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Both of the aforementioned polybags seem to be exclusive to Russia. 

 

I'm not happy about this, because I really want to acquire both of them, and I don't want to pay $40+ just for a polybag.

 

So, I think that we should get LEGO to at least release the Accessory Pack, because it isn't fair not to release it to all countries. :( As for the Villain Pack, they probably won't make any more, due to it being from last year's lineup. :(

 

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(Mods, feel free to merge this with the 2016 discussion topic if it belongs there rather than its own topic.)

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That would be cool, but I don't really know how we would "get" Lego to do anything they weren't already planning on doing already. Stuff like organizing a new promotion sounds like it'd be a bit big for them to just do if asked nicely, unfortunately. Especially as polybags generally stuff that gets added to one's orders for free, I don't see how one would even go about petitioning for such a thing.

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While I agree that a global release would have been personally preferable to a regional release, I don't think we'll be able to "get LEGO to" do anything.

 

Besides, this isn't the first time a LEGO promotion has been region-specific.  Pretty sure North America gets a lot of things that other places don't.

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I do really want that pack though. With the MoCr, and the cape/cloak/what ever it's mean to be.

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While I agree that a global release would have been personally preferable to a regional release, I don't think we'll be able to "get LEGO to" do anything.

 

Besides, this isn't the first time a LEGO promotion has been region-specific.  Pretty sure North America gets a lot of things that other places don't.

 

Yeah, I guess you could call it karma. :P

 

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Regional releases are usually to gauge market interests. Its not cost-effective for them to do a global release for something that is essential just testing the waters. 


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The villain pack, at the very least, was available for fairly cheap up until the end of the year (including international shipping, I got one for around $13). The accessory pack seems to have had no such deals, unfortunately. I had hoped that the accessory pack would be made available in the U.S. similarly to the promotional Mask of Fire polybag (such that I could ideally end up with more than one, to stock up on those classy textile elements). Unfortunately, if the price doesn't go down and the pack isn't released over here, I may have to pass on that one—I don't see myself paying big bucks for a polybag that doesn't even include an exclusive mask.

In any case, there's not much we as fans can do to "make" Lego release the pack elsewhere. If it is indeed a limited release then chances are Lego just plain hasn't produced enough of the set to allow for a more widespread release. At best, it's possible that BZPower could use its clout to obtain a few of these packs direct from Lego to use as prizes, like they did with the villain pack.

 

Lego just needs to stop being cheap in my opinion I remember they were getting us excited about Bionicle and it's really a dissapointment to be honest it all has gone downhill since the start of 2015

 

And this... I don't even know what this is supposed to mean. "Cheap" is an incredibly vague complaint and I don't think it applies much to this situation (where the complaint amounts to not getting free promotional materials), much less to the rest of the line.

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Maybe The U.S. Canada area will get are own special polybags for 2017

They're not polybags, but it's worth keeping in mind the Clear Tahu Mask and Tr. Neon Green Skull Scorpion Mask were exclusive to American cons. While this didn't mean most people in the U.S. could get them, it would be even harder for fans in other countries to. It's not like these are the only promos to see a limited release.

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While I agree that a global release would have been personally preferable to a regional release, I don't think we'll be able to "get LEGO to" do anything.

 

Besides, this isn't the first time a LEGO promotion has been region-specific.  Pretty sure North America gets a lot of things that other places don't.

 

Yeah, I guess you could call it karma. :P

 

 

I would actually argue that it the case of LEGO, North America gets less than Europe. LEGO itself is European, remember, and there are lots of promotional sets that we didn't get over here.

 

EDIT: Someone in Hungary is selling the Villain Pack on BrickLink for $7.23 and has 19 of them.

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