[Locke]

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Originally Posted by KRX

I know I'm in the minority, but I thought that Meteor Storm was one of the stronger secondary Rider upgrades. There's just something about a staff and the addition of gold to a color scheme that I like. Naturally, Beast Hyper is my favorite secondary Rider upgrade.

But that is all it was, they change the colours and added some more spikes and gave him a beyblade. That isn't an upgrade, that is just a variant. And considering Meteor himself is already so unique it's even worse.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by KRX

Really, I thought Trial was one of the weaker upgrades for a secondary Rider. I always thought that Trial had a bit of a fish-face, which is what killed the design for me. It has grown on me, but I think Accel Booster is far superior.

I will never get how "motorcycle helmet" translates to "fishfaced" for people.

Trial was excellent. The tread design up his arms, the sleak armour panels. It felt like a "cast-off" kind of thing. Plus he had the coolest finisher ever. Literally he starts a timer then spends ten seconds kicking the ever loving shit out of an enemy at super-speed.

Booster was just generic to me. It was a yellow Accel with a weird visor and new chest. It is basically the same as what was done with Meteor Storm and Beast Hyper. Colour swap and minor changes. Like Locke said, that's more like a variant, not a new form upgrade.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Booster was just generic to me. It was a yellow Accel with a weird visor and new chest. It is basically the same as what was done with Meteor Storm and Beast Hyper. Colour swap and minor changes. Like Locke said, that's more like a variant, not a new form upgrade.

Baest was another one, although I didn't care much for Beast the shoulder cloaks and dice sword were really unique and then when he upgraded he just got Ultimate Warrior tassels and a gun. That isn't an upgrade.

[SPLIT LIP]

RARARARRARA YOU CAN FEEL IT DUDE!

That Ultimate Warrior?

[KRX]

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Originally Posted by Locke

But that is all it was, they change the colours and added some more spikes and gave him a beyblade. That isn't an upgrade, that is just a variant. And considering Meteor himself is already so unique it's even worse.

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

I will never get how "motorcycle helmet" translates to "fishfaced" for people.

Trial was excellent. The tread design up his arms, the sleak armour panels. It felt like a "cast-off" kind of thing.

Booster was just generic to me. It was a yellow Accel with a weird visor and new chest. It is basically the same as what was done with Meteor Storm and Beast Hyper. Colour swap and minor changes. Like Locke said, that's more like a variant, not a new form upgrade.

Cosmetically speaking, yes, they both do look more like variants. But sometimes, that's just all that you need. Really, I think they did the best they could with Meteor Storm.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by KRX

But sometimes, that's just all that you need.

Not if they just end up looking like the same form in different colours.

I mean, if you grey-scaled Beast and Meteor next to their upgrades, they become a lot less different and impressive. That's like if Flame Dragon was Wizard's final form. Just a slightly spikier colour swap.

I don't look at Storm or Hyper and think "final form." I think "variant."

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

RARARARRARA YOU CAN FEEL IT DUDE!

That Ultimate Warrior?

That one.

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Not if they just end up looking like the same form in different colours.

I mean, if you grey-scaled Beast and Meteor next to their upgrades, they become a lot less different and impressive. That's like if Flame Dragon was Wizard's final form. Just a slightly spikier colour swap.

Especially when the base forms are so interesting as well. You should give them more justice than that.

[KRX]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Not if they just end up looking like the same form in different colours.

I mean, if you grey-scaled Beast and Meteor next to their upgrades, they become a lot less different and impressive. That's like if Flame Dragon was Wizard's final form. Just a slightly spikier colour swap.

I don't look at Storm or Hyper and think "final form." I think "variant."

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Originally Posted by Locke

Especially when the base forms are so interesting as well. You should give them more justice than that.

I think that they did a good job with what they had.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by KRX

I think that they did a good job with what they had.

They should have swapped them round.

[KRX]

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Originally Posted by Locke

They should have swapped them round.

... Did you just suggest that they should have made Beast Hyper Meteor Storm and Meteor Storm Beast Hyper?

... Maybe, so long as they kept the helmets. Beast would get the short end of the stick, though.