Black Six Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I'm sitting on the train after Toy Fair, going through all the pictures I took, and figured I should ask everyone's input as to what we should focus on for our coverage. Bionicle will obviously be first up, but what comes after that? Cast your vote here to let us know what you're most looking forward to! Additionally, we're considering posting our pictures on Flickr as we have been for our convention coverage (see our BrickFair Alabama wrapup for an example). Would you prefer that or our 'classic' style (like last year's Hero Factory coverage)? Let us know! Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcom Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I really want to get a good look at the new Mixels.And I find the classic format easier to parse through, at least for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohrokman Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Maybe ninjago, but probably bionicle first i mean it is what the site is about. Edited February 14, 2015 by bohrokman Here came the bride all dressed in white I wish it was red then you all be dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Nui Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I'd like to see Technic after Bionicle. It's always good to study new building techniques on some new Technic sets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xccj Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I like the classic layout, but I know how time consuming that it to put together, so I said Flickr. I would still like to read your written observations too, tho. I'd eager to get a closer look at Ninjago. My BZPower Stories Dark Core--Kulagi's Kanoka--A Shadow's Contrivance--Mystery on Keli-Nui--BZ-Koro: To Bring Back Bionicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ektris Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Star Wars, local, just for the constractiony goodness. ~|ET|~ E-T... Phone home. "He walks among us, but he is not one of us." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 I like the classic layout, but I know how time consuming that it to put together, so I said Flickr. I would still like to read your written observations too, tho. I'd eager to get a closer look at Ninjago. There will certainly be written observations either way! Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I voted Elves and Flickr. Flickr photos and galleries are easier to browse and share than the pics that appear in BZPower news stories. Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobber Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I wanna see some Marvel. 'Cause I wanna start collecting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfahome Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I've never been a fan of the flickr galleries, honestly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ta-metru_defender Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Marvel all day erryday. And Flickr gallery, since BZP's gallery system thing is getting horribly outdated. 1 Hand-drawn, bespoke avatar by none other than Mushy the Mushroom. a body adrift in water, salt, and sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iblis Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I voted Elves simply because I'm kinda curious, it's not exactly my thing but it still looks intriguing (useful for MOCing..?)although I'm also interested in City, Creator, & MixelsAs for the rest... eh, not my thing I've never been a fan of the flickr galleries, honestly. Same. Although that might be because of the amount of times I come across a picture which you're not meant to be able to save/download, & it's all of a seconds effort to circumnavigate it ... It doesn't lend much to like about it other than it's "free". ~ Sophistry: A way to be antidisuncorrect. ~ In a decade you might convince maybe a small tribe of people. In a decade you might also conquer one million km2 of land, & in over a thousand years you might have over a billion followers. I like building things. Please don't break the big ones. & evidential philosophies that dare to extrapolate beyond an individual's direct experience aren't easily built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Elves, for sure. And I'd love the pictures to be hosted on Flickr—much easier to browse, they don't show up as pop-ups, and you can have multiple tabs worth open at once. 1 Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorahk1Panrahk2 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Putting in another vote for Elves. We already have nice hi-res images of the March sets from the LEGO shop site, but presumably a write up would include images from the next wave as well? Those are pictures I want to see. I also vote to post the pictures locally. I don't like how Flickr doesn't have an easy option to look at the largest version of an image, so I would rather just view them on BZP. It's also nicer to be able to preview thumbnails than have to go through a slideshow. Edited February 14, 2015 by Vorahk1Panrahk2 1 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordianL at the BCC Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Ninjago and local, as it is much easier for me to view than flickr. My YouTube Channel My imgur albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Elves/Local. Flickr is a pain/requires more clicks. I also want to see them Star Wars contstraction figures, but Elves first. 1 Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Putting in another vote for Elves. We already have nice hi-res images of the March sets from the LEGO shop site, but presumably a write up would include images from the next wave as well? Those are pictures I want to see. I also vote to post the pictures locally. I don't like how Flickr doesn't have an easy option to look at the largest version of an image, so I would rather just view them on BZP. It's also nicer to be able to preview thumbnails than have to go through a slideshow. Technically, they do. Just type "sizes/o" after the URL, so this becomes this. To get there by clicking is a only slightly more demanding... you have to click the button in the bottom right corner, then "view all sizes", then click "original". But even that is very simple, and IMO is much less frustrating than having images open in a separate pop-up window via javascript. Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petewa Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I hope for Minecraft, Mataru Nui, an Interactive Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorahk1Panrahk2 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Putting in another vote for Elves. We already have nice hi-res images of the March sets from the LEGO shop site, but presumably a write up would include images from the next wave as well? Those are pictures I want to see. I also vote to post the pictures locally. I don't like how Flickr doesn't have an easy option to look at the largest version of an image, so I would rather just view them on BZP. It's also nicer to be able to preview thumbnails than have to go through a slideshow.Technically, they do. Just type "sizes/o" after the URL, so this becomes this. To get there by clicking is a only slightly more demanding... you have to click the button in the bottom right corner, then "view all sizes", then click "original". But even that is very simple, and IMO is much less frustrating than having images open in a separate pop-up window via javascript. Thanks for those tips, although I'm going to disagree with your last sentence. I'd rather view an image in a new window than use URL manipulation and jump through other hoops to view a larger picture. I don't even see a "view all sizes" button anywhere on the page you linked to. Though I can just click the image to make it bigger (for some reason- it's never done that before now), but having that larger image being controlled by my mouse cursor is terribly frusturating. To each their own, I guess. BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Putting in another vote for Elves. We already have nice hi-res images of the March sets from the LEGO shop site, but presumably a write up would include images from the next wave as well? Those are pictures I want to see. I also vote to post the pictures locally. I don't like how Flickr doesn't have an easy option to look at the largest version of an image, so I would rather just view them on BZP. It's also nicer to be able to preview thumbnails than have to go through a slideshow. Technically, they do. Just type "sizes/o" after the URL, so this becomes this. To get there by clicking is a only slightly more demanding... you have to click the button in the bottom right corner, then "view all sizes", then click "original". But even that is very simple, and IMO is much less frustrating than having images open in a separate pop-up window via javascript. Thanks for those tips, although I'm going to disagree with your last sentence. I'd rather view an image in a new window than use URL manipulation and jump through other hoops to view a larger picture. I don't even see a "view all sizes" button anywhere on the page you linked to. Though I can just click the image to make it bigger (for some reason- it's never done that before now), but having that larger image being controlled by my mouse cursor is terribly frusturating. To each their own, I guess. Click the icon in the bottom right corner of the black box around each image (the one that looks like an arrow pointed down towards a horizontal line). That makes the "view all sizes" option come up. I agree, it's not ideal, but I greatly prefer it to the annoying Javascript in the current BZPower news article interface that prevents opening images in new tabs, browsing images using the arrow keys, or having multiple images open at once. And yeah, clicking the image to make it bigger works too. That functionality has been there for quite a while. Maybe the images you were trying to view larger versions of just didn't HAVE larger versions. :/ Edited February 15, 2015 by Aanchir Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Putting in another vote for Elves. We already have nice hi-res images of the March sets from the LEGO shop site, but presumably a write up would include images from the next wave as well? Those are pictures I want to see. I also vote to post the pictures locally. I don't like how Flickr doesn't have an easy option to look at the largest version of an image, so I would rather just view them on BZP. It's also nicer to be able to preview thumbnails than have to go through a slideshow. Technically, they do. Just type "sizes/o" after the URL, so this becomes this. To get there by clicking is a only slightly more demanding... you have to click the button in the bottom right corner, then "view all sizes", then click "original". But even that is very simple, and IMO is much less frustrating than having images open in a separate pop-up window via javascript. Thanks for those tips, although I'm going to disagree with your last sentence. I'd rather view an image in a new window than use URL manipulation and jump through other hoops to view a larger picture. I don't even see a "view all sizes" button anywhere on the page you linked to. Though I can just click the image to make it bigger (for some reason- it's never done that before now), but having that larger image being controlled by my mouse cursor is terribly frusturating. To each their own, I guess. Click the icon in the bottom right corner of the black box around each image (the one that looks like an arrow pointed down towards a horizontal line). That makes the "view all sizes" option come up. I agree, it's not ideal, but I greatly prefer it to the annoying Javascript in the current BZPower news article interface that prevents opening images in new tabs, browsing images using the arrow keys, or having multiple images open at once. And yeah, clicking the image to make it bigger works too. That