MEGA CONSTRUX IS OUT OF TOUCH. State Of The Brand 2024

[@halostopmotionandreviews]

"I know we're losing, i want to know if we've lost"

[@DemarcationMedia]

I don't think we've lost yet. We *are* losing, but the fight isn't over yet

[@saiodiaspaladin3391]

Spartans never die, those of us that know that r still here But until they truly change Space Marines 2 I’ve heard is sick with nostalgic gameplay

[@DaCoolMike]

MEGA had so much potential. Unfortunately they have been doing several mistakes. Like deleting the archive website, rarely selling the new sets on their new website, Barely releasing new sets and always at low quantities, Discontinuing the other lines like Call of duty and not renewing their liceneses for the themes. And only selling in a few countries leaving some of us who are not in the US, Mexico, Canada or Australia to rely on online 3rd party sellers that is not Amazon.

[@DemarcationMedia]

Yeah...it's rough. I genuinely do not get why they aren't utilizing Mattel Creations more

[@bonarman8324]

aside from the razorback wasp and outriders mongoose we dont get shit in australia. i remember in the early 2010s i would go to my rural australian dollar store and find megabloks halo. now its nowhere

[@perrynwickenden6096]

@@bonarman8324 mate I remember when halo mega was the face of the old target toysales, and the signature series for $100 in the big W toysales. It sucks that went to only being available to eb Games to only three sets a year at most

[@SandyplasticStudios]

Hell it's bad in Canada too, we barely get any actual sets apart from a couple Pelican sets in Walmart

[@goodbyegoodgames8549]

Facts. The countries mega sells Lego only to sell them in specific states, regions, and provinces.

[@WearableTundra7]

There are still so many sets that mega can make. AA wraith, blister backs, base sets, covenant vehicles. There are so many things

[@DemarcationMedia]

The potential is HUGE

[@UN17A]

I wish Mega had more of system like lego. they have set dates for full waves of sets, Like Jan and Aug 1st. I really dislike how we find out something through random sites and in store finds. They have a perfectly good site to advertise drops and they don't even use it. Another thing they should do is make sets that are attractive to buy multiple times. Like you said they've been making a lot of one and done sets. It's really sad because I've been loving the brand for most of my life so I hope they return back to their attempt at communicating with us again.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I agree 100%. Knowing when sets will come out is a HUGE moral boost

[@Mega-Brick]

They used to be more communicative about it.

[@joevictor53]

What's frustrating is Lego needs this competition because they're charging too much and dropping their standards. Lego fans are branching out and going to other brands like Pantasy, Cobi, FunWhole and CaDA because their sets are cheaper but still high quality ones. This is the perfect time for Mega to try and fight for a place in the market against Lego

[@muisverriet]

My biggest issue is their distribution. I live in Europe and i genuinely haven't seen a MEGA Halo set since the 2010 Arctic Rockethog in stores. The Halo sets just don't exist over here, not even online.

[@jolemaire6629]

You're best bet is amazon. In Euope we just get silly stuff from lego in real stores.

[@headcrabking9054]

Ive been a Halo Mega fan for almost as long as the series has existed, and just today I decided to look at JangBrick's old video on the OG phantom, and something about him talking about concerns over the set possibly no longer being produced after being on the shelf for YEARS was really interesting to me. The best time in Halo Mega was when sets had a long shelf lives and where wildly abundant, which also happened to be a time where Toys R Us existed and Amazon wasn't the king of everything. I can't tell if Modern Mega is failing to achieve that level of quality and quantity because of poor management, or because of how much our world has changed. Maybe its both. Either way its hard to feel like the best years aren't over, and we'll simply never get sets like the Battlescapes or those halo mega store displays again. I think at this rate just seeing any halo sets on the shelves would be amazing. I get excited when I see even one heros set or blind bag every half a year or so because they're that rare today. Hopefully themes like Fallout might end up on store shelves, and perhaps eventually encourage stores to bring in other Mega sets besides Pokemon, but only time can tell.

[@ericb9804]

Its almost like Mega's collapse is deliberate. Like if some spiteful competitor with tons of cash, idk...Lego maybe, paid Mattel to purchase Mega under the condition that Mattel eliminate it as a kid's brand.

[@headcrabking9054]

@@ericb9804 doubt it, to the best of my knowledge Mattel has owned Mega far before this issue, plus themes like Hotwheels and Pokemon are doing well and are often seen in stores

[@ericb9804]

@@headcrabking9054 fair enough. I certainly have no concrete evidence, but since such speculation is so much fun... Lego's hypothetical involvement may post date 2014, when Mattel acquired Mega. The Hotwheels sets are clearly aimed at collectors. And Pokemon in a wierd IP in general, maybe they are content to let it run its course. In any case, I would say the sets on shelves are evidence that they are NOT doing particularly well. Every time I bring my kid to the store, we don't see new Pokeman and Hotswheels, but the same dusty boxes that have been there for months. Be that as it may, yes, perhaps we are just witnessing the way of all things, with nothing in particular to blame, but it sure strains credulity to think of Mattel CEOs and brand managers treating Mega the way the have, simply because they are inept. It sure SEEMS like the transformation of Mega from a kid's brand to a "collector" brand driven by artificial scarcity is a deliberate act.

[@headcrabking9054]

@@ericb9804 hmm, at the very least I'd say it's an interesting conspiracy theory (as in there's an actual conspiracy, not as an insult). I think to some extent Lego would kill to have the Pokemon IP, so I'm not sure if they'd simply let Mattel get it, even for the sake of faking success. Stuff like Fallout however would absolutely be something Lego couldn't use, is also big enough that Microsoft would want to work with a known brand, like Mattel, even if their numbers are sub-par. Maybe that's also why we had those "Heros" figs of popular IPs. People would kill for sets of X files, God of War, Futurama, Alien, Predator, etc but Mega only made a handful of figures for most of them, and none got a very long run of sets, so it feels like they're sitting on these big IPs while doing nothing with them! This combined with the figures rarity leaves collectors opting to just make custom Lego figures through sites like Bricklink (which Lego happens to own) I don't believe any of that necessary, but I agree, theorizing is fun!

[@ericb9804]

@@headcrabking9054 Indeed it is - Lego has cash to burn, an axe to grind, and a history of shady anti-competition practices. But speculating on their involvement is definitely tin-foil hat type stuff. But I do think its clear that Mattel has deliberately transformed Mega into a "collector brand" that (outside of Pokemon) doesn't even bother trying to appeal to actual kids, which, to me, is what's really unfortunate here, regardless of what caused it.

[@darthmeesa2825]

I was a collector for cod mega bloks when they first cameout. They had lighting in a bottle with their unique full articulation in mini fig form factor. For some reason they never fully support their licenses like its an afterthought for them. So many great licenses they had (Terminator , Predator,Alien,COD)they could've made bank on. I think the passionate creatives who really brought up this brand have left or they're in a tug o war with the child centric demographic they've always catered to before the cod, halo series.

