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Re: Bionicle going away?
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Mon, 28 May 2001 05:27:15 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Andrew Eade writes:
> I'd appretiate it if you would NOT bash such a fine line. Maybe you dont
> like it, but its no reason to revel in others misfortunes....I happen to
> find them among the most inovative lines Lego has released many of the
I think the main reason Tobbe (and others, including me) would like to see the
Bionicle line disappear is because there is a strong feeling that this line
(and the Slizer/RoboRider lines) is taking money and efforts from the
development of the Technic line. If the Technic line returned to what it was a
few years ago (in terms of quality and quantity of models) I'm sure we
wouldn't complain so much.
Another point is that I see this line as inferior to the classic Technic line
in terms of modularity, functionality and design. For me it just means that I
won't buy Bionicle, but I can see a less informed parent buying one for his
kid thinking it's a top quality product (being a 'LEGO Technic' set) and not
getting what he bargained for. This will deprive the child of a great toy that
he can benefit from and harm the LEGO brand (and we as AFOLs will suffer the
results of that).
Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy that you enjoy this line and I hope that
you'll continue to enjoy it, but I don't think it's _Technic_ and I don't
think it should be under that title.
I have nothing against Barbie [1] but if TLC stopped manufacturing its current
product and started manufacturing Barbie dolls (and the Technic news group got
filled with posts about Barbie...) I think I would develop a resentment
against that doll pretty quickly...
> unique parts form the Slizer, Bionicle, and RoboRider lines are now very
> useful and incorperated into many of the newer sets, so please do not revel.
Well, some pieces have their use, but on a whole I think the pieces from those
lines are much more cosmetic and less modular and their incorporation is much
harder and forced - They just weren't designed as Technic pieces!
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> *BIONICLE RULE!!!*
That may be, but they are not Technic!!
/* get the Bionicle group out of the Technic news group!!! */
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> > > First of all, I did not post this into lugnet.technic.bionicle since I
> > > thought Technic dudes would like it better :)
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> > > I went to my local LEGO source today and they have a pretty big sale
> > > on the Bionicle sets. Are LEGO dumping them away (silent wohoo!) or
> > > did my store just buy more sets then they could sell?
> > >
> > > Don't know, but I don't think it's a big surprise they have to dump
> > > the prices to get rid of them. I am, how ever, surprised it's already
> > > happening!
> > >
> > > So dear Technic fans, perhaps LEGO has realized that Bionicle is not a
> > > good line of products and perhaps, just perhaps do they invest in more
> > > Technic LEGO instead :)
Given the large amounts of money and effort LEGO has put into this line I
seriously doubt they'll give up so fast. I also think that judging from the
past experience with the Throwbots/RoboRider lines it seems that the end of
the Bionicle line will just be the beginning of a worse line (or at least one
that is just as bad).
Always the pessimist :-) [ or should that be :-( ? ...]
[1] I guess a lot of bad things could be said about Barbie, but that's not my
point.
- David
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| Philisteines.... Besides, most children I know, rip apart Technic sets morte than Legobricks, its a little over compley. Bionicle and other Technic Bots are classified Technic for their joint and brace parts, its all made to merge with Technic, not (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-01, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Bionicle going away?
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| (...) We say split the Technic and Bionicle into two all the time, but we never do anything about it. Who do we contact who can actually affect the changes? It's not actually that big a problem for me as I have 'Technic only, no sub-groups' as a (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-01, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Bionicle going away?
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| Hmph. More of this "Bionicle is not Technic" resentment. Look, Lego wasn't about to start an entire new line for the Throwbots, Roboriders, and Bionicle, and they're a lot closer to being Technic than they are to being System (or whatever the heck (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Bionicle going away?
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| I just picked up my first bionicle set last weekend and I gotta say, I really like it. I was a bit cynical after the average throwbots sets, and the poor roboriders sets; but these sets have redemed the line. I fully understand why our friends of (...) (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I'd appretiate it if you would NOT bash such a fine line. Maybe you dont like it, but its no reason to revel in others misfortunes....I happen to find them among the most inovative lines Lego has released many of the unique parts form the (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-01, to lugnet.technic)
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