That's why the boxes are getting smaller.

Last few purchases:

Marika - came with a bunch of hands that did expected, 2x Sonic Arrow, extra lockseed

Hulk - not a rider, not many accessories, but really . . . other than maybe an impact effect, what else would u give him

Capn America - not a rider, but . . shitloads of accessories from reviews i've seen

Ryugan Yomi Yotsumeguri - TONS of hands, plus two staff weapons, plus the kiwi arms weapon and an extra lockseed. NO complaints there at all

Machin Chaser - lots of hands, but just a brake gunner. Not sure what else i'd give it other than the wings and virus weapons (coming separately for a a grip more $$$). First release bonus tire set for Drive.

Kamen Rider Mach - lots of hands, one extra signal piece, one extra signal bike, one Zenrin shooter, plus a First Release bonus tire set for Drive

If you want to talk spoiling the fans, the RYUKI guys were LOADED. Ryuki came with the friggin dragon, a million hands plus weapons upon weapons, and a stand. Ditto for the other main riders.

BLADE had a rider kick effect part, plus a tiny rock effect, plus all those little cards, plus a buncha hands, and a sword. one of the best releases ever.

I wanted a figure when I first saw this form, but still stings that it's before Chase. Makes sense tho, and it's super cool. A second head would have been nice but I'd probably never display him like that anyway.

Shouldn't be surprised it's being made (though I have negative interest in the form and won't ever pick it up), though I am part of the chorus thinking we would have seen Rider Chaser before the movie SHF.

Yeah, not really into this. It's Type Speed's accessory situation again but at a twe price and without even the first release bonus to help. Not to mention that it's pretty crappy that we're getting this before Chaser. Hell, I'd be much more interested in seeing Dark Drive or even Gold Drive (who to be fair would be an even lazier figure) before this. But yeah, no.

If this thing is out in March, there's still a good chance Chaser will be out before him. They're probably just revealing now because a) the timing and b) it was a relatively easy repaint/remould.

The figure is kind of a letdown. Very few accessories and it overall doesnt look as nice as the other Drive figures in comparison to the in show suits.

How is it a letdown for being exactly what it's supposed to be? I just don't understand this point of view. People keep complaining about this figure literally being and looking exactly as it should.

Maybe it's because I'm more used to figmas and suff, but personally I still find it difficult to wrap my head around how Bandai is able to get away with releasing figures with only like two extra pairs of hands. I personally find that kind of stuff to just be sort of inexcusably cheap, and very hard to just say it's exactly as it should be. Even just a few more hands would go a long way in making this feel like a better release.

On the other hand, I'm still completely baffled by the fact that such a high-end line like S.H Figuarts doesn't have stands included with every figure either. Especially when I consider that the flying kick is the most Rider-like action there is, and one you simply cannot replicate with a figure without a stand...It's really confusing to me. But I'm new to this, so probably my opinion doesn't mean much in these cases.

Figures who are supposed to levitate/fly usually include one. Kamen Riders don't because most of them can't fly. If you want to use stands for action sequences, they are sold separately.

I think this is perfectly reasonable.

@Topic: I get why some guys are a little disappointed, but honestly I was more angry at Type Speed coming with pretty much nothing. With this form he might not use weapons, and they don't have much hands because this form will only appear for like 10 minutes, not enough time to do some memorable poses with his hands.

They could include 6 pairs of hands for all kinds of weapons but what's the point if the form isn't using any.