[@agentgreene2193]

I went to a toy show last weekend and was so excited to find a booth selling halo mega construx. It felt like the first time I had seen them in the wild in years. I love halo figures and want to keep collecting them 😢

[@SuperSonicSauropod2401]

There IS still time to stop the key from turning.

[@MacaqueStinx]

It's been turned pretty far already. It may be too late.

[@SuperSonicSauropod2401]

@@MacaqueStinx (still in gravemind voice) DO NOT SURENDER.... Accepting your fate will cause ALL to fall, as they did before!

[@TildenCats]

​@MacaqueStinx they digging that key in like twisting a knife in your back.

[@jokerdog3332]

@@SuperSonicSauropod2401 it’s turned, the dead bolt dropped and the key snapped off in the lock. They then nailed the door shut and welded metal plates across the entrance before adding barbed wire and spraying it with novochok.

[@jacobgingerhoffman7816]

I really love Mega especially the Halo line but the lack of communication and sets makes it hard to stay positive for the future of the line. Hopefully they can right the ship get some consistency and some sets out. I wonder what your thoughts are on a possible G.I. Joe line. Myself I think Mega could really do so cool stuff with it. Continue to stay positive and keep up the great work.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I've seen some of the GI Joe leaks and while I'm not a GI Joe fan, I do think they could make that line an evergreen staple of the brand

[@FlamesReviewsAndMocs]

I know mega has been falling off, but I’m still keeping hope, come on mega, get up! Please, for the fans, heck for the money! I know you like money mega. But, like halo 3 odst, even in the darkest times, there is always one thing, hope. Keep your heads up everyone, and please keep hope.

[@gelatoruntz4200]

halo has been my childhood since i was 8 or 10 it’s crazy how a franchise that mega relied on for 15 years that made them millions is slowly diminishing from the 2 mega websites being shutdown & not even archived, to mega barely releasing any halo sets in the last 2, 3 years it’s genuinely sad to it in its current state

[@Hitman_117]

Every time MEGA releases a decent Halo set (e.g. Falcon Sweep, Floodgate, Halo II character pack, etc.) it sells out immediately!!! Is Mattell not seeing these numbers??

[@DemarcationMedia]

Right?? It's confusing

[@Hitman_117]

@@DemarcationMedia when the Halo II character pack released on Amazon, it sold 2K+ immediately. It then quickly sold out, and when it went back up again fairly recently, it is still selling at 2K+ last time I looked. Nothing else Mega has released recently has sold nearly as well on Amazon. Who is running this company now?? Do they hate making money?!

[@ericb9804]

It almost seems deliberate. Like Mattel was paid off by a spiteful competitor with tons of cash, idk...Lego maybe, to eliminate Mega as a kid's brand and turn it into one of these niche "collector" brands.

[@jokerdog3332]

@@Hitman_117 if Mattel had a gold mine packed with nuggets the size of your head, they would fill it in and build a shop on top of it specialising in selling blackberrys

[@NECROMAGICIAN666]

we don't even get the sets in europe and if we do they're in amazon for 2x the price

[@InstallationVenture]

Have only just came back into the community in early 2024. Stopped in around 2016 or so. Most of my older sets and figures are gone, but I slowly started to pick up sets when I can. As I was coming back into the community, I was checking out some of Simon's videos and noticed a few videos about the state of MEGA and how it was in decline when it came to Halo. This put me in a damper mood, feeling that coming back was not the right choice, and that the line would eventually be discontinued. Decided to drive out to some local stores to see what the stock on Halo MEGA looked like and could not find a single thing. Come July 8th of this year, I decided to check out my Meijer (note, this was my birthday), and to my surprise, blow and behold, MEGA Halo on shelves! Just a few of the TV show sets, but also the newest blind bags and a couple older sets like the Hornet along with some Halo Heros. This really made my day better, and my girlfriend decided to pick some up for me! (the haul is somewhere in Simon's server). Seeing those sets in person, after not seeing MEGA in stores since around 2016-2017 after I dropped it, actually kind of made me cry, especially after learning so much more about the state of this community. When I heard about the Arctic Wasp, Halo 2 pack, and the Oracle, I was so damn hyped, feeling that MEGA was getting back on its feet. However, here we are now, with not much communication, possible cancelled sets (those base sets are SO DAMN nice!), and really just a fading brand, I really hope this theme can get back on its feet once more, as I really want to be a part of this community once again and leave my mark.

[@minepass9798]

It feels like Mega is just becoming this niche brick line part of Mattel. They deleted the archive, have let the scalping go on unchecked or challenged, and just not caring about us. I was shocked to see how few lines they have anymore - halo, Pokémon, He-man, and misc. Fomo buying has definitely become a necessity to be in this hobby anymore. Yes, halo as a brand has fallen harder than the master chiefs landing in halo 3. But there's plenty of sets that Mega could be doing, those modular bases are a perfect concept. It feels like the writing has been on the walls for years now, they've just let things deteriorate. I recently purchased a used Assault on Highground set since nothing has come up about those base sets. Putting that set together brought back a TON of fond nostalgic memories, back to when things were awesome. And to look at where we are now...honesty with the likelihood those base sets are canceled I could walk away from giving a f about Mega, its certainty feels they don't care about us. In saying that, I feel like our best and healthiest course of action is to put Mega in the back of our minds. Maybe look to see if anything is on sale or available that strikes our fancy. But overall, we focus on acquiring old sets that Mega Blocks did. Looking back at sets from halo and Call of Duty to bolster our collections and building custom creations. I've been looking at getting some of the old Battlescape sets, the "desert" one in particular looks PERFECT for a Flood infected area. And then there's model making, like what Matty Crafts does, anything to fill the void that we're all in and keeping the hobby alive.

[@Trout24]

I’m most disappointed about the lack of official reveals for anything I’m particularly interested in. Halo 2 anniversary, fallout power armor and red rocket, all just randomly appeared on Amazon/target for preorder and only got attention from mega after the fact. I’d prefer if they built up hype and announced preorders/releases ahead of time. But to play devils advocate, I think not announcing it gives some people a better chance to get it in a backwards way. especially for the fallout sets. Fallout fans kill preorders with everything Bethesda releases, so making it random stops fallout fans from ordering 10 of each and making it sell out faster, but I know it leaves people out who aren’t on social media 24/7

[@andrewrash1931]

My local stores her in southern Oregon, Fred Meyer’s is the only consistent place to get halo mega in person. They have the Artic Wasp & hero’s series 18. As far as I’m aware they skipped series 16 & 17 and went straight from stocking series 15 to Series 18 The Walmart here hasn’t had halo in probably 2 years, they still have Pokémon sets but that’s the only mega product they’ve had Target is inconsistent but occasionally gets something. I haven’t seen blind bags in store for probably a year. I’ve had to buy stuff online, which is fine… but to be honest I’d much rather buy in person. Idk there’s just that feeling of buying a new set and taking it home to build that day that just feels so much better then ordering something online and having to wait the week or two it takes to get to where I live

[@DemarcationMedia]

Yeah the feeling of getting sets in store is a lot more fun than online. But I would rather online than not at all

[@DafterThings]

Overpriced, under-marketed and poor distribution BUT I understand the one-offs like The Beatles set. It might not be what the Halo or CoD Mega buyers are looking for but it's not aimed at them. It's available in the UK and, if it was half the price, I might even buy it. I feel they need to break the cycle : Stuff isn't available or priced right so it doesn't see so nothing to put back into the licenses and marketing. If they never made another figure or set I'd be sad but OK with it. It's been a good run and, selfishly, I have enough for my stop motions and most of what I wanted, so I'd then just remember it fondly. I still trawl through eBay looking for a few things which slipped my night but getting them is a side-adventure. What hurts is seeing things I might like to buy just not being available or being ridiculously priced.

