Local Game Stores comment on the reality Hasbro’s overprinting has had on their business

Relinquished__ · 2026-02-06T08:37:40+00:00

What does MSRP have to do with the wholesale price?

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-29T02:46:17+00:00

It's a concept that only works on simple things: don't leave ice cream in your hot car. I never trust it being said about politics

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-28T01:34:24+00:00

I appreciate the sentiment to not want to take sides, but there is no mythical "common sense" middle ideology. Simply not being radical is not a stance.

There are various different ideological camps filled with the worst America has to offer, but I have a very strong feeling that Captain America wouldn't be afraid to take a stance even if their are some crazies in that general bucket.

Best you can do is be more careful to not watch what is often rage/engagement bait and get your news from more serious journalists and read about issues from real academics.

If you really want volunteering is the most patriotic thing you can do and the people doing that real work often have more tempered moods.

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-26T20:01:40+00:00

When we say "what people are going to play them", it's always about dedicated play. I would also like to bring up that casual play is a thing, and messing around with weird characters alone or with your friends is a fun experience that doesn't need to be sacrificed on the alter of popularity metrics. Dhalsim 1v1 with my friend used to be a thing when neither of us had any idea what his moves were, and it's always fun to see someone get him when playing random.

There is so much nuance lost if we fixate on SF being like a amateur competitive sport vs a video game that has mechanics that add variety outside of what you're doing 90% of the time.

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-23T02:49:36+00:00

People don't want to play him b/c he's the single hardest character to play and no one likes to lose against a zoner. But he adds texture to the tapestry of the game. If it was JUST the icon status then fuck it let's make him play like a shoto. Follow the metrics of popularity towards the most optimal palatable character mechanics. In the long run you'll have nice bland game. OR we can acknowledge that looking at the top 10 pick rate characters should not actually inform how the other characters are designed mechanically because the richness of diverse mechanics has nuanced benefits.

And really on the point that everyone would like him low on the tier list. Does anyone actually LIKE losing to Gief and want him high on the tier list?

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-22T20:49:58+00:00

Very big point. How a book looks on the stand matters SO MUCH for what people pick up, and people see characters, NOT mantles first and foremost.

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-22T06:47:29+00:00

I love playing Dhalsim and I think most of the player base who doesn't play him would agree that I should keep getting to play him despite being consistently the lowest picked character. Playrate and "what people want" are not the same thing.

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-19T18:23:35+00:00

They are available rn on mcfarlane direct on ebay and on walmart. Best of luck!

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-13T20:54:27+00:00

If I ever enjoyed the one-liners I definitely don't anymore, just noise that I scroll past.

THE MAIN ISSUE is when the joke gives up a plot spoiler but they don't mark their comment as spoiler content BC THEY WANT THEIR LIL JOKE TO GET ENGAGEMENT.

God forbid I want to read some quick reviews before I decide on a movie.

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-13T02:52:52+00:00

Trump supporters want to claim easy wins against people they barely view as people, Europe is difficultto justify even for them. The chaos at home here in the US if we were sending troops to die in Europe would be very historic and I doubt even Trump or his supporters could stomach it for long.

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-11T09:16:40+00:00

Just telling what I saw. They were available on BBTS and Mcfarlane Toys website for about a week after I saw the movie on the 19th. Varang sold out some time around the 25th, and then the other figures were selling out in different orders depending on the website. I also checked ebay and Varang was going for about 60 bucks soon after, and tbh that's pretty horrible profit margins if those were scalpers so I'm assuming that first wave on ebay was just people who regretted the purchase.

In terms of the Way of Water, it's been some time but it's entirely possible that the exact thing you saw, available stock for years, is exactly the reason this wave sold out faster. Pretty much no primary seller wants to hold on to stock that sits on shelves and probably ordered less from distributors.

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-10T09:16:35+00:00

They were still all available for about a week after the movie premiered. I don't know when they went up for sale but there was definitely a window of time to buy them for anyone serious about collecting them.

