>>7265800To play Doubles Advocate, MP-10 was met with derision upon its announcement from people who were happy with MP-01 and didn't yet realise that the smaller scale and new aesthetic were going to be part of a uniform push to do a fully fleshed-out MP range with scaled carbots, etc. Obviously MP-10 has stood the test of time well, arguably better than MP-01 (as much as I loved that figure, there were some horrible engineering choices like the ratchets in the hips ensuring the impossibility of a shallow A-stance, limited elbows, limited shoulders, bad weight distribution, weak ankles, etc), so the question is will MP-44 end up being better-regarded over time?
My take is that I honestly don't think so. Third Party wasn't really a thing in the MP-01 and MP-10 days. Now we've got two companies immediately offering a cheaper product that a good number of people think is more aesthetically appealing or will fit in with their collection better. This is to say nothing of the possibility of big beasts like FansToys, MMC/Ocular Max, Maketoys, etc maybe sensing blood in the water over that $440 price tag and fandom dissatisfaction, and attempting to do better themselves.