[@Notchjrgaming1269]

Compared to lego I wouldn't call them overpriced

[@Atriox2004]

@@Notchjrgaming1269 I think he's referring to resell prices on the aftermarket or from third party sellers seeing as you can barely get them anywhere else these days. In that regard, it is absolutely just as bad or even worse. I remember back in 2018 I bought the original Falcon set boxed for $100 and the newer Falcon Sweep set goes for at least $700 new which is absolutely unacceptable. I also saw on eBay some of the Alpha 9 drop pods going for $80 each which is an even worse markup than the Falcon. It's just so sad and resellers and scalpers are the scum of the earth.

[@DafterThings]

@@Notchjrgaming1269 I agree but Lego have the scale, scope and audience'. I'm not saying it's right but Lego stuff sells and is available. Even if some sets don't sell it's covered by the range of products. With a much smaller amount of product releases Mega needs to hit the mark with their choice and distribution. The quality is there (which wasn't always the case) but far more of Mega's releases go on sale within months. Being from the UK and not having Mega in stores means those first few months where it's difficult to get anything are a scalper's paradise. I hate to say it but, without scalpers, I wouldn't even have the option to get most of the releases.

[@jokerdog3332]

I would love to have been in the mega meeting where they decide to make a Beatles set…….. imaging a meeting of the mega think tank in a swamp in Alabama …….written on the white board by billybob “how to annoy the fans of mega Bloks more?”….. Jeb suggests terrible distribution, billybob says “done that”. Jethro says “delete all our online archive material”… billybob says we are already on that….. Chuck says “bribe influencers to pretend we give a shit”….. billybob lists the bribes……. Hank says “let’s make a set that is irrelevant to our brand, that no one will want, and signals a new wave of stupidity”…….. billybob says “sounds perfect but what”……. Jeb says “hurry up with an idea these goddam beetles are everywhere”

[@DemarcationMedia]

Prices for Halo stuff have been *mostly* okay at retail

[@tczebreak]

My theory is this. 1. 343 rebrand means they have to overhaul the packaging with the halo studios logo now. 2. Mega is trying to do like the LEGO ICONS stuff where they release a licensed set just for that IP or brand. 3. Maybe they felt the Fall wave was too small. Pushing out to 2025 to release along side more sets. 4. finally, maybe none of us have the right answer and we won’t see mega halo anymore.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I think some of your theories are solid and I'm curious to see if it plays out that way

[@arandomelite5448]

It feels like theyre going to cancel the line, nothings being released, no big wave reveals, it truly feels like the line is relegated to the dust. Oh well it was fun while it lasted.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I don't think they're cancelling the line just yet

[@extra_gnasty]

i’m starting to get the bad feeling that Mega is shifting to doing one off sets/limited lines for what’s popular to make quick cash grabs rather than satisfy their core audiences. then they release a few halo sets over the year so they sell out immediately then go back to the one off sets

[@DemarcationMedia]

That seems like their plan at the moment but I don't know if it's working out for them

[@TheZohansolo]

I was really hoping for a banished wraith I wanted to make a diorama I have hundreds of figures and dozens of vehicles it doesn't seem complete without it. I really like my mega collection I was hoping for more.

[@TomJurassic]

This was a great video, Zee. Very measured takes which I think are accurate to the situation we are in currently. I think your point about no communicating from MEGA is particularly important, as is a large contributing factor to why I left the community. There was a period of time where MEGA genuinely felt invested in the community. I know for me getting to interview people like Kevin for Builds with Blocks was a huge highlight. I loved how they shared their passion with us, and also loved how they were willing to give us a sense for where the line was going. Unfortunately, when that connectivity started to fade, I think my passion faded with it. I really think MEGA could be working better with their community and leveraging the people who support this brand. You’re right that there have been lots of licenses which could have seen more success in MEGA with some additional community engagement and support. The products are phenomenal and always have been - but it’s the community that helps to get them out there. I really hope MEGA can turn this around. I’d love to come back and make content again one day, but right now, the lack of investment I feel in us is putting me off investing in them. As a side note - your passion and genuine enthusiasm really came across in this video. You would be a phenomenal brand ambassador for MEGA.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I think the design team still has that passion, it seems like the people calling the shots don't. There's such a huge potential for this brand if the leaders of the company take it seriously. At this point, I honestly think even if Mega approached me about being onboard, I would turn them down because this channel is here to help the community and an official contract with Mega would stunt my communication with the community which is not what we need right now

[@EDWINderpderpderp]

Great thoughts! I think you hit the nail on the head in terms of MEGA being out of touch... If MEGA hasn't reaching out to you after this video to help save their brand - they're still out of touch :P

[@DemarcationMedia]

They did reach out once so far, that's why I had the "Mega sent me a mystery box' video. But I haven't heard from them since

[@menzelliSpartan]

Mega Bloks before it was mega Construx was one of the best things I have seen when I was a kid. And after so many years I think about all the Halo, Call of Duty, Destiny and other franchise sets they could make. However as the years go by I noticed how much I miss the old sets. I would always think about how great they looked. And when Mega started to declined on Halo sets I was starting to get mad. But I got over it thankfully. But as a classic Mega fan I see this community as the greatest thing that got me into stop motion. And I hope one day Mega comes back to its old days and maybe even bring back some old sets from the early days.

[@Guy50001]

I’m mainly upset with mega because this is something i genuinely found joy and happiness in, but when I really get into it, they just stop making stuff. I really really hope mega comes back with more halo things, primarily with figures.

[@DemarcationMedia]

Agreed!

[@gelatoruntz4200]

ugh the halo wars multiplayer music from the andrew sparks interview from the mega bloks halo universe video from 2011 is so nostalgic 🔥

[@DemarcationMedia]

Never seen it

[@gelatoruntz4200]

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[@michellerahe4853]

I think the problem is w mega, or at least one of the main reasons is the fact of the halo series as a whole right now. The halo 4 line was solid enough. Captured all the new stuff that was introduced in halo. But then halo 5 came out and it was basically a copy and paste of halo 4 so there was not much sets to do. And then infinite came out and alot of people were disappointed.. Then there was the halo series which is just.....

