Poll

Do you like the new options for klickies' faces?

Yes, they add new dimension to characters in photostories or customizing.
No. They're terrible! I like the classic style.
Don't care. I can change it out if I don't like it.

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Offline Pynedor

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Re: What do you think of the series 2 specials' non-trademark faces?
« Reply #50 on: March 12, 2012, 15:12:18 »
I think that a reason why the classic style smile (or its very similar derivatives) is the best is because it is so subtle. Sometimes it is even covered with a beard or a helm or something. It can be used in so many ways that it does not seem strange that the figure is "always smiling", as the smile is so small as to be almost thought of as a face of indifference. The "smirk" is just weird, because no one would remain in that facial expression for long, especially in some scenarios you could imagine during play. :lol: That's really what gets me about its weirdness...   
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Re: What do you think of the series 2 specials' non-trademark faces?
« Reply #51 on: March 12, 2012, 16:12:38 »
Yes, I agree with that Gaston. That's why the sad face convict has grown on me. But he is cute because it's a classic face just with the mouth upside down. I would like seeing other facial expressions, but very basic ones with the classic simplicity. No smirks.


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Re: What do you think of the series 2 specials' non-trademark faces?
« Reply #52 on: March 12, 2012, 19:40:55 »
That's why the sad face convict has grown on me. But he is cute because it's a classic face just with the mouth upside down. I would like seeing other facial expressions, but very basic ones with the classic simplicity. No smirks.

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Re: What do you think of the series 2 specials' non-trademark faces?
« Reply #53 on: March 13, 2012, 01:32:23 »
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Yes, I agree with that Gaston. That's why the sad face convict has grown on me. But he is cute because it's a classic face just with the mouth upside down. I would like seeing other facial expressions, but very basic ones with the classic simplicity. No smirks.

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Re: What do you think of the series 2 specials' non-trademark faces?
« Reply #54 on: March 13, 2012, 09:44:06 »
I think the friendly smiles invite kids more to sit down and come play with the clickies than a smirk would.

It also seems more inviting in stores for relatives to buy it for kids in the family, just friendly clickies going about their daily business on the box, and the armed clickies dont look to take themselves too seriously either.


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Re: What do you think of the series 2 specials' non-trademark faces?
« Reply #55 on: March 13, 2012, 14:07:31 »
...and the armed clickies dont look to take themselves too seriously either.
That is true. :lol:
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Re: What do you think of the series 2 specials' non-trademark faces?
« Reply #56 on: March 17, 2012, 01:52:01 »
I don't mind some variety in a few sets, but my fear is that these new faces will eventually completely overtake the old.  As a child, I liked the classic Lego faces, but it seemed as if they completely disappeared within a few years.  Playmobil has been better in this regard, but the classic face is getting utilized less and less as time goes by.  I liked when the stubble faces and the mean eyebrow faces were introduced, as they are useful for pirates and such, but now they're in practically every historical set while the classic face is becoming rather scarce.  I have dozens of these heads in bags, but am in short supply of the classic ones.  This classic face is Playmobil's trademark, and I hate to see them abandon it, but I fear that is what will soon happen. :'(
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