I certainly appreciate a response from you, Art, and I'll clarify a few things about what I've posted. Semantics, mostly, but important to me, nonetheless.
I don't feel that I was lashing out at Scott, and the word 'angst' is a little dramatic. If anything, it was questioning Efx, by proxy. I've been very curious about this project since it was announced. I very much enjoyed talking shop with you and Gino at SDCC back in 2013. Chatting about Boba Fett over beers and finger foods was awesome! I was very happy to chat with Gino again at SDCC 2014, even though the helmet wasn't there. But to see the helmet at C7, still in primer, was discouraging. I don't think that it's unreasonable to think that a little work would have been done at this point. Maybe the helmet isn't in mass production - no problem. But a painted prototype sure would go a long way to both keep interest high and to quash fears that it's a dying (or dead) project. The 'announcement' of a line of busts is, straight up, just confusing.
I purchased a Stormtrooper helmet from Efx at C7 and I love it. But from reading around, there is a lot of disappointment regarding the lead times of Efx in general, and an awful lot of negativity and controversy and rumors regarding this helmet in particular. We've all heard them. I think that a big part of doing good business is addressing problems and concerns quickly, to let your customer base know that everything is okay, whether it's through message boards or Homepage updates. That certainly doesn't mean that you have to kiss anyone's ass or fully disclose every single aspect of a project. And it's great that you and Scott are telling us something, but even though you guys might be higher up on the food chain, you are not speaking on behalf of Efx in an official capacity, so technically there is still no word.
This is the part that I thoroughly disagree with you, Art. I don't like being talked down to, which was clearly what Fett 4 Real was doing. In addition, his posts were insulting and demeaning, and had more than their fair share of cursing, which I thought was frowned upon here at TDH. I would like to think that if you found it necessary to call me out on what I said, you would do the same to him. Dom was not trying to help me. He was telling me to shut up. To top it off, he felt the need to further demean by 'reminding' me that it's a toy. In the collectible world, that's a common, and extremely rude, way to steer a conversation. Am I some kind of loser because I care very much about these toys? Do I need to reexamine my life and the direction it's headed because I'm a 30-something that plays with toys? I work full-time, I have my own place, pay my bills, and am in most quantifiable ways, a fairly responsible adult. I know Dom, I like Dom, but if anyone posted something rude and unnecessary, it wasn't me.
For what it's worth, I'll leave it alone. Seriously, Art, the fear of a ban hangs heavy over a lot of us here, these days. That's part of the reason there's been such a slowdown of discussion around here, lately. We can take it to PM from here on out if we need to. Thank you and Scott both for addressing this thread. I do apologize it my words weren't clear, but I'm sure that the frustration is evident. No offense meant.
I don't feel that I was lashing out at Scott, and the word 'angst' is a little dramatic. If anything, it was questioning Efx, by proxy. I've been very curious about this project since it was announced. I very much enjoyed talking shop with you and Gino at SDCC back in 2013. Chatting about Boba Fett over beers and finger foods was awesome! I was very happy to chat with Gino again at SDCC 2014, even though the helmet wasn't there. But to see the helmet at C7, still in primer, was discouraging. I don't think that it's unreasonable to think that a little work would have been done at this point. Maybe the helmet isn't in mass production - no problem. But a painted prototype sure would go a long way to both keep interest high and to quash fears that it's a dying (or dead) project. The 'announcement' of a line of busts is, straight up, just confusing.
I purchased a Stormtrooper helmet from Efx at C7 and I love it. But from reading around, there is a lot of disappointment regarding the lead times of Efx in general, and an awful lot of negativity and controversy and rumors regarding this helmet in particular. We've all heard them. I think that a big part of doing good business is addressing problems and concerns quickly, to let your customer base know that everything is okay, whether it's through message boards or Homepage updates. That certainly doesn't mean that you have to kiss anyone's ass or fully disclose every single aspect of a project. And it's great that you and Scott are telling us something, but even though you guys might be higher up on the food chain, you are not speaking on behalf of Efx in an official capacity, so technically there is still no word.
This is the part that I thoroughly disagree with you, Art. I don't like being talked down to, which was clearly what Fett 4 Real was doing. In addition, his posts were insulting and demeaning, and had more than their fair share of cursing, which I thought was frowned upon here at TDH. I would like to think that if you found it necessary to call me out on what I said, you would do the same to him. Dom was not trying to help me. He was telling me to shut up. To top it off, he felt the need to further demean by 'reminding' me that it's a toy. In the collectible world, that's a common, and extremely rude, way to steer a conversation. Am I some kind of loser because I care very much about these toys? Do I need to reexamine my life and the direction it's headed because I'm a 30-something that plays with toys? I work full-time, I have my own place, pay my bills, and am in most quantifiable ways, a fairly responsible adult. I know Dom, I like Dom, but if anyone posted something rude and unnecessary, it wasn't me.
For what it's worth, I'll leave it alone. Seriously, Art, the fear of a ban hangs heavy over a lot of us here, these days. That's part of the reason there's been such a slowdown of discussion around here, lately. We can take it to PM from here on out if we need to. Thank you and Scott both for addressing this thread. I do apologize it my words weren't clear, but I'm sure that the frustration is evident. No offense meant.
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