I partly agree . the magnum and the needler are the only 2 boom co that are worth it .
I have the needler and I LOVE it .....
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Granted at least 343 is trying to merch............ Lets face it . Merch is hard to drill to the heads of Grumpy suits and ties
We the fan want to buy it but often thats not enough to spend the man hours to make stuff
Ill speak for my self and say I would LOVE some proper props at the 75 buck price point.
400 bucks for a prop is for me not worth it to
drag to a con. If it breaks its game over.
Needler is the ONLY big weapon that they got right. However, NECA's needler looks much bigger... so it's funny, however I kinda prefer the BoomCo. I hope to buy it this year, even if I won't use it, to mod it and even hang on wall.
Truth is - NONE of the BoomCo's are truly in-scale. They are all small, even the pistols - yes. However with the magnum, plasma pistol, SMG and the needler - it doesn't look bad... well, unless you're huge Spartan-sized human.
Well, look at Star Wars - they went with NERF. They did the right choice, because everyone is buying the NERF and they love them and they are perfect! Not half the size AKA kiddy-sized.
It's just sad 343i/Microsoft is choosing cheap price and low quality instead of going the better way - invest and people would buy them.
Imagine if they wouldn't screw up - how many people would fight for these blasters!
Truth is - these days kiddies buy games or apps or iphone cases, they don't buy figures or collectibles. These are bought by adults mostly. Yet - their strategy is to attract young children UNDER 16... Under 16 yr old, meaning they should be even playing their games.
Well, for me 400$ props are simply way too expensive. 200$ is my limit and it already is a lot. So I'd love to see more - but properly done.
But, it won't come. Mattel's got the license and they just showed us what they are doing. :/
Pity. I was SO MUCH into the Halo figures... Seems like it's the end, I don't want cheap looking toys for children, I want nice figures. <- this goes for everything, I want nice and good quality
What is even worse with the BoomCo? They AREN'T WORLDWIDE! Outside America - you won't find them. There is literally no single store selling these in Europe. They even said to me they don't distribute it, because they don't have the license or something. So - even worse.
From what I see there is like 5% of the whole Halo merchandise worldwide.