[Talisman]

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Originally Posted by MoarCrossovers

That's not good.

At this point I will happily trade my pre-order for a Renewal Ultra-Act. Didn't have a problem with it when I first had it other than no forearm swivels.

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Originally Posted by TheRaizin

Geez... Imagine going through the trouble of pre-ordering the guy and this happens. Literally unacceptable.

*raises hand*

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Originally Posted by Shin Henshin

I mean I wouldn't say it's unacceptable. It's just an inevitability when you're doing something new. It's one of those things where it really sucks that it's happening but at the same time, was it something they didn't catch when testing how it worked? Did they not consider extreme poses potentially damaging the overlay if pushed too far? Did the materials change during production?

It's hard to say. Say what you want about Bandai but I doubt they'd knowingly put a product like this out if they were well aware of the QC setbacks already.

I'm disappointed to see it happen and am wondering how gentle you'd need to be to make most of the articulation AND keep him in good condition, but I'm not gonna bite Bandai's head off over it yet.

I remember SomeCallMeJohnny pointing out on his Balan Wonderworld review that this year is when we're going to see exactly how badly COVID impacted game development, and I'd argue that this will extend to all other industries as well. Fact is that they may not have been as rigorous with testing the material as they needed to be considering how rubber-coated joints has always been a timebomb.

Truth be told my patience for companies like Bandai and Hasbro could not possibly be lower at this point considering how willing they are to rush things out the door at increasingly exorbitant price points, only for things like this to happen. They could just... not do that. That is an option they have. Don't take these kinds of risks when you're still recovering from a massive blow to all aspects of your business.

But here we are.