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Post by mellafunk on Jul 2, 2008 8:31:22 GMT -5
How do you guys feel about radica basically forcing consumers to purchase another Bones character if you want to have the Dream State starter kit?
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Post by luli on Jul 2, 2008 8:41:00 GMT -5
i feel sorry 4 those of us that h8 the bones game!!!! another bones noooooo!!!!!
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Post by Robyn on Jul 2, 2008 21:30:43 GMT -5
Good Poll. If there was another Funkey in that package that went to one of the new zones, I would bite the bullet and buy another starter kit. But Drift wasn't enough for me because his game is in Funkeystown.
And for those who know that I did buy one of those, well, I decided not to keep it and.......as much as I hate to admit it, I sold it on ebay! But someone wanted it more than I did!
mellafunk - your poll answers are good and have me thinking. I have been curious about the marketing decision behind Bones in the package. Anyone have any theories?
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Post by prolo245 on Jul 3, 2008 14:20:35 GMT -5
maybe Radica don't want to release any new funkeys with the new area, so maybe this means it might have not been finished or they just want to wait for a bit before they release it, so if drifts game is in funkeystown then they dnt have to show the new area and they cna sell a series one figure with it.
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Post by wisteriatayu on Jul 3, 2008 21:08:40 GMT -5
A part of me wondered if this bones was somehow coded different so that he would actually go into the nightmare zone, even tho his home isn't there. Guess we would have to ask someone who bought it if it does.
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Post by prolo245 on Jul 4, 2008 13:38:04 GMT -5
Hey robyn didnt you say you had brought bones and drift???
did you try them out?
if so was bones aloud in that new world?
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Post by Robyn on Jul 4, 2008 22:15:09 GMT -5
You remembered correctly that I did buy them, however I didn't keep them. But my thought is that the Bones isn't different, because I think if it was different, then Mattel would have put it on their little collector's poster thing (or checklist) they created of all the different funkeys.
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Post by prolo245 on Jul 5, 2008 7:11:38 GMT -5
yeah but if it was different then surely they wudnt put it on ther just to maybe fool people
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Post by prolo245 on Jul 5, 2008 7:11:59 GMT -5
also does that mean you didnt open them? ??
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Post by Robyn on Jul 5, 2008 12:09:20 GMT -5
also does that mean you didnt open them? ?? That's right! It's hard to believe, isn't it? As tempting as it was, I'd rather not spend money on a 3rd hub! (I already felt I had to buy the speed racer starter just to get speed & chim-chim, but it was worth it in the end!). I decided I'd rather wait & spend money on the 4 pack Dream State or singles. I picked up another starter hub for someone & I'll ask them about Bones just to be sure it isn't special. But, Prolo, I do like your theory about maybe the new zones aren't ready yet. Maybe they felt they had to throw something out there to keep us interested for now. I can say for myself that I was becoming bored of it all, and the updates did renew my excitement in the game.......but now we're at another lull. And this time it is actually becoming frustrating. Brace yourself for a bad pun here..........Mattel is throwing us a "Bones"!
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Post by prolo245 on Jul 5, 2008 12:12:51 GMT -5
nice pun!!!
or maybe they were giving us a taster for like game and what is to come for the rest of the dream state funkeys
yh definatly ask them about it - do you know any1 that has one??
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Post by luli on Jul 5, 2008 12:48:41 GMT -5
lmao nicce Robyn, lol i think itz all just grab our atention cuz, other wise we wouldn't keep paying attention
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Post by Robyn on Jul 5, 2008 15:38:45 GMT -5
You all have inspired a blog post for today. Check it out if you get a chance.
Glad you thought the joke was funny. I've been told before to leave the comedy to the professionals! But sometimes I can be "punny"
wisteriatayu ~ just re-read your post, and that's a good thought, about coding just to visit it, instead of a fully different game. That would be nice and would make it more sense.
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Post by prolo245 on Jul 5, 2008 16:29:56 GMT -5
yh maybe the new bones is like that speed racer character where you can play pinball with the other speed racer.... you can play a different game with the other bones
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Post by Vroominator on Jul 7, 2008 2:01:48 GMT -5
i don't have bones! so lucky me!
