Skurge the Executioner BAF Wave

[Schizm]

While true, the potential value gain is if the sculpting and accessory budget for the BAF is allocated to the remaining 6 figures, it might result in less reuses and open up options for other figures currently being skipped due to development costs.

Potential value yes - but we've seen this isn't what Hasbro has done. When BAF waves transitioned into Retro waves, we actually lost TWO figures because almost every carded wave is six figures instead of seven. And the price stayed the same.

And to top that off, carded waves are full of just as much re-use as regular waves - the first Across the Spider-Verse being the biggest exception to both.

 

[hmmberto]

Potential value yes - but we've seen this isn't what Hasbro has done. When BAF waves transitioned into Retro waves, we actually lost TWO figures because almost every carded wave is six figures instead of seven. And the price stayed the same.

This doesn't really make sense though, as figures are sold individually and not as waves. You're not "losing" anything if a wave has 6 vs 7 figures; you're paying the same amount per figure, there just aren't as many of them. I don't disagree about the BAF, though, unless someone can go through the retro waves and show a higher percentage of new/unique sculpts vs BAF waves.

 

[KAILRYU]

Packing the head and axe parts in with the fugly IM armour instead of the WW2 Logan is a decision I’m not thrilled by, and there are other factors like the lack of new sculpt or alternate parts on Werewolf that feel really lazy, but I think the BAF will encourage me to get the whole wave all the same as it looks like a great execution of a character I didn’t really want or need after I quite liked and was satisfied by the movie Karl Urban version.

I think that’s always neat, when a figure can be enjoyed for being great even if of a character I have little to no care for.


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[Misfit]

This doesn't really make sense though, as figures are sold individually and not as waves. You're not "losing" anything if a wave has 6 vs 7 figures; you're paying the same amount per figure, there just aren't as many of them. I don't disagree about the BAF, though, unless someone can go through the retro waves and show a higher percentage of new/unique sculpts vs BAF waves.

It probably depends on how Hasbro costs their figures out. Do they budget per wave or per figure? I do not know how it works, though in the case of this wave it strikes me as one of the most obvious in terms of cost disparity. There’s Wolverine who comes with a whole bunch of stuff and has new tooling, and then there’s Werewolf by Night who is on an old buck and comes with nothing but the BAF part.

At the same time, I don’t think consumers are losing or gaining anything by the approach. Especially if the number of figures released per year is fairly static (and I don’t know if it is or not). Hasbro just seems to be committed to differentiating how it makes figures available to likely make more on the margins or simply because things like 2-packs sell well.

 

[Schizm]

This doesn't really make sense though, as figures are sold individually and not as waves. You're not "losing" anything if a wave has 6 vs 7 figures; you're paying the same amount per figure, there just aren't as many of them. I don't disagree about the BAF, though, unless someone can go through the retro waves and show a higher percentage of new/unique sculpts vs BAF waves.

We're losing an entire figure + a Build-a-Figure. You can buy them individually, but they are a wave. Now, most waves comes with two less characters.

 

[JRoug]

They do budget by wave. Probably why the figures that didn't have BAF parts in the past were the most-popular / most-exposed characters. I can't believe WBN doesn't even have extra hands (never mind an extra head). The inevitable re-release will no doubt have these - but in a color that doesn't match the original.

 

[Xavion2025]

When Ryan Ting was on the 3POA podcast recently (after he had been laid off by Hasbro), he mentioned that one of the biggest challenges with finding spots for team builders and fan demanded characters was the decline of BAF waves. That’s what I miss about them. Off the top of my head, I’d say I was only truly interested in completing one or two BAFs a year in the format’s heyday. If I was in for four or five of the characters anyway, I would usually buy the full wave, but if it was three or less, I would just sell the parts off on eBay.

 

[TFitz]

I'm still mad that you said pineapple doesn't belong on pizza.

Its the family from Sicily & Naples part of me that says no.

Putting pineapple on pizza is like putting Aunt May in Doc Ock's bedroom. Just because something can be done, doesn't mean is should be done.

 

[NORM]

You don’t put pineapple on pizza by itself. It goes with ham or bacon or pepperoni. It’s just another good combination of toppings you can have on a pizza. It’s not everyday pizza.

Doesn’t matter, pizza outside of NY/NJ sucks anyway!

 

[Lucid Silverback]

...pizza outside of NY/NJ sucks anyway!

Now let's not forget about New Haven.

 

[hmmberto]

It probably depends on how Hasbro costs their figures out. Do they budget per wave or per figure? I do not know how it works, though in the case of this wave it strikes me as one of the most obvious in terms of cost disparity. There’s Wolverine who comes with a whole bunch of stuff and has new tooling, and then there’s Werewolf by Night who is on an old buck and comes with nothing but the BAF part.

It's nothing to write home about, but I think the legs on WBN are new?

We're losing an entire figure + a Build-a-Figure. You can buy them individually, but they are a wave. Now, most waves comes with two less characters.

If you're just referring to the opportunity to obtain more figures then sure. I thought we were discussing the overall value of what we are purchasing/paying for, in which case a wave moving from 7 figures to 6 is only a "loss" if you're paying the same amount for both.

 

[fingfangfoom]

Doesn’t matter, pizza outside of NY/NJ sucks anyway!

I'm a NYer living in Las Vegas, and I have to admit that there are small enclaves of good pizza to be found if you look for them.
You can keep the pineapple away from my pizza, though.

 

[Schizm]

It's nothing to write home about, but I think the legs on WBN are new?

Most of his legs are MCU Logan's. His upper body and arms are Jackal. He's more old than new.

 

[Resilient]

You don’t put pineapple on pizza by itself. It goes with ham or bacon or pepperoni. It’s just another good combination of toppings you can have on a pizza. It’s not everyday pizza.

Doesn’t matter, pizza outside of NY/NJ sucks anyway!

Being in the city as much as I am now.. I can say confidently that NY cannot touch NJ pizza or bagels.

 

[fac]

I'm a NYer living in Las Vegas, and I have to admit that there are small enclaves of good pizza to be found if you look for them.

This is inaccurate.

Being in the city as much as I am now.. I can say confidently that NY cannot touch NJ pizza or bagels.

This is accurate.