[@DemarcationMedia]

Only good thing that came from the Halo series was the Mega sets

[@Ju-cb6nm]

Simply put, I love Halo and always have. Halo 2 was the first video game I ever played and it came out on my birthday as a kid. I grew up with a bunch of Mega Bloks sets and eventually gave them away to good will and grew away from my love for Halo with 343’s direction. But I still came back to it, I could never not love Halo and I bought a bunch of sets again and felt the love and nostalgia I had for this franchise long ago. I want more sets and I’m angry mega is not what it used to be. The birthdays and Christmas’s I had opening up mega bloks sets was pure joy. I miss those days, I was so happy with the Halo 2 Anniversary set. The fact that we got a Halo 2 ODST figure made me so happy. That gives me hope. I have hope that we can get back to some normalcy again 1 day, for now we just persevere….

[@CallsignDagger4]

If MEGA wanted to correct their financial issue throw out an NMPD set , or go back to the basics “Signature Series” , regardless the fan base has been asking for a banished wraith , or even a revamped Scarab. There is so much potential in this community that is not being used that most of us are turning away.

[@MadHawkMoody]

Hey. So, I don't want to talk about the state of Mega. I'm more of a Lego fan, but that being said, Mega has been a good break from the boring stuff that Lego has been doing. But returning to the original prompt for this comment: I am a guy who doesn't like to see discourse in a community (just mention Captain Rex to the Lego community), and it is so refreshing to see a person just say, "Hey, we can discuss. We can innovate. We can figure out what to do and keep something alive." It honestly is a relief. Also, correct me if I am wrong, but aren't you a Christian. Things keep slipping in my brain. Lol. Just wanted to say thanks for being a voice of reason!

[@DemarcationMedia]

Lego has been doing some questionable things for sure. Except for in the Minecraft line, that's just been constant wins But yeah just bickering doesn't help anyone, it makes the fanbase divided and then the company has less faith in sales. And yes! I am a Christian!

[@jabbathehutt2774]

Ive been into the mega brand for a while, but over the last month or so ive started making customs, and im starting to run out of pieces, and its hard to find any destiny sets any more that aren't like fifty bucks or more. I really hope they can renew their licenses cause i prefer the CoD and Destiny figure frames to the Halo ones.

[@DemarcationMedia]

The CoD and Destiny figs were great but the hands and taller size caused a lot of issues. The Halo system is a bit more refined

[@jabbathehutt2774]

@DemarcationMedia if I might ask what kinda issues? I know the hands are fragile from experience, but what else?

[@danielweaver5911]

I have been into mega halo since 2013 and i just want to say i saw a big decline and felt the same way around 2018 and i thought mega Halo was going to fold then. I felt similar to you at the time, i was thankfull for what they have us and just had to see what would happen. I feel like not knowing what they will do next though frusterating, means anything could come next. And if nothing happens you have what you have. It isn't the first time they were cloae to folding in my opinion

[@BaggedRanchGirl]

I think mega saw how halo was being treated and kinda lost faith in it, so they’re trying to find a new line to make popular and replace halo. That’s what it looked like to me. I understand not wanting to get pieces of sets early. I want the whole thing, I don’t want a little tease that will come to nothing. With appealing to the wider audience, I want them to appeal to the wider audience, cause that can bring in more fans, but they’re losing what made Mega special. Like you said, the figures make it special. Lego already has their architecture sets, and there are plenty of off brand sets have their micro scale stuff. But in the end, I’m not mad or upset at mega. This seems to be a confusing time for a lot of brands. Nobody quite seems to know what they’re doing, but it looks like they’re finally starting to look up again. Transformers: ONE has renewed faith with a lot of fans, the rebrand to Halo Studios has brought many smiles. Hopefully next year mega can do the same.

[@jokerdog3332]

@@BaggedRanchGirl yea they lost faith in Halo, Call of Duty, Assassins Creed and Game of thrones, so they thought outside the box and released a Beatles set…… just what every child wants to play with and what every 80s child wants to collect…..😂😂😂….. wake up people Mattel are mocking you

[@Mega-Brick]

I'm hopeful that once "343 Industries/Halo Studios" gets the ball rolling on the multiple new Halo games they're working on, Mega will get the boost of consistent new content and hype it needs to resurge. I just hope the Halo license lasts that long.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I sure hope so. I do wonder if the rebrand was what delayed those base sets, since they can't have 343 Industries on the box anymore

[@SpeedyCODM]

I'm just upset that mega is releasing sets out of nowhere with no announcements and the scalpers are quickly finding them before we do and buying every single one of them so they can sell them for the price of a house 😭

[@alanderek1231]

I dont mind a bit of a slow down between set releases but i just hate this radio silence mega has going on. One of the things that got me into mega was how open the company used to be. I remember every once in a while one of the mega employees would hop on the discord and answer questions or give polls. But now we get nothing from nobody not even on social media. I can only hope that theyre being silent because theyre gearing up for one huge fall reveal

[@DemarcationMedia]

I don't think there's going to be a big fall reveal, or any fall reveal honestly

[@gasmaskcollectorreview1537]

My concern is that mega is treating halo like Call of Duty Theme, which was discontinued in 2022, now i design my own figs and weapons from a 3d printer

[@DemarcationMedia]

Yeah...that's the really worrying part

[@masterchefowl]

100% agree with all that you said. I think for me the biggest frustration is the lack of communication. It just shows utter disdain for the fans. Without the people who buy the product there would be no Mega. Now how much of that is Mega vs Mattel, I don't know. The other thing that frustrates me is the hubris this company has when it ignores what people want. Look at the falcon sweep. Look at the release of Halo 2 pack. Stuff like that sells and sells well, but they don't seem to care. At this point if they were to do something like end the Halo line or shut down Mega or something else like that, I would rather they just rip the band aid off. Just pull the plug rather keep it on life support. At least we would know where we stand. Compared to others I have only recently joined the community, but what I love about it is the amazing people I have met because of these toys. It also lets me hold on to part of my youth as I get older.

[@jokerdog3332]

@@masterchefowl distain for the fans…… didn’t you see the Beatles set they released 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DemarcationMedia]

Not knowing is the worst

[@TrueSavage555]

It really feels like Mega is just doing whatever they want rather than what we the fans want. They would have been printing money if they just did some H3 Marine fireteam set and more Halo Universe sets but instead, they are doubling down on Hot Wheels despite the fact no one is buying those sets. That is what makes me the most frustrated with Mega. There is so many things Mega needs to improve on but the biggest thing is the products themselves or lack there of for Halo. They also need to do more smarter ips. Like why not do Helldivers 2 sets instead of Beatles and Squid Game?

[@DemarcationMedia]

The thing is though, it doesn't feel like they're doing *whatever* they want because set drops are few, far between and not available well.

[@LucoProductions4036]

There is going to be a grave mind set!!!!!!

[@DemarcationMedia]

I did see that. I wonder if they'll have figures in there

[@LucoProductions4036]

@@DemarcationMedia hopefully

[@JRLO1426]

Time does not stop, And Mega Has brought to us Some Special and Unique Sets that We all Have and Love Them, I Hope Mega Really Consider To Choose Consistency and all of this is just a Little Break or something, But it is up to Mega, Let's keep united, Till the end

[@SaberWolf2B]

I've been buying Halo Mega since the begining, with the very first warthog being my first set, my thoughts and feelings aside, my simple msg to Mega is the same as everybody elses, if the product isn't available, then we can't spend money on the product.

