Unpopular Pony Opinions

[Leave a Whisper]

I think the direction MLP is going in is not going to make old school collectors or bronies happy. Tbh it almost feels like they are trying for a Paw Patrol/PJ Masks hit. Because after all those are big sellers with the target market despite the limited cast.

This would make sense. I skimmed through the annual report for Hasbro earlier and they keep saying that the MLP media stuff is in the hands of eOne now...who made PJ Masks.
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I wouldn't mind so much, personally. I like most kids cartoons.

That explains a lot.

[Taffeta]

TBH, I'm not so worried about "G5" (I still don't like that Hasbro decided they could call the generational change with our labelling system, so yeah) and what its format is. If it's repetitive and annoying then it is - so long as it is for the kids and appeals to the kids, because they're the audience. The thing about FIM was that it became too much about the older fans and that kind of invaded the kids' space. Those of us who grew up with G1 didn't have to deal with that...I want a generation that puts the kids first, even if I think it's lame.

TBH the pony franchise/concept was broken irreversably by G4, and it probably can't ever be fixed. Repetitive toys are now going to be the core of the line, decorated by a TV show. At least they appear to be willing to nix the M6, at least to a degree. And that's something.

[Leave a Whisper]

TBH, I'm not so worried about "G5" (I still don't like that Hasbro decided they could call the generational change with our labelling system, so yeah) and what its format is. If it's repetitive and annoying then it is - so long as it is for the kids and appeals to the kids, because they're the audience. The thing about FIM was that it became too much about the older fans and that kind of invaded the kids' space. Those of us who grew up with G1 didn't have to deal with that...I want a generation that puts the kids first, even if I think it's lame.

TBH the pony franchise/concept was broken irreversably by G4, and it probably can't ever be fixed. Repetitive toys are now going to be the core of the line, decorated by a TV show. At least they appear to be willing to nix the M6, at least to a degree. And that's something.

I agree with much of this. Except I'll say that it's not so much that it can't be fixed, but more likely that they won't. Hopefully Hasbro will surprise people and let it have a good chunk of variety in their toy line,  and not stumble into the same pitfalls and ruts they've dug for themselves in 3.5 onward. It kinda galls me that little boys get better toylines, while little girls don't deserve squat in Hasbro's eyes. Out of touch old biddies.

[Wardah]

I think the direction MLP is going in is not going to make old school collectors or bronies happy. Tbh it almost feels like they are trying for a Paw Patrol/PJ Masks hit. Because after all those are big sellers with the target market despite the limited cast.

This would make sense. I skimmed through the annual report for Hasbro earlier and they keep saying that the MLP media stuff is in the hands of eOne now...who made PJ Masks.
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I wouldn't mind so much, personally. I like most kids cartoons.

The only negative is those kinda things often have a set cast of characters that constantly get trotted out in toy form.

TBH, I'm not so worried about "G5" (I still don't like that Hasbro decided they could call the generational change with our labelling system, so yeah) and what its format is. If it's repetitive and annoying then it is - so long as it is for the kids and appeals to the kids, because they're the audience. The thing about FIM was that it became too much about the older fans and that kind of invaded the kids' space. Those of us who grew up with G1 didn't have to deal with that...I want a generation that puts the kids first, even if I think it's lame.

TBH the pony franchise/concept was broken irreversably by G4, and it probably can't ever be fixed. Repetitive toys are now going to be the core of the line, decorated by a TV show. At least they appear to be willing to nix the M6, at least to a degree. And that's something.

I agree with much of this. Except I'll say that it's not so much that it can't be fixed, but more likely that they won't. Hopefully Hasbro will surprise people and let it have a good chunk of variety in their toy line,  and not stumble into the same pitfalls and ruts they've dug for themselves in 3.5 onward. It kinda galls me that little boys get better toylines, while little girls don't deserve squat in Hasbro's eyes. Out of touch old biddies.

Eh it seems typical for little kid things. Even their Rescue Bots have a much smaller cast than the actual Transformers franchise. I noticed a lot of people who had G1 had ponies for a lot longer. They had to keep the variety up because otherwise kids would get bored. But something happened where kids started losing interest in toys at a much younger age. Since kids were losing interest in toys in general anyways they no longer needed a huge variety to keep them interested when they are just going to ditch them anyways.

[Taffeta]

I'd say that's true of G1 and the longevity. It was very much pitched on the collect them all model..."be a my little pony mummy" or "collect them all and step into the wonderful world of my little pony", etc. And even though the comics moved on with new characters as ponies were released, they still pulled out old regulars and old stories from time to time.

