>>5776875Was good times when all you got were shitty, crumbling recasts of some poor Delf El.
>>5776878Dude, that is nothing new though?
When Soom started their whole MD thing people easily had to wait a year for a Heliot.
As mentioned, way before you had to sit there like a hawk to even get some basic Delf El, because back then resin was hard to come by.
I do agree that some things need to change, but I'm sure in a lot of cases many companies are just unable to move forward.
Fairyland is fucked because they are not only always swamped with orders, they also need to constantly come up with new releases to battle the whole recast thing.
If they don't make new releases people won't order from them and just get a recast instead.
Chinese companies are probably fucked because of two reasons: there are few big casting companies who take care of a lot of doll companies (which is the reason why among chinese companies it's usually very easy to match skintones).
They can't cast fast enough, and afterwards chinese companies struggle to finish their dolls because of a lack of workers who are willing to do nothing but sanding dolls day in/day out.
And the latter is something that developed due to chinese companies trying to find something that makes them stand out, since their sculpting was often wonky.
Now they can't go back and are forced to keep up that standard.
Things won't change because buyers won't change.
They all want something new, they want it now and they want it fast.
Companies feel forced to come up with new limiteds all the time, even if they struggle to do so, and all other areas (quality, producing times) suffer because of this.