[@DemarcationMedia]

Yeah, it's hard to get much simpler than that

[@gunshot3m]

they should bring back the call of duty line and they should have made a hell diver line

[@dalebiskey2808]

I'm frustrated with Mega cause the potential for not only more HALO, but other franchises is so huge and it goes untapped. I don't know if the management of Mega switched to people who don't care, maybe it's on Mattel, not sure. I look at old stuff like the Pyrates line and others, and I'm blown away by the scope of the sets. I'm glad to see Pokémon and Hot Wheels in stores, least it shows Mega still has some life yet. Whoever's calling the shots at Mega, wake up!

[@boomslick2436]

I remember Halo Infinite got me so excited. It was the dawn of a new era for Halo and Mega, I was excited, I bought a bunch of the playsets, 2 Pelicans, 2 Banshees, 2 Skiffs, several each of the Warthog and Recon Getaway, 1 AA Gun, then a bunch of the smaller things. Infinite came out and it was an unfinished mess, they have improved it but its too late and just isn't fun for me. Then if course Mega was strong for a couple years but money got really tight. Then now it just feels like Mega is abandoning Halo. I love Halo, grew up with it in my teenage years, and it just feels like Halo has been throughly disrespected. Last new thing I bought was the 20th anniversary set, last mega thing is an old magnetic spartan. I'd love to give them money but it feels like they're abandoning us. I love the exspansion to Fallout and TES is they're new themes, I love both, however I don't know if I have faith in Mega.

[@solareyes3654]

I remember halo 4 came out when I was 13ish I waited for the mantis set for ages I was so impatient I ended up building one with spare parts called it the prototype mantis that’s when I knew mega was slowing down I moved the sets as a kid the vintage had so much love poured into them even if they took longer I still have my original carrier warthog

[@Amber-287]

i don't like to say it, but it really seems like mega just doesn't give a crap about the community, especially this year. leaks are the only way we find out about sets. we never know when sets plan to release. there's no communication. they still do usually make good sets when they do make them, but like everything else about the brand is frustrating or just disappointing. they certainly had more communication last year, like collaborations with creators to reveal sets, and fan votes for a figure and a set, but i'm pretty sure there was nothing like that this year. also, i found the video you mentioned at 8:26. it was hilarious. "master chef." "halo infinity." they really did just pick some random guy to reveal it.

[@Sergeant.hendrix]

I want the mega halo line to continue so badly but changes need to happen sets need to stop being cancelled after being leaked because those leaks build hype and they need to hype up the release of sets and advertise them on tv again halo is not dead and hopefully with 343 rebranding to halo studios that means mega will also be doing things differently and putting out more sets for halo distribution in other countries needs to improve its ok here in Canada Atleast with 3-4 sets like the hornet is everywhere along with the banshee and mongoose but I’d like to see more halo sets and less Pokémon on store shelves as it’s always fully stocked and I never see it selling

[@FyreNano]

Mega keeps trying to branch out to new one off themes because they're hoping something new will stick since, and I hate to say it, Halo is not popular right now in the mainstream. Yes, existing fans will buy new Halo Mega stuff, but with the Halo IP as a whole not being mainstream whatsoever with newer gamers and toy collectors, I'm betting Mattel/Mega is just worried about brand stagnation if all they do is make Mega sets for a game series that was at its prime fifteen years ago.

[@tsunderemerc2963]

It definitely saddened me when I couldn't really find Halo MEGA anymore in my local stores (about a year after Infinite had launched and the hype/marketing had died down). i bought a set or two off amazon that weren't overpriced (so usually warthogs or banshees), but these days most of my finds are random figures i spot in flea markets.

[@Redlight7999]

Honestly I fell like you are the only one who actually gets me (and other people) about the current state of mega construx (especially halo) it doesn't gets a lot of love anymore than it use to, back in the day I use to love going to targets, Walmart's, and toy r uses and find mega construx sets I loved but now the only sets there are of mega construx are the Pokémon sets (and you are right about the lack of figure sets in them as well) and I don't even buy any it's really frustrating both with that and having to buy them online as well especially the blind bag ones I don't want to pay a fortune only to get half of what I want and don't want. but we hope this changes in the future.

[@Project00MK]

These videos are always hard to watch especially as someone who loves this brand and the line so fricking much, but if we didn’t have you making this video then things wouldn’t change. And letting that happen would be Heresy.

[@Ultra_Studios]

😔

[@DemarcationMedia]

It's not fun to talk about, but something has to be said :(

[@thelswolves8149]

I think communication, consistency, and working towards stuff that made this company so popular would help the most. Halo, Call of Duty, etc. Doing those and sure they can branch out if theyd like BUT ONLY as long as the main focus is the main lines that have been wanted by the fans that brought them through the years. That way everyone is happy, make all of the main line stuff go to stores like Walmart, Fred Meyers, Target, etc. You know I'd also would love for them to bring back exclusives to different stores, i loved that. It encouraged us all to get different things from different stores and we were all excited. For exmaple the Blue banshee and blue rocket hog or things like the glow in the dark series stuff that was exclusive to Target. Or stuff like when they had Toys R Us exclusives such as the ODST pelican, granted the Toys R Us for certain countries would have to be something else. But I hope anyone reaidng this understands what I mean. I love this community and I want it to grow. I've been collecting Halo mega for years and years now, ever since they first started.

[@DemarcationMedia]

The fact that stores just won't stock Halo anymore is baffling to me. Though in some cases, I believe it was theft that made them drop the Halo Mega line, particularly the Heroes and blind bags

[@thechumpiest]

Pray 4 me boys bouta see if I can find some at Ross tomorrow

[@thechumpiest]

There was nothing

[@crimpycook3273]

I’m thankful for having mega, and the halo line lasting as long as it has. However how they handled the release of the falcon sweep deeply frustrated me. I never got to have my hands on it. I never see the halo mega near my target anymore except for Pokémon. I don’t understand why mega doesn’t just sell halo heroes online and blind bags or bundles because getting it through 3rd party scalpers who love to charge awful prices is not fun. I love halo and I love the halo line and like you said the figures are what makes this line unique as well as the personality of the sets. It’s just frustrating that there is demand from the community and we want to give mega money..(especially for that falcon that was so botched for release) yet all we get is silence essentially.

