(Apr. 21, 2019  6:03 AM)DeceasedCrab Wrote: Yeah today we all discovered that now Five Below is selling some of the Beyblade Burst Dual Layer (and maybe even single layer) Hasbro releases.

Welcome back! I only started playing Beyblade in November but here's the deal:

Metal's done. There are still Metal Fight Beyblade tournaments every now and then. Beyblade Burst is the current thing. It's been going since 2015, and we're on the fifth generation. Single Layers, Dual Layers, God Layers, Chozetsu Layers, Gatinko Layers. New in Burst, if you hit another bey enough, they can burst apart. In some formats, that's worth 2 points in a match instead of 1. There are string launchers and ripcord launchers; they're both decent.

The stuff you've got in the store is going to be fairly old, like 3 years old. And the Hasbro releases of them, which are... usually about equivalent with the TT versions in that generation. Not gonna lie though, $5 is a better deal for those beys than you will find anywhere else!

There is a current tournament format called Burst Classic where only single and dual layers are allowed. Some of the beys at your store are still quite viable in that format!

There's a lot of differences between the Hasbro releases and the Takara Tomy releases. When Chozetsu came out, Hasbro decided to:
1) Not include metal in the layers, so they're lighter, and easily beaten by TT beys
2) Add a "slingshock" feature on beys that can make them faster but have less stamina, which is generally not good.
There are a couple of Hasbro-exclusive beys, the 2s can be fairly good, and most of the 4s are awful.

Have fun!

(Apr. 21, 2019  6:39 AM)sushiblade99 Wrote: Thanks! Rip in peace metal I guess. That's cool, I'll probably pick up some more. Someone in the other thread said they're somewhat harder to find now. Might try to find some TT ones after that. I'll look into some stuff, thanks a bunch.
Any good sites for buying TT beys tho? Amazon? They seem to have some.

(Apr. 21, 2019  5:09 AM)sushiblade99 Wrote: Hey there. Made this account in 2011 and made some really horribly written (grammar/spelling wise) posts and left. Being 10 years old was cool I guess. Anyway, I've been out of the hobby for a long, long time, any tips on getting back into it? I was really into beyblade in the metal fusion/fury/masters/etc days and I still have a bunch in storage somewhere. Being 18 now, I've gotten a job at a local five below and we got a shipment of what I believe are possibly some older/cheaper burst beyblades from the local toys r us closing down (we're essentially a discount store that buys up badly selling stock from other stores on top of our own brands and products and whatnot, and everything is 5 dollars or less, if you aren't familiar with five below as I know some states/countries don't have one) and I couldn't resist buying them when I got paid. Horusood H2 and Anubion A2 I believe? These any good? The nostalgia is too much, I wanna get back into it lol. What do I need to know? What has changed? What are some good accessories and whatnot? Anything I have from Metal still usable with burst? Idk anything about burst.
This isn't a purchase suggestion thread btw just asking if anyone has advice on getting back into the hobby, what's changed, etc.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions/info.