>>5773196Were you around during DOTM? Because many fans were unhappy and quite dumbfounded by Hasbro's design choices transitioning from ROTF to DOTM.
All the figures were given chunky gimmick weapons seemingly at the expense of the main figures, which were smaller and lighter than their previous versions. End result was that DOTM was unpopular and later waves (the one with deluxe Soundwave) was cancelled.
Then in AoE, Hasbro separated the gimmicks from the mainline toys though that wasn't any better...
