I’m aware that there’s “The Semi-Official Halo Toy Thread”, but I think this question deserves its own thread.
That being, do you think 343/MS should have licensed the Halo brand to Lego instead of Mega Bloks?
Personally, I think Mega Blocks did an awful rendition of the Halo universe and that’s part in how terrible the finishing on Mega Blok pieces look in general. The sets look rather bulky, boxy and overall are disappointing.
Before Halo themed Mega Bloks even existed, there would be these amazing fan creations. The only difference between these fan MOC’s (My Own Creation) and the real deal was a box that said HALO on it.
I would have preferred LEGO Halo, but I can see why LEGO wouldn’t make Halo (rated M and all that). I just really dislike Mega Bloks, they feel cheap, and won’t stay together like a decent LEGO block would.
I think pretty much all of us would have preferred LEGO (I’m definitely included in that). However, LEGO has a rule against making sets based off of First Person Shooters. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were offered the licence, but turned it down due to it not fitting with the company’s moral system.
Lego wouldn’t be as dedicated. Mega Bloks is always making new types of pieces for their sets, some of their pieces you won’t even see outside the one set. Lego also troughs random colored pieces into their models and they aren’t hidden very well. Also mega bloks has better mini figures, with lots of articulation and detail. I have some Custom Halo armor from Brick Forge for a couple of my Lego mini figures and it looks okay but the Mega Bloks ones look so much better.
The only thing wrong with Mega Bloks are their cheap pieces. their sometimes Broken in the bag and don’t stay together like Lego bricks do. Mega also has pretty bad instructions in my opinion too.
> LEGO won’t make a Halo line of sets because it’s an FPS that’s rated M.
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> Also, I like the abomination better…(NOT THAT I’M BASHING WHOEVER MADE IT!)
The abomination is made by Mega Bloks…or rather, “was”. It was one of their very first Halo sets. The one posted by erickyboo was released in 2012. Unlike Lego, Mega Bloks actually seems to take steps to vastly improve their sets, figures, etc., both within a line and without. I, personally, have only had problems with the 2009 sets, as far as build integrity. After that, pieces have fit together extremely well. I even dropped my 2010 Pelican on the ground from a high point, by accident, of course, and all that popped off were two small vents. Everything else was fine. I have to admit, I was impressed.
I personally believe that Lego fans should put aside beliefs that Mega Bloks are inferior to Lego and give a Halo set a try. I practically guarantee that they will like them. It is here that I will end my participation in this thread. I can get pretty defensive about Mega Bloks…
> Lego wouldn’t be as dedicated. Mega Bloks is always making new types of pieces for their sets, some of their pieces you won’t even see outside the one set. Lego also troughs random colored pieces into their models and they aren’t hidden very well. Also mega bloks has better mini figures, with lots of articulation and detail. I have some Custom Halo armor from Brick Forge for a couple of my Lego mini figures and it looks okay but the Mega Bloks ones look so much better.
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> The only thing wrong with Mega Bloks are their cheap pieces. their sometimes Broken in the bag and don’t stay together like Lego bricks do. Mega also has pretty bad instructions in my opinion too.
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> Mega Bloks CoD was a mistake though…
Over the past 5 years of collecting the Mega Bloks set’s, I really don’t see a majior problem with them or their Halo line as of lastly. The only problem I can say they had was with the Halo Wars sets because of some terrible quality problems with putting them together (look at the Aerial Ambush set). Though over the years they have gotten a lot more better to point now it’s almost like Lego quality.
Mega Bloks also make special parts just for one set when did Lego ever done that?
They also put in a lot of detail into their figures and sets for great reasonable prices and I don’t feel like I been ripped off like most of the old Star Wars Lego sets I used to had. Something also great Mega Bloks does better then Lego is that they take risk. Who thought that they would make a diecast line, put Lights & Sounds into the main building sets, or give out free sets/figures at expos?
Overall, I’m personally happy that Mega Bloks is making Halo sets over Lego. For 5 years collecting them and I will happily keep buying their sets for years to come.
> I personally believe that Lego fans should put aside beliefs that Mega Bloks are inferior to Lego and give a Halo set a try. I practically guarantee that they will like them. It is here that I will end my participation in this thread. I can get pretty defensive about Mega Bloks…
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Agreed, granted I’m not really into legos or mega bloks… I grew up with K’nex.
But I think we all need to relax a little on the Lego vs Mega Bloks topic.
> Over the past 5 years of collecting the Mega Bloks set’s, I really don’t see a majior problem with them or their Halo line as of lastly. The only problem I can say they had was with the Halo Wars sets because of some terrible quality problems with putting them together (look at the Aerial Ambush set). Though over the years they have gotten a lot more better to point now it’s almost like Lego quality.
I’ll agree that they’ve gotten better recently, but they still have quite a bit of work to go to reach the quality that LEGO has.
> Mega Bloks also make special parts just for one set when did Lego ever done that?
Some would argue that that’s not a good thing, that it takes away from the whole “building” aspect when you can just make a new mold when things get tough and never use it again (there’s a reason that LEGO’s Halo community is so much further ahead than Mega Bloks’). Also because that means that the molds aren’t as high quality as LEGO’s, otherwise Mega Bloks would be in a very bad spot right now.
