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Originally Posted by Sonneilon
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> 3. As a dio site, there's nothing the people here love more than having
an awesome setting to shoot figures in. The old Headquarters, Terrordrome, USS
Flagg, Mobile Command Center and even Tactical Battle Platform are popular
pieces, granted the photographer has them. However, recent playsets (not
just Hasbro's, but many companies's) seem to be focused on just being a
façade with a handful of gimmicks, but very little in way of "put the
figures in there and play out a scenario" (which I believe children and
adults alike would enjoy). The "Conquest Of Cobra Mountain" playset from a
few years back, the "Akator" playset from the Indiana Jones toyline and
even the upcoming (and expensive!!) PITT playset from Rise Of Cobra are primeexamples of such deficient playsets.
Different safety laws and cost issues may prevent Hasbro from re-issuing things like the Terrodrome and the FLAGG, but might there any plans to create new playsets that could have the "playtime versatility" (for lackof an existing term) that GIJoe playsets of yesteryear had?
The short answer is…today's playsets are created for kids to create a
world of 3 3/4'' with. We do testing to understand how kids play and what
they want and deliver it to them. That said, once you get your hands on
the new G.I. Joe Pit Headquarters (and see the movie to understand the tie
ins!), we think you will be impressed with the play versatility!
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What a B.S. answer. You can't honestly tell me it's a realistic, versatile playset when it has bunk beds hanging off the outside of it .
And honestly, at the price tag it's being sold at, the only way I'd get my hands on it would be if it were Terrordrome in quality and versatility.
For 100$ US I can get an old, semi-complete (at least including the good stuff) 1983 G.I.Joe headquarters, which is a smarter purchase.
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