Hasbro took away SWTF minifigures!!!

Ancillary, non-main-line stuff. Star Wars TF, Speed Stars, Titanium Series, Robot Heroes, that sort of thing. They're kinda neat, but we all know they're not really that important. Admit it, you know it's true.
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Hasbro took away SWTF minifigures!!!

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I didn't believe it when someone told me on my Star Wars board, but I checked out the new packaging today and no figures could be found. What the hell? I know Dom will be happy because he's a killjoy, but these are Mechs, part of their cool is having cockpits with figs inside! So very lame.
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Yeah, I saw that, was looking at the packaging shots with Nevermore. Half of them are Canadian versions, hence having an arrow instead of saying "[x] to [y]". Also, Grievous and the Tie pilot have their names the vehicle names reversed compared to all the others. Odd.

But back on track, WHAT THE HELL.

I can understand why they'd do such a thing, since that'd tie the 'Crossovers' line together with the non-piloted Marvel figures (Which are supposed to be mecha anyway..somehow). This hurts, and this hurts a lot, since SWTF are designed to be piloted mecha and have extensive engineering toward that very purpose. How weak would the Gunship be without its awesome troop carrying abilities?

Had they started designing new figures without the pilots, that'd be fine, but as-is, the three new moulds are clearly intended to have them. They're leaving out a hefty chunk of the toy's cool factor by omitting the pilot. It's like..the first two years of G1 again. Hahahah, nostalgia.
Also note that the Ep2 Anakin Starfighter uses the same headsculpt as the Ep3 one. This is the first SWTF figure I have zero desire to own, and I own every single other one except the Vader Starfighter (Which I still want. Any leads on that?).

Sucks, I like SWTF a lot, this'll kill the concept for me. Although I guess I can just swap pilot figures.
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I could have sworn the new ones had pilots.

I do not see how this makes the line worse though.

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I do not see how this makes the line worse though.
Toys specifically designed to have opening cockpits with pilot figures now do not have pilot figures. It gives the toys redundant features, and makes them unecessarily restricted by the gimmick they're no longer using. It's like manufacturing a car with no seats.
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Or a Mega TF around a huge, non-existant soundbox.

Mind, this is slightly different in that even if they 'didn't' have opening cockpits and pilots, they would still be designed after Star Wars vehicles which, I'm pretty sure, all have canopies and cockpits and the like.
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Dominic wrote:I could have sworn the new ones had pilots.

I do not see how this makes the line worse though.

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You be quiet, you have done nothing but flame this line since day one. :p

Most of the sets have a cockpit that slightly transforms, the seats change orientations or there's a second cockpit so that the characters can remain in a reasonable pilot stance when in bot mode. IMO, that's a clever little addition and it sucks to have the figs taken out. They had Action Fleet quality, helped fuel the imagination.
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I've only bought the one figure from this line (though, Bob help me, I will get Death Star Vader) so far, and I gotta say, the lil' Vader flying that Tie Fighter isn't the best part of the toy, but it is mighty cool. It is kinda lame that they aren't gonna be around anymore.
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I've officially asked Hasbro about this in my official Q&A duties, so we'll have an answer to why on Friday the 15th.
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I expect it'll be a fluff answer along the lines of "We removed the pilot figures to bring the Star Wars Transformers in line with the new concept of Transformers: Crossovers, and future figures will be designed without the pilots in mind."

Won't stop me feeling cheated out of a TIE bomber pilot minifig.
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I am betting the old "Action Fleet" pilots will become much more desired.

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