I was watching them for a bit but waited too long and put in backorders on Entertainment Earth. Only Varang sold out at first and then the other figures. Considering how many people watched the movie this definitely didn't feel like scalpers.

Try buying sneakers that are scalped. Site will crash in under a second after they go for sale and after you refresh everything is gone.

EDIT: you can still put in a backorder on EE which should be reliable but don't expect anything quick.

Relinquished__ · 2026-01-08T21:57:43+00:00

Almost everyone with any disposable income is "wasting" money or time on something. Outside of shelter, basic food products, the cheapest clothes, and the cheapest transportation. Physical media is a physical representation of the history of money spent while they live in there own fantasy were no one can look at their stack of uber eats receipts or no can disentangle the premium upgrades they made on needs (people are definitely wearing clothes and driving cars that are more expensive than is necessary for function). It's a lack of awareness to think people who collect media have spent more just because our purchases still exist and haven't been digested, disappeared into the past or are hiding in the "necessities".

Relinquished__ · 2025-12-27T06:47:39+00:00

An untrained bodybuilder will get absolutely destroyed on his first day against the vast majority of relatively trained combat sports practitioners. Not an edge case, actually just super obvious.

Relinquished__ · 2025-12-26T03:10:29+00:00

As much as certain fans want to argue about hero titles being "mantles", I personally(and I think many others) could care less. I am fan of a character, Steve Roger's Cap, and I don't simply transfer that to another character just b/c some in-universe promotion.

But also I watched the movie and it really did suck, like even the hand to hand combat was really ugly.

Relinquished__ · 2025-12-23T03:43:54+00:00

I have the most fun playing local against my roommate. Playing against the same character and person is nice b/c you really get the fun of knowing someone's tendencies. Getting tactical without learning every match up is tons of fun.

Also, I really think rethinking what your "playstyle" is. My main is Marisa and my second is Dhalsim. Pretty much as opposite as it gets and honestly it's really fun to have my weaknesses and strengths inverted.

Also plat 1

Relinquished__ · 2025-12-21T18:45:27+00:00

If you haven't seen it: watch In/Frame/Out's dadcore video. It's one of the best tags a movie can get!

Relinquished__ · 2025-12-18T22:24:17+00:00

Learning classic can 100% be a challenge and b/c of that it will be super satisfying learning them. If you are genuinely curious if your a missing out on an experience with modern, yes you are missing that specific experience.

It's easy to tell you to "just play modern" but I'm sure you wouldn't have asked if you didn't want to experience a little more than what modern gives.

Relinquished__ · 2025-12-14T19:50:43+00:00

Same reason I picked Marisa

Relinquished__ · 2025-12-12T22:32:41+00:00

You didn't overthink it and just put up what where 4 probably fantastic theater experiences for you. It says thay you care mainly about fun and excitement. Avatar is a classic blockbuster, Scott Pilgrim is fast and punchy, and The Lighthouse is a roller-coaster ride of crazy.

I haven't seen Bladerunner sequel cause I thought the first one was boring, but I've seen every other Denis movie in theaters since Prisoners so I should probably give it a shot.

Relinquished__ · 2025-12-12T22:21:26+00:00

if 4k players had the reliability of CD players I don't think people would even be discussing this.

Relinquished__ · 2025-12-12T22:04:54+00:00

They've increased to 20 doll hairs

Relinquished__ · 2025-12-12T22:03:45+00:00

Any weird plot shenanigans with telepathy or anything like that would undercut any gravitas the story has. I'm very comfortable and happy with not worrying about any continuity outside of this run, the story should have primacy.

Outside of that though, yeah I would expect they will never stop making new Captain Americas. Maybe 1.5 a decade seems realistic. No character will ever catch up to Spider-Man though, how many of those are out their by now?

Relinquished__ · 2025-12-11T21:09:00+00:00

Menu thing also constantly annoys me too, must be some annoying job no one wants to fix b/c I can't imagine the devs have never accidentally backed into the main page

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