I am not sure if I am unusual, having my first pony just before I turned 3 and putting them away in the attic when I was eleven. That may be an especially long run. But I certainly think that a lot of kids played with them for five or six years together. Kind of unheard of with G4 and probably G5.

[SunPony]

I am not sure if I am unusual, having my first pony just before I turned 3 and putting them away in the attic when I was eleven.

I think that's totally normal, at least it was where I grew up/with my friends. I would say the WAY we played with them changed as we got older, though.

[tailrustedtealeaf]

Good point, Wardah. Some kids are entering collectors spaces sooner thanks to the internet. You see this in Webkinz and Littlest Pet Shop communities especially. Other kids will simply drop toys in favor for other entertainment methods that still allow for imaginative play, like Minecraft, Roblox, or other online roleplaying outlets.

I think eleven is around when I fell off playing with toys, but I would play with my younger siblings, so I played a bit later than most people. And then I just moved on to Minecraft, so, imaginative stuff never really stopped for me.

Oh, another opinion? Um, I guess that I like Pipp's wings is an unpopular opinion.

[Ponybookworm]

Well I... never stopped playing. I suppose as I grew older it was more about building the world & collecting than actual play like a six year old, but I loved my old Ponies into my 20s (& it only stopped there because bad things began happening)

[Taffeta]

I am not sure if I am unusual, having my first pony just before I turned 3 and putting them away in the attic when I was eleven.

I think that's totally normal, at least it was where I grew up/with my friends. I would say the WAY we played with them changed as we got older, though.

I also had a younger sister who's almost 6 years younger, and so I would play with her as well. But yes, that's also true. And I wrote more stories about them as I got older, too. I wrote a lot about them when I was eight or nine, and my sister likes to tease me about a surviving 'newspaper' I wrote with an article 'by Starflash' in it.

My stopping coincided with secondary school. In part because one of the only 2 people to go to my secondary school from my primary was a nasty person and would spread around that I played with ponies in primary school like it was a bad thing. So I put mine away, but still played with Naynie and hers until deciding to get them down again in summer 94. And discovering with horror that they'd stopped making them.

[BlackCurtains]

Well I... never stopped playing. I suppose as I grew older it was more about building the world & collecting than actual play like a six year old, but I loved my old Ponies into my 20s (& it only stopped there because bad things began happening)

Same. I was given a friends ponies when I was around 13. They had to go on at least one adventure with my ponies Now I consider fixing hair or setting up playsets (like my G1 LPS) as "playing". Just making them look nice and admiring them, taking pictures, etc. I DO talk to my toys though (well, and some other inanimate objects, like my PC). "Oh, your hair is so pretty today." "I think you'd look better here." "Just gonna give you a brush." Things like that I think that's normal though - right?

[SunPony]

This may be unpopular, I really don't know, but I don't like long hair on ponies.  I much prefer the shorter mane length that was on the G1 Collector's set, as opposed to the longer hair that was on ponies like the flutter ponies.  This doesn't necessarily apply to customs, just to original MLPs.  Probably due to how I played with them as a kid...long hair would get in the way, and curly hair would be a pain to deal with. 

[applejackbunny]

Idk if this is unpopular or not, but I just realised that I don't actually much like the G1 pony "Pillow Talk". I dislike her pose and her colours/symbol don't relaly grab me either. I do have her, though, so I'm not sure what I was thinking... 

Anyone else have ponies they've spent money on that they later realise they don't care for that much?

[Leave a Whisper]

Idk if this is unpopular or not, but I just realised that I don't actually much like the G1 pony "Pillow Talk". I dislike her pose and her colours/symbol don't relaly grab me either. I do have her, though, so I'm not sure what I was thinking... 

Anyone else have ponies they've spent money on that they later realise they don't care for that much?

I don't like Pillow Talk either. Not her colors, or her weird TAF symbol.

[SunPony]

Idk if this is unpopular or not, but I just realised that I don't actually much like the G1 pony "Pillow Talk". I dislike her pose and her colours/symbol don't relaly grab me either. I do have her, though, so I'm not sure what I was thinking... 

Anyone else have ponies they've spent money on that they later realise they don't care for that much?

I haven't had that problem yet but I could see it happening...

If she's in good condition please feel free to sell her to me, she's a big want for me 

[applejackbunny]

I haven't had that problem yet but I could see it happening...

If she's in good condition please feel free to sell her to me, she's a big want for me 
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I might actually do that! It will leave a space for another pony in my collection and it would be great to be able to help out a fellow Arena member at the same time. Feel free to PM me and we can discuss it