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Post by prolo245 on Jul 7, 2008 3:21:03 GMT -5
i dont have a bines eityher !!!
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Post by mellafunk on Jul 9, 2008 8:11:57 GMT -5
I asked one of my friends kids recently if she played funkeys. She said that she didn't have any but would really like to. I thought that I should buy the dream state starter and give her the hub and bones and have drift for myself. BUT!!!! My stubborn principles just won't let me! I can't encourage Matel or Radica to keep doing this sort of thing.
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Post by prolo245 on Jul 9, 2008 15:10:32 GMT -5
haha i did that with the speed racer hub!!
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Post by Robyn on Jul 10, 2008 19:35:48 GMT -5
I asked one of my friends kids recently if she played funkeys. She said that she didn't have any but would really like to. I thought that I should buy the dream state starter and give her the hub and bones and have drift for myself. BUT!!!! My stubborn principles just won't let me! I can't encourage Matel or Radica to keep doing this sort of thing. I agree. I'm still holding out. But that is a good solution, if you decided to buy it. And, it could work out well in the long run if you could start trading off with them. For example, if you both buy ones the other doesn't have, you can borrow it, play it until it's in your game room, then you both won't need to buy all the same ones. You're not going to like this ~ the Chat Funkeys are coming paired with a series 1 Funkey (not sure if they will be released as singles, but that's just the ones found so far). But so far it looks like we'll be forced tobuy more than we need for a higher price than we'd otherwise need to for just one. Ugh.
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Post by mellafunk on Jul 10, 2008 20:35:26 GMT -5
those jerks. So you did find some today then? I looked at a walmart and target today, no luck! Your sharing idea, very smart grasshopper! Stick it to the man!
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Post by mellafunk on Jul 10, 2008 20:45:36 GMT -5
how can I email them? I want to send an email letting them know how disappointed I am that they would treat loyal customers like this. Everyone here has spend more than enough money on this hobby. Don't make me start playing webkins instead!!
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Post by Robyn on Jul 10, 2008 22:13:34 GMT -5
mellafunk, you're cracking me up! I almost used "grasshoppah" today when I was writing on another Funkey forum. But since they were mostly kids, I didn't think they'd get it! Nope, didn't find any today at our Walmart. Just saw the pics over at Speakeasy. Someone posted the link in this forum under "chat funkeys". As for emailing them......good luck! LOL I believe there is contact info. on their website, but back in Jan. when we had loads of questions, no one ever emailed us back. Wouldn't they just love to start getting emails like that, threatening to go play Webkins instead. hehehehe. Hit 'em where it hurts! But, maybe we should wait & see. There still might be more coming out that we don't know about yet. Although I can't help but think of the speed racer & chim-chim thing where we still have not had that option to buy them separate. Now I'll start fuming with you!!
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Post by prolo245 on Jul 11, 2008 10:06:14 GMT -5
im so glad i don't have all of the season one characters
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Post by luli on Jul 11, 2008 10:25:08 GMT -5
lol well ya bu i'll just have to live thrugh hte fact that i'lll have 2 vrooms grrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Post by prolo245 on Jul 11, 2008 10:47:09 GMT -5
i wud say you can give me the vroom but then i want to get rewind and then i will have two vrooms lol
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Post by funkeyz on Jul 17, 2008 22:10:08 GMT -5
I saw a rare drift on ebay so it is confirmed you dont need the starter kit! It was individually packaged just like any other funkey single.
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Post by Robyn on Jul 17, 2008 23:39:11 GMT -5
You're fast, Funkeyz. You beat me to it, I was actually just coming here to say the same thing! LOL
So glad to see that Drift is a single!
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Post by mellafunk on Jul 18, 2008 11:04:59 GMT -5
;D yeah! Thanks for the info!
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Post by prolo245 on Jul 18, 2008 13:16:55 GMT -5
yh i agree that it is good with the drift single, i dnt want another hub
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Post by funkeyz on Jul 18, 2008 13:27:05 GMT -5
What if they made it so the bones was like higher than Very Rare.. If he was like Ultra Rare Bones! and he was like blue
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