> They also put in a lot of detail into their figures and sets for great reasonable prices and I don’t feel like I been ripped off like most of the old Star Wars Lego sets I used to had. Something also great Mega Bloks does better then Lego is that they take risk. Who thought that they would make a diecast line, put Lights & Sounds into the main building sets, or give out free sets/figures at expos?
LEGO’s done all but the die casts, and continues to do so regularly.
I’ll agree that Mega Bloks is probably the better choice if we’re talking accuracy, due to their excessive use of new molds, but we have other companies making Halo products that are already worried about accuracy.
What I want is a construction toy, and so far I haven’t really seen Mega Bloks deliver on that.
I’d say it turned out pretty well. I remember when I used to get Legos and Mega Bloks when I was younger Legos were better, but MB had some cool things like the Knights and Dragons sets.
Compared to Lego they still felt lower quality, despite having some unique blocks. However, it seems that has completely turned around. I don’t buy Lego or MB sets anymore, I’ve got more than enough junk that I need to find a way to get rid of, but when I did pick up 2 minifigs at Target I was surprised at how much they’ve improved. The minifigs are better than Lego, both in articulation and detail/quality. The sets look phenomenal too, I really cannot imagine Lego doing as good of a job as MB has done with the Halo sets.
> > Mega Bloks also make special parts just for one set when did Lego ever done that?
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> Some would argue that that’s not a good thing, that it takes away from the whole “building” aspect when you can just make a new mold when things get tough and never use it again (there’s a reason that LEGO’s Halo community is so much further ahead than Mega Bloks’). Also because that means that the molds aren’t as high quality as LEGO’s, otherwise Mega Bloks would be in a very bad spot right now.
When I got back to this thread this was going to be the point I wanted to bring up. Specialised pieces do take away from the building aspect and overall are a really lazy way to get around actual design.
The degree to which you can utilise these pieces outside of the set isn’t great either.
> > > Mega Bloks also make special parts just for one set when did Lego ever done that?
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> > Some would argue that that’s not a good thing, that it takes away from the whole “building” aspect when you can just make a new mold when things get tough and never use it again (there’s a reason that LEGO’s Halo community is so much further ahead than Mega Bloks’). Also because that means that the molds aren’t as high quality as LEGO’s, otherwise Mega Bloks would be in a very bad spot right now.
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> When I got back to this thread this was going to be the point I wanted to bring up. Specialised pieces do take away from the building aspect and overall are a really lazy way to get around actual design.
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> The degree to which you can utilise these pieces outside of the set isn’t great either.
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> Lego too are opting for more specialised parts, but thankfully not to the degree of Mega Bloks.
I disagree that you can’t use these pieces outside the set. I’ve seen people use the very specialized parts of the Phantom Cockpit and the Locust Cockpit to create magnificent Scarabs. amazingly. I don’t think Lego’s Halo community is further ahead than Mega Bloks’. They have to reinvent the wheel with Legos. Mega Bloks can be used for anything from completely new vehicles to recreations of unmade vehicles at a time.
I REALLY doubt it’s a “lazy” way of doing it. Creating a mold is much more time-consuming and expensive than simply using existing parts, which tend to take away from an aesthetic feel. For example, if one looks at the Phantom cockpit, they would see how much better it is versus a bunch of curved pieces without game accurate grooves.
> I disagree that you can’t use these pieces outside the set. I’ve seen people use the very specialized parts of the Phantom Cockpit and the Locust Cockpit to create magnificent Scarabs. amazingly. I don’t think Lego’s Halo community is further ahead than Mega Bloks’. They have to reinvent the wheel with Legos. Mega Bloks can be used for anything from completely new vehicles to recreations of unmade vehicles at a time.
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> I REALLY doubt it’s a “lazy” way of doing it. Creating a mold is much more time-consuming and expensive than simply using existing parts, which tend to take away from an aesthetic feel. For example, if one looks at the Phantom cockpit, they would see how much better it is versus a bunch of curved pieces without game accurate grooves.
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I too have seen some pieces, mostly Covenant, used outside of their original purpose. But the list of pieces that can easily be incorporated in another model is limited. For example, take the recent Spade sets. No matter how you use the main piece, it’s going to look like a Spade.
I really don’t care which way is lazier, but I think that the use of molds that are going to have a very limited use outside of the original set only serves to take away from the building aspect. Sure, the original set looks nice, but you can’t really do much else with it. A Phantom cockpit with a bunch of curved pieces is a ton more useful than a single piece, Scarab builders wouldn’t have to use these single large pieces, and would therefor be allowed to create more unique and more accurate models. As a builder, I definitely dislike “single-use” molds, though I can see why someone who just wants to look at the sets would disagree.
But I definitely disagree with Mega Bloks’ Halo community being ahead of LEGO’s. When Mega Bloks fans are building life-size, wearable, Spartan armor, Assault Carriers, accurate life-size weapons, or practically everything in between, then we can talk. There are definitely a few great builders in the Mega Bloks community, but they’re very few. “Single-use” molds are definitely a factor, as many Mega Bloks creations I see try to incorporate these molds and just end up looking like modified versions of the original set.
Mega Bloks is better for accuracy, but if it’s game-accurate vehicles people want there are better choices than a building block company.
I think going with Mega Bloks was a mistake, but for different reasons. Mega Bloks have always seemed like a cheap rip-off of LEGO, and when I say cheap, I mean cheap.
My first mega bloks sets ended up breaking when I was assembling them, thus, I have a strong reason to distrust their quality.
