of winning.
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> > I'm sure part of the selection was because they wanted to include sets of
> > different sizes.
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> Oh, definitely. And therein is another bag of worms. People tend to love big
> sets more than little ones-- the classics that people remember as legends
> tend to be large sets. Not as a rule, but usually. So that gives a bit of a
> push for the other nominees.
That is true. Even though smaller sets are more 'effecient' and can be
brought in bulk, people still go for the large sets.
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> Interesting aside though-- I'll probably get 1 BSB. If Main Street had one,
> I'd probably have gotten 1 too. Same with the Yellow Castle. But *SMALL*
> sets people will more often buy in large numbers. People can rationalize
> buying small things, but big things tend to be harder. I'd probably have
> bought many more Battrax's or BFF's if they had won. Would I have have spent
> more money *total*? Dunno. Would TLC make more money total? Dunno. My hunch
> is yes, though.
True, true.
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> > Also note that those high (public) ratings undoubtedly helped
> > guide Lego in their selections, so it's still a case of blame the public.
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> Well, the point is really that the other sets were more what AFOL's tend to
> think of as Legends. Town Legends? I think Main Street, Airport Shuttle.
> Castle Legends? I think Guarded Inn, Yellow Castle. Pirates? Black Seas
> Barracuda. Trains? Metroliner. But Space legends? Battrax isn't one of the
> first few things that leaps into my head. Although, granted that I think
> it's got more appeal for "today's youth" than the Galaxy Explorer or the
> Alpha-I Rocket Base, versus things like Main Street, BSB, etc., which I
> think are still pretty marketable as is.
Yes, that would be true. What happened to space exploration versus space
warfare? :(
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> Combine that with the fact that people just generally prefer larger sets and
> I think Battrax kinda was at a disadvantage. Certainly I don't disagree with
> them choosing it to "test the waters", but if this is regarded as strictly a
> contest between *themes* (which it isn't by any means), then one could (I
> think) fairly argue that the Space theme was at a disadvantage.
Yeah, that was what I was pointing out in my original reply. Space has been
beaten down, probabbly because of the Star Wars sets. But so has castle w/
Harry Potter. Yet castle has 1 unvoted re-release and one MOC. Space has
nothing of substance now that LOM is gone. I think it would be great if
Lego made a MOC of a space creation- there are so many good small and medium
space creations out there...
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> DaveE
-JHK
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| argue that the Space theme was at a disadvantage. (...) actual votes aside, and the actual placement, I still think Space fans got a raw deal all around. It is the smallest of the sets offered, and while not a space buff, I might be able to find (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Well, point of the example wasn't to say that it's the *same* as what was offered, but that just because there's a vote doesn't mean it's the voters' "fault". IE that it's possible for TLC to give certain nominees a better/worse chance of (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.general)
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