Martin Luther

 

 

I liked the sets because they were objectively the best. Best articulation and more sturdy parts. Bright, vibrant colors like the old days.

No one denies that CCBS parts have better quality than old ones. But remember that they were around since 2011. Do you consider Hero Factory sets to be better than old BIONICLE ones? Plus, the quality of pieces is not the main consern. It's how these pieces are used. I don't find the look of the sets good, especially second waves of each year. Toa are fine, their little friends too, but skeletons? Beasts? Come on, you can't deny that they look terrible. I personally know a lot of people who can make much better sets with the same amount of parts.

Colours are bright, yes... But not like in old days. Back then we had like 2-3 main colours in one set at most. And it looked great. And now let's look at Kopaka-2015. White, black, transparent-blue, metallic and gold. It's a mess! Too many colours, they don't match to each other, it's just looks... flashily, over the top. Transparents are everywhere! Old BIONICLE only used it for the eyes, now they make freaking limbs transparent. That's fine for Chima, not BIONICLE. 

 

 

I agree that the story wasn't the best, but it had a lot of potential before being shot down. I wanted to find out more about Umarak and the Skull Villains.

You see, people don't like things for what they could be. They like them for what they are. G2 story had potential with all that Wahi and Toa thing, but now we'll newer know what was planned. You can make theories and guesses, but they'll be just yours.

As I see, most of you blame me for being one-dimensional, disrespectful to others' opinions and blah blah blah... Well, pehaps, I was too emotional and insulted you somehow. I apologize. In my homeland we have a bit different mentality, and some things that you may find offensive are considered normal in our culture. 

Let's start anew! You tell me, what you like in G2 and why, and I'll try to tell what I dislike and why. We'll have a gentle conversation and respect each other

Okay, before we start another holy war, i just want all of you to quckly tell, what exacltly did you like about G2 and why? I mean, JtO animation was... not so bad, and some sets like Lewa-2016 and the Protectors were pretty good. But what else? The story is too simple. Characters are walking cliches. I'm not trying to insult anyone, but why do you like it?

It is a fact. An axiom. Just look at G2 and say - honestly - what effort did it took to make something like that? Oh, I know. A lot of effort to make it absolutely terrible on purpose, maby? 

 

no effort

This was addressed like twenty pages ago and it's still wrong.

 

No effort into marketing, no effort into sets design, no effort into story. Proof me wrong.

Bionicle lives on inside us. There are as many Bionicle universes as there are moments of human beings imagining them. Long may our creativity flower bright!

And it's our Duty to make those dreams real! That's why I came to this community. Remember this day!

 

 

You can't state that G2 had a 'stupid and boring' story as a fact.

I can. Because it had. From the beginning and to the very end. Empty, emotionless and stupid. No deep character development, no interesting story arcs, just a soulles product to make easy money with BIONICLE name.

 

 

Also, the appreciation of G2 in the Bionicle community isn't a direct outcome of Lego's effort. Keep in mind that G2 was obviously aimed at a younger crowd, and it could be viewed as 'boring' by an older audience.

You cannot justify an objectively bad product just because it is "aimed on kids". G1 was made for kids as well, remember?

Okay, I have two major problems with common opinions on this site, especially when we are talking about the cancellation of BIONICLE.

First, stop saying "thank you for these two years, LEGO". There was nothing to thank for. They put no effort into G2 at all, they didn't care about the fans, they made stupid and boring story, and - guess what - it failed. Personally, I lost all faith in LEGO. They are the Corporation of Evil in my eyes now. I call you to stop buying LEGO sets until they return BIONICLE with respect it deserves.

Second, as I see, Greg Farshtey is treated as holy cow. Some even think that he is the only one who can handle the story properly. I disagree. Of course, he wrote all these wonderful books and web serials and made the BIONICLE universe truly deep and complex, I don't deny it. But after the line was cancelled, he started to act wierdly. He canonised a lot of stupid things, and you did nothing to prevent that. In a place I came from, this is called "The Gregus Heresy". Seriusly, stop praising this man. He's not doing any good for the franchise.

Continuation of Generation One, of course. So many storylines left, so many opportunities for creating a huge world with unlimited space for imagination.

There's one thing that can not only save the franchise, but also make it as great as it was and even greater. I'm talking about us, the fans. We are the only ones who feel what BIONICLE should truly be. If we combine our efforts and let LEGO know that we can handle the franchise on our own, we can make BIONICLE great again.

Minecraft: Story Mode reference?   100 horses, i guess.

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