[@DemarcationMedia]

The Falcon was such a disaster and the 're-release' they did was really a joke. :(

[@gelatoruntz4200]

let’s not forget collectors we have ebay & amazon yes, ebay is definitely one of the worst but u can definitely find deals

[@DemarcationMedia]

Problem is Ebay is full of scalpers and new collectors won't know that the Falcon sweep shouldn't be $250+ and Amazon prioritizes the pricier listings

[@gelatoruntz4200]

yea true but u can always find good deals depends on the seller tho

[@Coeaxe]

Communication and consistency is terrible but I don't blame them with the state of Halo. I know the sets must still sell decently well since they are always out of stock at release. I hope the brand can stay alive until 343 gets a game out or when their plan with multiple games comes to fruition. (I only care about Halo sets so sorry for the bias lmao)

[@republic1173]

100% agree. Im just hoping they’re gonna release the new infinite mark 6 armor, and that Skyrim Dragonborn looks so good

[@just_an_animator_here9666]

It was a long journey i had looking forward as a child begging my mom or dad to buy me sets driving them crazy and remembering when Kmart was still a thing and Walmart use to carry it around my area being happy to see both halo and call of duty together side by side. I feel disappointed in mega but I'm glad i own a few sets i love yea i don't have a lot of money in buying all the newest sets, but i like it.( Sorry for all the yap story)

[@DemarcationMedia]

Ah, Kmart. I have good memories of that place, though I never paid attention to Mega there

[@mega_instructions]

Great Video, i wanted to make not only about Mega but about Mattel. If you look a lot of the problems Mega recently has, have Mattel for years if not decades already. I live in Germany and you just cant really buy MEGA Sets here locally in stores. Big toy shops like Smythtoys (was TrU before) only have Pokemon and sometimes one set from some other Mega line. They had Masters and Hot Wheels a few years back but now they only sell Pokemon. Same is seen in other local stores, Pokemon but everything else is left behind. Best bet is look online. Even there we dont get all here. Halo? Maybe a few sets on Amazon otherwise nope. Even we did not get the signgle figures from Masters. A Lot Wonder Builders Hot Wheels we did not get and same goes for the bigger line now named showcase. Distribution is a huge issue and you relay on importing. But thats a known problem Mattel has for years, you cant find the Mattel products in every store that has Mattel products. So Mattel always starts to sell that stuff online only, like they already did again with Mattel Creations. There where so many online shops from Mattel before, its always the same. The next point is overpriced sets. Take the witcher set, it had a retailprice of 170€ here from Mattel. Its no wonder no one bought it here and even in the US it was 120$ if i remember right. Winterfell from GoT was cheaper and had more to offer. They wanted 80€ for Drogon here while i could already buy it reduced at 30$ in the US. The stuff is so overpriced, no one buys and if you wait a few weeks or months the sets get reduced so now the witcher set goes for 50€ instead of 170€. Sure thing people learn and adopt, so no one will buy at release and buy later reduced. Small merchands say, Mattel charges them at such a high price tag, its often cheaper to buy the sets from amazon then from Mattel directly. This means small shops wont have MEGA sets, because they will only loose money, because of the high costs from Mattel and the reduced prices a short while after. They only can meak money with warehouse ceanings from mattel, they Mattel sells for very low prices to have Mattels warehouse cleared up. Service is down to nothing, part ordering service brought down for a year or more now. If you have missing or defective parts, bad luck. maybe send it back. A lot ppl releay on importing and cant send stuff back. Deleting old MEGA Websites like Mega Blocks and Construx, now unboxed and forums only shows MEGA/Mattel does not care for the community or customers. All the history is gone and furthermore they deleted the instruction sites from Mega all servers down and deleted. You can find some at the Mattel service site, but if you look at it a lot old stuff is missing and a lot new stuff does not work, dead links or missing data. Contacting Mattel about all this stuff does nothing, they dont care at all. I dont even have an achive to look what was and is released now at any of the Mattel sites. I think the main factor in all this is Mattel. They are to blame, because i think, they took over recently and everything just goes more worse. For me, im out. I just wont buy more MEGA anymore. Sure i like the figures and stuff they do, but there is zero customer care and im not willing to pay double or tripple the costs to get a set i want or dont even get it at all. Sad to see but i think Mattel slowly kills MEGA, with all thouse stupid stuff they do.

[@revelation.studios]

As a Mega collector, I completely feel everyone's pain. I only got into collecting two-ish years ago, but I still felt like a lot was off as of late. The company itself doesn't seem to be communicating with us anymore and distribution is at an all time low, and their own archive got deleted which hasn't helped the community's morale either. Also, the fact that they haven't licensed more lines really doesn't help. I love Halo as much as the next guy does, but maybe if they decided to work on a Warhammer, or Helldivers line for example it'd get more popular again? Honestly there's a lot of stuff going on right now with the company, and I really do hope they manage to pull through somehow.. because as it stands it's a sinking ship. Mega has to do something.

[@DemarcationMedia]

Sadly Warhammer would never be possible due to the scale being too close to the actual Minis. But Fallout is a step in the right direction

[@revelation.studios]

@@DemarcationMedia Yeah true. Technically they could use the cabal body molds from the Destiny line for Space Marines since that'd be somewhat close to scale, but I doubt Mega would even want to do that. At least Fallout is cool tho

[@DemarcationMedia]

@@revelation.studios Mega might if Games Workshop didn't have a rule that says no :(

[@lobox138]

Absolutely agree mega blocks are ridiculous now like why make one figure from a line like come on…

[@xWyatt889x]

Love the figures, i wish they would colab with piazo and do a starfinder and pathfinder for table top play. Or even some of the figure agnostic games. Been trying to get some more cod stuff for war gaming.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I don't know much about either of those, but that would be amazing

[@Lumberjacked120]

Whats up boss! Firstly, congrats on the wedding! Secondly, I'm fairly active in your comment section here. I feel like throwing my two cents in the ring (lol, ring). Im also fed up. Ive spent the last decade criticizing 343, and the last few years, Mega. i don't get it. I don't get how in the modern world a company can survive without, or justify not having a strong social media presence. We don;t get updates. I rely entirely on the community, folks like you and Simon, to relay news... AND YOU AREN;T TOLD ANYTHING EITHER. It's silly. I also cannot understand how the company stays alive with its failure of distribution... I guess the handful of random shoppers who buy the Pokemon sets must keep them a float. It's my understanding that most of the MEGA COMMUNITY isn't interested in the line... So it has to be that big of a sale difference, after all, I have only seen 4 different options of Halo sets in stores for the last couple years... If the shelves even have a section for it. I thought when Simon became an ebassador things were improving. I don't see any change. This is NOT a criticism of Simon, it's MEGA. He went out to them, and apparently he saw some really cool stuff he can't disclose... but we still have not heard word. From anyone. Can MEGA not make a consistant admin/poster to their own official platforms? Can they not find a volunteer for it? Heck, Ill do it. All i ask is for accessibility to sets in return. (but that may be a harder sale than a salary...) MEGA has lost money on me as I returned to the hobby... and my collection has expanded MONSTEROUSLY. How and why? 85% of my collection I bought from second hand providers or resale... Had MEGA kept their product available, they would have made money from me, and everyone else in my situation. How come there is not an OFFICIAL website available to purchase and ship from them directly? How can they afford these brand liscences and production yet not have this option? Rapid fire gripes: I like the Heroes line: I think its a great way to get unique figures from various properties without having to make full set releases: Like you said, why not pokemon trainers? Id buy that honestly. I mentioned a Helldivers figure/release in previous comments. I think a real loss came when Lego got the Fortnite property... I don't care about Fortnite at all, but if only Mega could have that property... I would have atleast bought the figures on ocassion. Im sure they could have made amazing sets. And that property would get passive sales like from the Pokemon line from people who want it for the property, not just the MEGA Fanbase. Closing notes: There is, undeniably, something WRONG at MEGA. There are clearly issues and failures happening there, otherwise, the entire above message wouldn't matter. But it does. I believe this community cares enough about this line, that if MEGA would just come forward, explain the issues, let the community respond and support, we could over come it. Until then, MEGA, like my beloved Halo, is dying infront of me. What would I like to see from the community? MEGA needs to treat their company like any other which relies on a dedicated FANBASE. They need social media presence. They need communication channels. They need to listen. They need to make changes. They need US to help. I'd dare to say, the two best Halo releases lately were the Floodgate and the Falcon... The flood gate was a community fan vote winner, and the Falcon immediately sold out, and THE FANS had to petition for more production... This is silly. Like i said... even I, a generic nobody, but someone who just CARES, is willing to do it... So why isn't it happening? The saddest thing is, nothing will change, until mega decides to.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I agree, there most certainly is something wrong. I think on many levels. The sheer amount of factory leaks show something has been going wrong for awhile. Stock being misplaced, sold early, or just vanishing. It doesn't make sense.

