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Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego
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Mon, 13 Aug 2001 23:08:01 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Joe Franco writes:
> I see that some people who gave their thoughts and opinions on this topic
> have mixed reviews- not a suprise. Everyone's opinions DO count, but it
> doesnt seem that way to Lego. If Lego was listening to us, they would have
> probably kept the town/city theme and (or) made a new theme for AFOLs, like
> you and me.
They actually look at Lugnet daily and steal ideas (at least I think).
People mention stuff and BOOM sometimes it comes out.
> AFOLs mostly like themes that they have collected from their
> childhood, or from a few years ago, where they could build a *challenging*
> set that would contain a whole lot of pieces, rather than todays sets which
> contain a handfull of crappy pieces, and take a few minutes to complete.
Yes, an important part of Lego (in my opinion) is taking time. Makes you
feel proud of something when your done... like the time I assembled the
Explorien Starship, it was about 1 AM and I was soon happy to be done.
> We
> may never know why Lego killed the town/city themes, but we know that it was
> a bad idea. My cousin bought her son, who is 4, the new Jack Stone Police
> station set a few weeks ago for his birthday. He put the set together in
> less than 10 minutes. I know he's not a genious but he didnt have to use the
> directions. He just looked at the box every time he needed to add a piece. I
> remember when I was 4 and I got a Lego set, (not Duplo) I needed my parents
> help and the directions just to build an unjouniorized car, let alone the
> whole building!
That's always fun. Wen I was little I usually needed my parents help, mainly
for finding pieces. The old Crystal Hydrolator Lab from Aquazone was one of
those sets.
> Over Time, lego has become more and more boring. When I go
> to the Toys R Us a few blocks away from my house, I usually walk past the
> Legos on the Shelves because their selection is horrible. As for the new
> 10001 Metroliner and 10002 Club Car, I cant wait to get a few of them.
Who can't? Of course, I may not be able to afford those so I'm going to
probally wait for the space re-release (hopefully Galaxy Explorer)
> I
> know that some people dont care and dont want Lego to rerelease these sets,
> because they had enough of them, but i think its great. I was not able to
> get both sets when it came out, so now is my chance, along with the
> hundreds, possibily thousands of Lego Fans to get this set, since they
> couldnt get it the first time. I dont blame others and myself for not
> wanting to pay over $200 for a Club car alone, and over $300 for a
> Metroliner, so nows our chance to get these sets at a fair price.
>
> Just my 2 cents. JOE
Yeah, I agree. I want to see a Lego Renassance soon, where Lego will start
making cooler Legos again. Blacktron III? Maybe I'm being too optimistic.
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