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Good luck to all. That's pretty cool. 

Does anyone else think that this artwork looks like an Infinity Blade character?

Fairly interesting. Still, I'm kind of disappointed in the direction they took in the "future fantasy". I was hoping for something more like Warhammer 40,000, where it's science fiction, but constrained in fantasy. I.e. Space Marines are Space Monk Knights with Guns. This is just fantasy, with the barest hint of science fiction (drivable castle?). 

Beautiful, very clean design. Worthy of the front-page. 

They seem to be churning out these episodes more quickly than before, or is that just me?

Why would it not appear on store shelves? Disney is more than happy to suck money from their licensed sets, as shown by the overpriced new Star Wars sets. 

For all its flaws, Bionicle G2 cannot be faulted for poor artwork. 

'01-'05 collectibles lot http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Bionicle-Accessories-lot-Kanohi-Masks-Krana-more-/111783847373?

Lehvak, Gahlok, Kohrak with canisters http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-BIONICLE-SETS-8562-8564-8565-GAHLOK-LEHVAK-KOHRAK-in-case-/262069098902?hash=item3d04891996

All 6 Metru-Nui Matoran http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-BIONICLE-Metru-Nui-Matoran-Set-of-6-8607-8608-8609-8610-8611-8612-/171951269940?hash=item2809182834

McDonalds Macku and Matoro Sealed http://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-LEGO-BIONICLE-MCDONALDS-TOYS-3-MAKU-AND-6-MATORO-NEVER-REMOVED-/131614270805?hash=item1ea4d26555

Nearly complete Mazeka w/ turret http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-set-8954-Mazeka-298-Pieces-Bionicle-/321878018880?hash=item4af16ccb40

Mask fo Light Boardgame http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-BIONICLE-THE-BOARD-GAME-MASK-OF-LIGHT-31397-NEW-/291575600195?hash=item43e3429443

$37 for the Metrui-Nui Matoran seems kinda steep. 

Suddenly...

How in the world is Jungle an element?

Water? Yeah.

Fire? Yeah.

Air? Yeah.

Earth? Yeah.

Jungle? ...

I'm just glad to see Bionicle back on a TV screen again. 

Sounds like fun. Always great to see LEGO events popping up. 

Not going to lie, I really do not approve of the micro-transactions/additional purchases that the game provides. In general, they're an easy way for developers to squeeze a few more bucks out of people. What's worse is that this game is aimed at kids, who are going to be less likely to be critical consumers. 

 

I agree with the points made about the Skrall and Tuma.

 

In addition, I never understood how the Makuta in 2008 were able to face off against mere Toa. The Makuta should have slaughtered the Toa with ease. I get that they were toying with them, trying to lure them into the Plan, but it still feels funny. 

 

Indeed if it wasn't for that and the fact that GregF used the flash in the core caused by mata nui's revival as a Deus Ex Machina reason for the makuta were weakened including blinding half their team, rest of them crashed into the swamp and were mutated and of top of that all 6 of them lost acces to most of their abilities, such as krika feeding off energy to remain tangible.

 

Wait, what? I thought only the mutated Makuta lost some powers; the rest were just blinded. Even then... the sheer power at their fingertips...

Great to see some more insight into Bionicle, no matter how short. 

It's hard to believe that it's been almost a whole year and seventeen episodes, however short they may be. 

I agree with the points made about the Skrall and Tuma.

In addition, I never understood how the Makuta in 2008 were able to face off against mere Toa. The Makuta should have slaughtered the Toa with ease. I get that they were toying with them, trying to lure them into the Plan, but it still feels funny. 

To be honest, I don't actually know the details of what happened and where precisely the leaks came from. I was just happy to jump on the hate train. If it came from LEGO in any manner, then it's legitimate. I acknowledge my misstep. 

Bionicles though!

Do you think that we might see the 2015 winter and summer waves go on clearance prior to the upcoming 2016 sets?

I'd be on Tuyet's side.

Betraying her at the last possible second, obtaining the Nui Stone for myself, and eventually becoming the real villain of the story would just be too great of an opportunity to pass up.

You do realize she is the most powerful character in the Toa Empire Bionicle Universe? 

Just offing her might be kinda tough. A for effort though!

 

Also, reliable: "consistently good in quality or performance," "dependability of result," and "able to be believed : likely to be true or correct". Pedantic? Yes. But a source who provides correct information would technical be reliable. "Officially sanctioned and not blatantly outside of LEGO's release terms" is not "reliable". Perhaps we should pick a different word.

Is that really the sticking point here?  The use of "reliable" outside of its strict dictionary definition?  A definition which wouldn't even apply to leaked information anyway, since even if they are, say, actual preliminary images of sets they are still preliminary and not necessarily representative of the official product.  Part of why they're meant to be confidential in the first place is because they're not reliable.

 

But if you think it's really that confusing, then talk to the administration and see if there's some clarification that could be made instead of posting here about nonexistent "double standards".  Personally I've been wanting a rewrite of the leak policy for a while just to make it absolutely 100% clear so people don't lose their minds whenever Gata finds a Mask of Creation image on Shop@Home or whatever and start crying "hypocrisy!"  But I have a mind like a sieve so I always forget to brings these sorts of things up.

 

Anyway that last episode was pretty great huh.  Onua and Lewa still have the best dynamic.

 

A source who provides a leaked image that ends up being correct would be reliable. That's what I'm trying to get at. And I didn't say I was confused; I just said that's not what the word means. 

I love the art style, but I feel that the fleshy lips are out of place on such a heavily armored character. 

 

To be even more precise I'm the guy who at first leaked sets on a forum I can't name but most of you know :^)

while I was doing that, on 4chan Black Six kept on telling I was a liar. Looks like he was wrong :^)))))

You do realize that 4chan is the bottomless abyss that destroys all goodness in the world? It's the very abyss Batman avoids at all costs. It's filled with liars, fakes, phonies, and worst of all *gasp* opportunists. 

 

I'm not a 4channer, but I feel like that's just rude to negatively generalize the site and its users like that. 

Also, reliable: "consistently good in quality or performance," "dependability of result," and "able to be believed : likely to be true or correct". Pedantic? Yes. But a source who provides correct information would technical be reliable. "Officially sanctioned and not blatantly outside of LEGO's release terms" is not "reliable". Perhaps we should pick a different word. 

The news story was well within the lines of the leak policy.  The set names were from an official source (Amazon), and when it was confirmed that they were not meant to be shared publicly the information was removed.

"If the images or information were not officially released by LEGO or a reliable source, they cannot be posted on BZPower. Discussion of new sets and other information can wait until they are officially announced by LEGO or through its partners." What dictates a reliable source? Previously decried leaks have been proven correct, so they would be reliable. Double standard, yes?

Unity. Duty. Destiny. 

I hope we'll see more throwbacks. 

On a totally different note: When does LEGO usually start showing off their winter wave sets?

You mean leaks aren't terrible?

Heresy.