[@Danxiky08]

Things I am frustrated about, lack of news and lack of products. Like they released 1 or 2 sets and they just disappear without any news. We need more causal sets to return, I can’t keep looking online for some character packs I don’t need.

[@DemarcationMedia]

Exactly! Well, the character packs are epic but yes we need more casual sets

[@introvertednerd616]

MEGA had me hooked with the Call of Duty line than they dropped it. I started buying Halo sets but they don't release enough for me. They could release just most figures and they don't so, to be truly honest I've gone back to LEGO. If they start releasing product on an regular base I'll go back.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I wasn't a COD fan but I loved the COD theme and figures

[@Saltycornuts]

As a Los Angeles based collector I have searched 20 targets in a lot of different places and nothing no halo figures. I have been collecting for a long time, but also not long enough so I really hope that MEGA gets their stuff together

[@DemarcationMedia]

Only Halo type thing I can find in stores is the Xbox 360

[@Saltycornuts]

@@DemarcationMedia I went to Hawaii and I found more (halo ish) mega than all the targets near me 😂😭 it was a Xbox 360

[@BuckyMMII]

Preach. I think the venturing into one or two sets is a very poor attempt to get shelf space in stores. I have actually seen the Beetles set more than I have any Halo set..

[@DemarcationMedia]

Right??? The Beatles set is frustrating in so many ways

[@rattlynanimations7694]

I just ordered the halo 2 anniversary pack from amazon us to deliver to here in the uk. Last set i got was about a year and a half ago with the multiplayer madness set. Other than that the last time i got mega in person was around 3 years ago when i was in comic con london with a halo 5 wraith for £100. I think ever since i stopped seeing regular sets in person back in 2016ish I always had a bad feeling it would get as bad as this even in the us and all

[@evad__1131]

imo the mega community with their custom mocs and figures are actually carrying the franchise for me rn

[@DemarcationMedia]

Agreed, the community is keeping things alive

[@toilsometub7]

👁️👁️ 🫲🏻👄🫱🏻 Idk😅 well my take in all honesty is that I just want MEGA as a whole to figure out the distribution problem so EVERYONE can get there hands on sets. This community grows and will keep growing even when things aren’t perfect but hopefully it’ll thrive

[@DemarcationMedia]

I agree. The community can't grow if there's literally nothing to buy

[@michaeljamesm]

halo 3 main menu theme for the conclusion made me sad :c

[@michaeljamesm]

I guess I’m grateful for my collection and the fact my shelf is completely full and can’t fit anything else helps

[@NMR289]

Halo: Contract Evolved

[@tacofitness1876]

btw the Beatles set also appeared in Mexico. I was as shocked as you are upon seeing it lol

[@DemarcationMedia]

So weird. I just don't get it

[@danielzamora8880]

I'm really sad for this situation about halo, i was expecting new sets, specially halo 4 & 5 new sets, I'm huge fan of Halo mega, cause i use my figure to make photos.. but now idk what is going to happen.. I have few sets and figures from halo, and i try to keep in good conditions but it's impossible..

[@rodrigochoa23]

Thoughts in the gravemind set?

[@DemarcationMedia]

If there's good figures, that's great. Otherwise, it's another display set not utilizing their figure system

[@Krazykid434]

What gravemind set

[@DemarcationMedia]

@@Krazykid434 A gravemind set leaked on Amazon. No photos, just a description

[@golemguyyt5646]

Nothing in Australia, its litterally impossible unless you import it from america, and thats crazy expesive. Its just sad

[@The_Zog]

I get the feeling that mega halo will be in a bit of a hiatus until the next halo game and I’m ok with that as long as once they do make that big return that it is a BIG return.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I sure hope so!

[@DaidoujiPV]

You know why mega bloks got a big hit? because they got sets with a nice price, nice distribution, and basically could do any kind of set, like the pelican with three yellow spartans, the anti-aerial set with three spartans for some reason, god even the ODST pods where so good, the pods could actually open and got the weapons on the doors!. But now.... now we are lucky if we see the hero series OR EVEN THE BLIND BAGS, i remember when i go to blockbuster and buy five blind bags for $5 bucks (i live on mexico but the price of that time was around $1 dollar), but now with that money i am lucky if i can buy one... Mega doesn't even care about their history, there was this awesome sets of vikings vs dragons, like lego, but the detailes of the mini figures where sooo awesome! and the dragons where so cool too! What the hell happen to mega?

[@DemarcationMedia]

I dunno where they went wrong, but they sure did go wrong

[@codes1877]

Only problem with the fall out is all the scalpers got to em before any enthusiast could now there on sale for 3x what there worth

[@DemarcationMedia]

None of the scalpers actually 'got' the set. They preordered with the rest of us and instantly listed their preorder on Ebay before they had the product

[@theguy2452]

What is confusing to me is that it’s not like MEGA halo doesn’t sell well. It is like Black Friday whenever any of their sets come out, and proof of that is with scalpers who buy entire lots to resell them. Although I hate scalpers, it proves MEGA is being bought at crazy quantities. Wouldn’t making more halo sets make them more money? I’m just so confused why their releases are so sparse

[@Krazykid434]

It sucks that a lot of people missed out on the falcon sweep and it most likely isn't coming back

[@DemarcationMedia]

Yeah, it really is :(

[@arbiterproductions0516]

You know what’s genuinely wild about the pokemon line? Mega has only ever made TWO legendaries mew and mewtwo like a long time ago like what??!?!? Legendaries are like just as iconic as the starters a lot of the time and mega has only made 2?

