(Sep. 16, 2022  5:26 AM)KIO Wrote:

(Sep. 16, 2022  4:54 AM)shindivinity Wrote: overpriced useless barbie dolls/bakugans/transformer toys etc

None of what you listed is as bad as Hasbro's current Beyblade. Barbie dolls, Bakugan, and Transformers especially, being a Hasbro brand, is properly priced for the quality they're delivering. Hasbro Transformers is arguably in its best place in years.

(Sep. 16, 2022  4:37 AM)shindivinity Wrote: Can't help but think IMO, Hasbro's demographics for their latest batches of Beyblade toys barring Pro Series are aimed at very young children.

Hence the very lightweight materials used on their blades, so that is not easily able to injure anyone in case of any accidents, unlike the heavier and sharper counterparts from TT which are aimed at a much older demographic.

Pro Series and mainline have always been advertised as being aimed towards 8+ children. The only reason why American children buy the product is because it's the only thing easily available in-stores. It's not because American children want to buy lightweight Beys - given the choice, of course they would want Pro Series or Takara Tomy over regular Hasbro. It's an accessibility issue. Kids aren't buying Pro Series and TT because it's either too expensive or they can't wait for shipping.

Pro Series and TT are not aimed towards older demographics. Who do you think is buying Beyblades in Japan? It's always been children buying TT - TT recommends the age to be 6+, even lower than Hasbro's 8+ for Pro Series. "The older demographic" is a very small segment of the market, and thinking TT is aimed towards "a much older demopgraphic" only makes sense if you disregard the entirety of TT's domestic market.

(Sep. 17, 2022  8:04 PM)bblader/90 Wrote: Maybe qs stands for "quality stuff"? 😂😂😅🤣🤣

(Sep. 17, 2022  10:05 PM)Darkus/Flasher Wrote: I'm incredibly disappointed in Hasbro. They destroyed their reputation on Beyblade during the end of Surge through QuadDrive. I thought they were improving and going back to a competitive scale when Speedstorm first released with them giving us gimmicks, but later they decided to cheap out and remove the gimmicks altogether. When they had the opportunity to close out well they gave us releases like Jet Wyvron and Infinte Achilles that basically started the worst year in Hasbro Beyblade history. QuadDrive had the worst recolors and the worst performance of any of Hasbro's burst series along with the two ugliest beys I've ever seen. Hasbro has literally ruined Beyblade for fans. Now they're going to massacre Beyblade Burst BU. Sorry for the rant.

(Sep. 17, 2022  10:05 PM)Darkus/Flasher Wrote: I'm incredibly disappointed in Hasbro. They destroyed their reputation on Beyblade during the end of Surge through QuadDrive. I thought they were improving and going back to a competitive scale when Speedstorm first released with them giving us gimmicks, but later they decided to cheap out and remove the gimmicks altogether. When they had the opportunity to close out well they gave us releases like Jet Wyvron and Infinte Achilles that basically started the worst year in Hasbro Beyblade history. QuadDrive had the worst recolors and the worst performance of any of Hasbro's burst series along with the two ugliest beys I've ever seen. Hasbro has literally ruined Beyblade for fans. Now they're going to massacre Beyblade Burst BU. Sorry for the rant.

(Sep. 17, 2022  10:05 PM)Darkus/Flasher Wrote: I'm incredibly disappointed in Hasbro. They destroyed their reputation on Beyblade during the end of Surge through QuadDrive. I thought they were improving and going back to a competitive scale when Speedstorm first released with them giving us gimmicks, but later they decided to cheap out and remove the gimmicks altogether. When they had the opportunity to close out well they gave us releases like Jet Wyvron and Infinte Achilles that basically started the worst year in Hasbro Beyblade history. QuadDrive had the worst recolors and the worst performance of any of Hasbro's burst series along with the two ugliest beys I've ever seen. Hasbro has literally ruined Beyblade for fans. Now they're going to massacre Beyblade Burst BU. Sorry for the rant.

(Sep. 17, 2022  10:15 PM)g2_ Wrote:

(Sep. 17, 2022  10:05 PM)Darkus/Flasher Wrote: I'm incredibly disappointed in Hasbro. They destroyed their reputation on Beyblade during the end of Surge through QuadDrive. I thought they were improving and going back to a competitive scale when Speedstorm first released with them giving us gimmicks, but later they decided to cheap out and remove the gimmicks altogether. When they had the opportunity to close out well they gave us releases like Jet Wyvron and Infinte Achilles that basically started the worst year in Hasbro Beyblade history. QuadDrive had the worst recolors and the worst performance of any of Hasbro's burst series along with the two ugliest beys I've ever seen. Hasbro has literally ruined Beyblade for fans. Now they're going to massacre Beyblade Burst BU. Sorry for the rant.

Just curious, what 2 ugly beys?

(Sep. 17, 2022  10:23 PM)DeltaZakuro Wrote:

(Sep. 17, 2022  10:05 PM)Darkus/Flasher Wrote: I'm incredibly disappointed in Hasbro. They destroyed their reputation on Beyblade during the end of Surge through QuadDrive. I thought they were improving and going back to a competitive scale when Speedstorm first released with them giving us gimmicks, but later they decided to cheap out and remove the gimmicks altogether. When they had the opportunity to close out well they gave us releases like Jet Wyvron and Infinte Achilles that basically started the worst year in Hasbro Beyblade history. QuadDrive had the worst recolors and the worst performance of any of Hasbro's burst series along with the two ugliest beys I've ever seen. Hasbro has literally ruined Beyblade for fans. Now they're going to massacre Beyblade Burst BU. Sorry for the rant.

I second this tbh, Speedstorm started so well and went downhill as more waves came out and when QD came out, there was no redeeming factors in this. The whole 4-1 gimmick is just terrible and most of the armor tips got the speedstorm treatment. Raphael and Ultimate got butchered hard.

It's gonna be painful to see things like Divine (Which was already bad from the start), Xiphoid, Zest, Wind, etc get absolutely nerfed by Hasbro's cheapness.

I think it's also funny to note that Hasbro has made no effort to make the gears and NO i don't count that little fused disk thing they did with Nexus and S-Gear.

(Sep. 18, 2022  3:38 AM)KIO Wrote: Inb4 QuadShock, QuadStrike or QuadStorm is the name

(Sep. 23, 2022  12:28 AM)TitaniumNinja74 Wrote: If Valtryek, Lúinor, and Lucius are all together in one wave, then yes, one, if not all, types will be changed seeing that they have yet to double up on a type for a PS wave.

(Sep. 18, 2022  3:38 AM)KIO Wrote: Inb4 QuadShock, QuadStrike or QuadStorm is the name

(Sep. 24, 2022  9:50 PM)DeltaZakuro Wrote: QuadStrike is an interesting name but heres the funny part, there are gonna be people (Most likely kids) who are really about to think this is gonna be SwitchStrike 2.0 or at least SwitchStrike quality. Me personally, i don't think this is gonna be any different than QuadDrive as far as system is concerned, i have a feeling this is just gonna be QuadDrive 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Expectations are low on this one, i unfortunately had high hopes for QuadDrive, not making that mistake again