Death threats over a children's toy? Really?

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NOTE: This is a post I made on the TTTE wikia, which I then copied and pasted over to here.

I've been meaning to talk about this for months but it's really been annoying me more recently. Anyway, I'm almost positive that none of you like the new Trackmaster trains due to the fact that they all have virtually the same chassis and are somewhat ugly. Now that's fine, but another of the main complaints, which isn't even about much of a real flaw, is the lack of detail. Last I checked, most kids don't give a flying quack about minor details and they want toys that can do cool things, not just go in circuits. I admit they don't look as good as they used to, but from a kid's point of view that's really not a problem. Some people are so desperate for the old ones to come back that they are petitioning to bring the old range back. Someone had said that kids should enjoy the "childmaster" as they called it and that the adults deserve the "trackmaster premium" aka the old range. So they're saying that they've made it so that the new ones are now for kids, as if that wasn't who they already were for. I also remember another person saying, after someone had said that they're kids toys, that "[we] don't understand, and [they] want to make a series with detailed models." Whoever said this is clearly too big-headed to understand that they're for kids. Then we get to the worst part: several people have actually sent death threats to Fisher-Price over the new range. One guy said, and I quote, "bring back the old trackmaster or we riot". Is this really how low humanity has sunken? People who are way older than the target audience are threatening to kill toy designers, INNOCENT PEOPLE, if they don't change a toy back to how it was because said people can't deal with a change. Besides, if Mattel's corporate headquarters did get burned down or whatever, it would be the end of TTTE altogether. If you want the old ones so bad, get Plarail! That's still available!!

Sorry for the long post but I needed to vent. The internet is my therapist. Tongue

Do you think these death threats and complaints are justified? Do you really want to go that far to bring back the old range? Lemme know what you think.
I would want to know your source of this news Darth. Can you provide a link?
(02-01-2015, 02:07 AM)Super Wrote: I would want to know your source of this news Darth. Can you provide a link?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjOBBx4HWcU check the comments
Well those are just peoples comments not a source of information. Would need a reliable source like news reports or articles.
(02-01-2015, 02:14 AM)Super Wrote: Well those are just peoples comments not a source of information. Would need a reliable source like news reports or articles.

Well what I'm trying to say is that they're making these threats on Fisher Price's video, where they can easily see it.
I wouldn't place too much emphasis on peoples comments in a YouTube Video. The Internet is full of idle threats. If the threats were real those making any would have already been arrested and the comments deleted for evidence sake in court. If there were real threats if would be newsworthy and we could read about it.
(02-01-2015, 02:25 AM)Super Wrote: I wouldn't place too much emphasis on peoples comments in a YouTube Video. The Internet is full of idle threats. If the threats were real those making any would have already been arrested and the comments deleted for evidence sake in court. If there were real threats if would be newsworthy and we could read about it.

I guess it isn't a HUGE issue, but it really kind of worries me.
the "riot" thing i think came over from the walking dead fans [ie: kill darryl and we riot, darryl dies and we riot. darryl is the fan favourite]

the complaints are justified, as are petitions. the death threats are just people being immature. some of things older thomas fans come out with often leave me wondering wtf is up with them, but i just figure they are a unique kind of special and its nice they are so passionate about something. [and they say things in relation to the toys, shows, storylines, books, incorrect pictures/characters/names/paint schemes...]
my website address has changed: https://sunscollections.weebly.com/
I agree the internet is a place to vent these days, I guess that's all it is on that particular video. It also doesn't make allot of sense as there are replies to comments that were deleted by the commenter.

We have established the reason for the redesign as to "add excitement" and also as a cost cutting exercise in 2 ways: A standardized chassis for every locomotive and an all overall new design that does not use the TOMY patented designs.

Allot of those that posted on that video some 4 months ago have since come around to the new designs, they have not gone back and changed their comments tho. it seemed to be allot of anger at the start but since then most have calmed right down and are buying even if they have to mod them to run acceptably.
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Well said Ucwepn.



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