>>10942109Following on that thought, I think Mega ultimately succumbed to victory disease after hitting it big with Halo. Until that point they'd been getting by with modest success from their Pyrates, Dragons and other lines but they just couldn't truly compete with the Lego monolith. But when they placed a bet on Halo they went all in, improving their QC and designing rad minifigs that were a world removed from the classic but quaint Lego fig. Their foray into CoD was similarly well timed to capitalize on its own golden age, doubling down with their 2nd generation minifig design.
Then things started to show cracks along the edges: Halo was handed over to the clutches of that vile gangster, 343 Studios; CoD got carried away with its new game every year policy; Mega invested in more licenses that unfortunately didn't see the heights of success of the first two (TMNT, Destiny and AssCreed notably). Amidst all this was the Matty takeover with also contributed to the overall decline of things.
I've been invested in Mega Halo since the beginning and personally I'm ok if it finally dies (along with the franchise itself). I would probably still buy new sets if the line continues but my enthusiasm has all but withered away. I still get great enjoyment from my collection though, I'm of the "don't be sad it's over, be happy that it happened" mindset.
Getting back to that time at Walmart with the dozen cases of Series 6, I still have one each of the three "Mountain Dew" Elites from that wave unopened, for a rainy day I guess.