functionality has been there for quite a while. Maybe the images you were trying to view larger versions of just didn't HAVE larger versions. :/ What Aanchir said. I HATE the javascript windows BZP uses. Just as an example of problems they present, if I click back to the main window after opening a pop-up, that pop-up now hides behind the main window. I have to minimize (or at least resize) the main window just to get to that again (even clicking another picture doesn't help, as that just replaces the image in the hidden window with the new one!). To have multiple images open at once is also a huge hassle—you have to open the images individually, copy the urls, paste them into a tab on your main window (after closing the pop-up, lest you run into the aforementioned issue), rinse, repeat. I often use images like BZP's as building reference, and being able to do so without jumping through as many hoops would be a blessing. Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Star Wars got my vote. The others I can wait on. And my vote went to 'local' for the photos. Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfahome Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Putting in another vote for Elves. We already have nice hi-res images of the March sets from the LEGO shop site, but presumably a write up would include images from the next wave as well? Those are pictures I want to see. I also vote to post the pictures locally. I don't like how Flickr doesn't have an easy option to look at the largest version of an image, so I would rather just view them on BZP. It's also nicer to be able to preview thumbnails than have to go through a slideshow.Technically, they do. Just type "sizes/o" after the URL, so this becomes this. To get there by clicking is a only slightly more demanding... you have to click the button in the bottom right corner, then "view all sizes", then click "original". But even that is very simple, and IMO is much less frustrating than having images open in a separate pop-up window via javascript. Thanks for those tips, although I'm going to disagree with your last sentence. I'd rather view an image in a new window than use URL manipulation and jump through other hoops to view a larger picture. I don't even see a "view all sizes" button anywhere on the page you linked to. Though I can just click the image to make it bigger (for some reason- it's never done that before now), but having that larger image being controlled by my mouse cursor is terribly frusturating. To each their own, I guess.Click the icon in the bottom right corner of the black box around each image (the one that looks like an arrow pointed down towards a horizontal line). That makes the "view all sizes" option come up. I agree, it's not ideal, but I greatly prefer it to the annoying Javascript in the current BZPower news article interface that prevents opening images in new tabs, browsing images using the arrow keys, or having multiple images open at once. And yeah, clicking the image to make it bigger works too. That functionality has been there for quite a while. Maybe the images you were trying to view larger versions of just didn't HAVE larger versions. :/What Aanchir said. I HATE the javascript windows BZP uses. Just as an example of problems they present, if I click back to the main window after opening a pop-up, that pop-up now hides behind the main window. I have to minimize (or at least resize) the main window just to get to that again (even clicking another picture doesn't help, as that just replaces the image in the hidden window with the new one!). To have multiple images open at once is also a huge hassle—you have to open the images individually, copy the urls, paste them into a tab on your main window (after closing the pop-up, lest you run into the aforementioned issue), rinse, repeat. I often use images like BZP's as building reference, and being able to do so without jumping through as many hoops would be a blessing.In the Mac OS on Safari, at least, command-click opens images in new tabs, and holding the key while clicking forces even the javascript windows into a new tab. So I usually just click all the ones that grab my interest, go to the new tab, and forward/back as necessary to view them. With flickr, on the other hand, I'd need to open all the images and then individually navigate to the larger sizes, either by manually changing the url or clicking a bunch of times. The way I do it, flickr is the one with the unnecessary hoops. (In general, I hate how in this age of supposed optimization and ease-of-use a lot of websites have become more of a hassle to navigate by hiding all the options behind menus and ~web magic~ when you used to just be able to click a link to go where you wanted to. See also: IPB.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Green Ninja Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Mixels ASAP! "We didn't lose the battle. Today, we just lost the fight." -Lloyd GarmadonAvid collector of LEGO for many, many years. Feel free to private message me, or email me at greenninjaatcp@gmail.com, and I'll be happy to help. A ninja never quits!Visit the Mixels Wiki! http://www.mixels.wikia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderscoreChronix Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Bionicle and Ninjago. I would like to get a better look at the new Nya minifig (the dark red/blue ninja) if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Ninjago is up! Since the feedback seemed to be overwhelmingly in favor of the classic approach, that's how we'll be handling all of our Toy Fair coverage this year. 1 Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventurer Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Lego Movie followed by Chima. Credit to Pohuaki for the awesome banner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Not much more to be voted on here. Thanks for your input everyone! Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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