Avalanche Software has officially closed & Infinity will never be the same. Whatever happens, very grateful for the experience that the team made possible. Best Wishes.
Still, things get curiouser & curiouser. The idea may seem crazy to everybody else, but the continued leaks of what-could-have-been seem almost systematic. Probably coincidence, but remotely possibly stealth marketing - to secure a new licenser, or to help early promotion of what an-already secured licenser prior to an announcement. Regardless, IF the Toy Box reboots, it makes sense that it didn't happen yet - there would need to be an agreeed cutover regarding sales - and with their enormous investment it stands to reason the Walt Disney Company would want to recover revenue from whatever distribution it financed - especially true if the reboot would be all-digital. All of this coverage on the taller figures does fuel more interest in figures sales. I must admit - I have not understood Crystal figures, or glowing lightsaber figures, or these taller-more-detailed-figures at all. How do they fit in the overall premise & storyline of toys in a Toy Box? To me, if the weakest point of your business model is dependence on players purchasing lots of figures, how does it help to have multiple variations of the same character with nearly the same game experience? The marketing team has the sales stats & they know better - I freely acknowledge that I am an atypical customer .
Aside from the studio employees themselves & affected partners, I do believe the cancellation has affected the Toy Box Master Artists the most. It has been clear from social media that it is not just the greater investment of their time, or the greater artistry & creativity of what they made, or the Summits that solidified the extension of their Disney Cast Membership. It seems to be about all of those factors rolled up into a circle of community, a sense of friendship surrounding the love of the franchise. Certainly not presuming to speak for them; that's just how it seems to me, and I think all of the fans on these forums have great respect for their contributions & their greater sense of loss.
With regard to the reboot, it's worthwhile to consider that - there are less than 50 (?) Master Artists, yet there are millions of players. How do you showcase the Master Artists further, and how do you scale that sense of belonging, that sense of community, to the vastly greater number of players? It's about recognizing that community has been the greatest aspect of the Toy Box - so focus on that & make it better. That's why it would be cool to see an Avatar from every Master Artist, to free that avatar in order to unlock a dynamic playlist that showcases each Master's Works. That's why it would be cool for any player to be able to "follow" a friend in a custom playlist of their Toy Boxes, to track how many Toy Boxers "follow" yours - it encourages creative building & sharing - an strengthens a reboot storyline of Apprenticeship to rebuild the Toy Box. A customized Toy Box content menu would include the type of games/abilities/character you like, but also the friends & Masters Works you admire - that would make the Disney Infinity Toy Box Community even stronger.
And if sales of 12" figures help sustain that new business model - Go Figure
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