Some People Hate FTC

[Boywonder0]

Yup! I call them "The Usual Suspects"... I'm not a psychologist or anything like that, but I'm certain that is the other way around... They like CTVT figures so much, but most likely because they can't have them, they try very hard to convince others to not buy them either... I really feel pity for them...

It's very funny too. All you have to do is to slightly invoke them and they will introduce themselves...

[enyawd72]

A standard which even Mego in both of its incarnations struggles to uphold.

I have to agree with this...for these new Mego figures being marketed as limited exclusive collectibles we've already seen or heard reports of Dracula with two left hands, unpainted mouth, backwards torso. Sulu with missing emblem, blistered upside down, missing tricorder. Kirk with smashed heads. 14" Batman missing gauntlets...these new figures have PLENTY of quality issues. IF you can even find them.

[Teemu]

I own over 40+ FTC figures from 2 specific lines and I have no complaints after I fix them.

[Megotastrophe]

Complaints about FTC only erupted due to the WB license. Before that, they were widely seen as flawed but acceptable, and a great custom resource. Holding the WB rights means you want to be a legit toy manufacturer. There's a standard attached to that.

A standard which even Mego in both of its incarnations struggles to uphold.

[Megotastrophe]

Oh I agree on the ignoring the troll part. And I am not blind to the issues FTC has. I just also think we tend to ignore those same issues in Mego and Mego 2.0. Big heads were a huge problem throughout the TV licenses especially with Ponch. Subpar plastics led to the TeenTitan figures among others degrading on the card while still at the store. The Famous Covers were slick with oozing plasticizer less than a year after release. And only Mego 2.0 Wonder Woman had a head to compare with Mego 12" Captain America. Sereiously he looks like a 25 watt light bulb. And the figures I don't like I don't buy. Or I work with them. It just seems so petty to crap all over other people over a difference of opinion.

[houseofdracula]

Believe me, between the Batman 66 line & the KISS lines, I have given FTC a lot of my money.
Yes, I am happy and thankful for the product that they have produced.
HOWEVER, I do hope that now with Mego being back in the game and FTC not being the only game in town, maybe they will be forced to address some of the issues like "Bodies that can't pose" and "Head sizes".

[TRDouble]

I understand your point and agree, Megotastrophe. There are probably some people who haven't purchased a FTC figure (or insert any company in its' place) in years, yet feel compelled to go to a board that is specific to that company and make nothing but negative comments.

The flip side are those that feel a need to overly pump a company's product up (that's fine), but get defensive when there is constructive criticism on a release or a company. Those posts aren't really any better, IMO.

It's usually a few voices, but those tend to be the loudest voices... or the ones that post the most!

And then some are just trolls.

The easiest solution would be for those that do not like a company or their product to avoid those boards, but some people just cannot help but take every opportunity to repeatedly voice their negative thoughts & opinions, almost as if they have an agenda, or to take the joy away from others. I have no idea on what to say about the overly enthusiastic types... maybe hope for balance from them and that they realize a negative comment about a company is not a negative comment about them? Not everyone is going to like everything and blind loyalty isn't a good thing either.

I don't know. All I do know is that none of it is going away, so it's best to try and ignore it when you can. I try to avoid responding to either type of post, even when they respond to one of mine. It's not worth the engagement and qualifying their post for more than it really is.

[hedrap]

Complaints about FTC only erupted due to the WB license. Before that, they were widely seen as flawed but acceptable, and a great custom resource. Holding the WB rights means you want to be a legit toy manufacturer. There's a standard attached to that.

[thunderbolt]

I love the 66 Batman line, if FTC would apply the same effort elsewhere there would be a lot more positive thoughts on them. All this time and they haven't improved the bodies, especially the females, and don't seem to want to address the head size, and sculpting issues that have popped up time and again. I really wanted to get the Space Ghost line but it was a hot mess and I just couldn't see plopping down all that money for a bunch of half decent figures. At the price point they charge there really should be a higher standard there. They are way better than they were when they started but the time has come and gone where they should show some improvement and a bit more care.

[Megotastrophe]

And that is OK. I am not a fan of the 3 3/4 Joes. Not a fan of Micronauts. Not a fan of a lot of things. But I don't go into the forums for those fields and say nothing but crap. There are at least ten members I know of that if I see their name in a CTVT/FTC thread I know it's a negative comment without even reading it. No toy company is without fault. Not even Mego. Or Mego 2.0. There are issues with all of them. Either acknowledge the issues are too much for you and move on or do what you have to do to make peace with them. Right now they are like exboyfriends stalking the girl online and leaving nasty notes on their posts. If you don't like a particular company, don't buy their product. And it's really petty to lead the hater parade.