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Re: Bi*nicle folks went away?
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lugnet.technic
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Sat, 16 Mar 2002 06:11:20 GMT
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I can't really disagree with your points.
> (1) Over-done specialty parts
True enough.
> (2) Terribly poor storyline.
That's subjective, but it certainly is oversimplified kiddie-cartoon quality.
> (3) Bionicle propaganda.
You probably just wish they'd spend that much effort promoting the other sets.
It does make you wonder how successful Bionicle would have been without the
marketing blitz, standing on its own merits.
> (4) Transformer ripoff!
Yep. Give 'em what they want...
> Bionicle is the bane of bricks...
That's what the problem really is. Lego has abandoned bricks. Bionicle is just
a convenient scapegoat. Like fans of a canceled TV series, everybody is
shouting "Give our bricks back! We like bricks!" Lego isn't the first company
and it won't be the last to veer off into something rather different than the
once successful product line they started with. Are brick good? Sure. Should
Lego put more effort and promotional money into bricks rather than take the
easy way out with action figures and licensed stuff? Sure. Do the higher-ups at
Lego think they're making more money by doing Bionicle instead of bricks? You
betcha.
Remember, Lego has reasons for everything it does. Well, one reason anyway. To
make money. Are their efforts misguided? Not for me to judge. People here think
so, anyway. The truly unfortunate thing is that you bricks-and-only-bricks fans
don't have any recourse other than to not buy Bionicle and then complain about
it here, which you're already doing with presumably no effect.
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| (...) background of .technic?! I sure have. To tell you the truth though, I absolutely hate bionicle. Why? Here's a few of my reasons as to why Bionicle is the bane of bricks... (1) Over-done specialty parts that have not pareticular use outside of (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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