Am I the only one who vastly prefers exclusively battle damaged releases than swap out parts? The Iron Man suits that come with a swap-out battle damaged chest plate don't work. The suits need to be completely worn and damaged, and they can't realistically do that as accessories because the entire suit would need to be changed. Releasing this later and screwing people with NRDs, that is a cheap move, including way more accessories in the BD than the pristine, that is a cheap move, but a separate, fully battle damaged figure is perfectly fine in my eyes.
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It depends on the figure, in my opinion, and how meaningful that BD look is. I think a separate BD figure for Iron Man in this film is a fair choice because it would be difficult to get an accurate look with swap out parts, and the BD look is iconic.
By contrast, would never have bought a BD WM1 or MK6, but I like having those BD parts and, in my opinion, they look pretty good (especially on WM). Their BD looks aren't really important to the film, and the swap out parts create a reasonable approximation, so I'm fine with it.
However, on RoboCop, for whom the battle damaged look is very iconic, I think the limited BD parts don't look very good. But, as a buyer, I had options: I could buy the clean version with its BD parts, or, if I wanted the true BD look, the separate BD version was also available. I did, indeed, buy both. The standalone BD figure was the only way to do justice to his look on the final act.
I certainly agree that the staggered announcement is the real issue here.
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