[@DemarcationMedia]

The Pokemon line strikes me as pretty lazy

[@ghost1653]

There’s always a trail when shit hits the fan. Go look at the trail before things happened. It started with their lack of communication through social media, pictures, videos, branding, Etc… Than COD getting discontinued along with archives for COD going down. Halo archives soon followed and now you don’t even seen halo on the front page of Mattel creations, even in the legend area. You have to search for halo manually. Toys R Us only has out of stock items that have been on the site forever along with the majority of Walmarts online sets, they have a few still in stock that are older, along with paramount series halo mega. The shit hitting the fan was them going from many sets in 2022 and a good amount in 2023 to this year only having the arctic wasp and the H2 Character pack set, one of which is the only available set on Mattel creations… Which is the Arctic Wasp set. The H2 character pack I believe was their wave goodbye to the cult fan base for halo. They’re focusing on the younger age licensed and original Mattel sets, along with other licenses that don’t affect Lego. Since legos hit them hard being intimidated by the success of COD and Halo Mega. They don’t allow Mega to sell much in stores only a certain amount of shelf space and mega usually gets the back corner of the toy section for Pokémon and Halo. I have many other things I’ve thought of that contributed to where we are with Mega Halo currently, but I could go on and on to the point where this would be long asf. I believe we’ll get 1 set maybe even none next year. They’re afraid of outright saying goodbye to Halo because of backlash, so they’re doing it in a way where they’re putting our community down silently. Which is by giving hints and less and less sets and imagery of halo mega over the course of this last year. Eventually you will see it disappear just like COD. They knew COD was easier to let go of because what really pushed mega bloks was Halo. This community is unlike any other. I’ve been collecting since 2009, I’m a major halo fan and have watched mega bloks halo grow from the start. Was there and angry building the shitty molds in 09, seeing them develop after that year to beautiful legendary regarded sets, to the articulation change in 14. Seen it go from three brand names. I care about it a lot and am not ready to say goodbye myself, but I’m not delusional and in-denial either and see what’s going. Kind of accepting the trajectory and life line of Halo with Mattel and Mega at this point. Hopefully all of what I’m saying won’t age well and things will turn around and I’ll be able to come back to this and laugh as people say I was 1000% wrong.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I don't think the H2 pack was the last hurrah, since the Gravemind set leaked, but yeah they are messing things up bad

[@elcocodrillo64]

I agree that the figure system is my favorite thing about Mega, I think mega would be perfect to do a GI Joe line, there style of figures would work perfectly with them

[@DemarcationMedia]

GI Joe is coming actually...

[@Mythic0117]

MEGA should do a flashback series that has figures from halo 2 or 3 along with covenant vehicles. the ones that are out there on ebay and stuff like the phantom, covenant chopper, shadow, scarab, etc. are old and filled with stickers, and some of them aren't very good. if they brought back covenant vehicles, they'd without a doubt sell amazingly.

[@DemarcationMedia]

I mean, that's what the Halo Universe line was supposed to be

[@Mythic0117]

@@DemarcationMedia they're doing decent there, but I'm talking about entire sets, complete with both vehicles and figures. I feel like a lot of people want to get their hands on sets like the phantom or the wraith but 200-300 dollars is too expensive for them. Making newer covenant sets would fix this problem, or even just re-releasing the old sets so people can get more would probably work too

[@DemarcationMedia]

@@Mythic0117 My point is, I'm pretty sure they WOULD do that if they weren't struggling. The Elephant was a good example of a nearly 1:1 remake

[@Mythic0117]

@@DemarcationMedia I'd imagine that remaking old sets with better figures aswell would help out with the money problem, and if they can't afford a large ish set, then they could make several small but army build able sets that would be worth buying several of

[@BDN1987]

The Beatles thing looked good, but it was 80 bucks and not really worth the price. I was left asking "Why?" as I went to the Lego aisle and picked up another space set. Where was the demographics for this set? My mother who was a Beatles fan would be in her 70s. Hopefully, the venture with Hasbro puts out some GIJoe sets. Still shocked though how bad Mega is doing.

[@thedeadbatterydepot]

Mattel is up for sale, why they axe odd things, and boost portfolio with a large range of IPs. The factory moves out of China to India.

[@DemarcationMedia]

The factory is definitely not in india

[@thedeadbatterydepot]

@@DemarcationMedia moving to India, not moved yet

[@DemarcationMedia]

@@thedeadbatterydepot Source?

[@thedeadbatterydepot]

@@DemarcationMedia for sure, kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3bCaouDbpybmdUsi=4jsqzOKJ-0_4gjHr at 1:10

[@DemarcationMedia]

Ehhh I don't think that's the same factory. Seems that factory already closed, but Mega is still being produced in China.

[@alexpopoca9476]

I couldnt agree more i found two random baggies at a jewel i immediately copped them🎉

[@DemarcationMedia]

It's hard NOT to just buy any Mega I find in the wild at this point XD

[@Bludmir_]

For reals, this is in acceptable, we need to band together and find someone to sell me a vulture and falcon sweep!

[@Lokeeeethenerd]

I’m brand new in this fandom as I’ve always been Lego purest, but as of late they haven’t put out too many good things either. So I got into the figures and now I can’t get any because they’re too expensive on resale and the company won’t make more

[@DemarcationMedia]

It's a tough spot to be in

[@Titan20007]

One of my opinion is having mega figures is the lose thighs or hand slowly breaking and I been using double figures from the blind bag and I don’t have a lot of

[@DemarcationMedia]

Both of those are issues that can be fixed! I have videos for both

[@novadelsol8127]

I think Mega has really dropped the ball on us, but I think there is good reason for it. 343 and their bad decisions have really hurt the Halo brand, so of course that'd trickle down to stuff like Mega and whatnot. But I still really like the sets they're coming up with and do want them to make mocs and have fun. Funnily enough, I've been playing a lot of state of decay 2 lately and would really like to see a couple sod2 mega sets. I'd buy those up quick, haha. Thanks for the update, hopefully Halo as a brand will get back to some sort of relevancy.

[@DemarcationMedia]

It definitely is tied to how poorly Halo has been doing lately

[@T.R.W-creations]

So is there genuinely not going to be any sets for the rest of the year? because that’s what it seems like.

[@DemarcationMedia]

For Halo? I honestly don't know. We do have the Fallout sets this year but that's all we know

[@redsolder0524]

Do you wanna know what’s the worst part of the situation? Most of their battle packs are getting real expensive nowadays. And not to mention, I’ve been seeing a lot of Pokémon products from mega blocks in stores, which is really annoying

[@DemarcationMedia]

The Pokemon stuff has taken over stores for awhile now

[@MASTERCHIEF117-CHIEF]

Wait what's going on with mega construx

[@DemarcationMedia]

It's barely able to be found anywhere

[@giltharpy054g9]

Imma still keep army building, I wanna play a war game. But it’s hard to find other collectors near me

[@DemarcationMedia]

Ah yeah that's fair.

[@Ian-ry2ow]

They don’t have a parts replacement system like Lego, the clip pieces always snap and I need new ones.

[@DemarcationMedia]

They used to have a better system, but then people started using it to get free stuff and lying, so they shut it down