I feel like they might get more cash from Iplehouse style “doll choice” events. They could raise the prices on custom dolls and just make it so cancelled dolls go up for auction!
It would be nice to get a doll with Absynthe's wings.... but fantasy colored resin doesn't really work with the theme I have for my faery legend dolls. I don't know why they stopped doing the FCE events. If there were concerns with some sculpts not being popular enough, why not just do a vote to see which of ten sculpts people want to see, and then offer the top five choices? I'd actually be willing to buy most of the possible face/wing combinations this time around, unlike the last few events where I just haven't cared about most of them... but any fantasy skin tones would be a complete deal breaker for me. The lack of choice really makes me a lot less likely to buy one. Edit: well, except for Absynthe. I'm apparently buying Arekushia's Absynthe.
Aww, man. The boy winner ended up being the exact combination I wanted (Rick head, Kremer wings, grey skin). Now I'm going to have to buy one.
I am glad I have no dolly money at this time because I'm horribly weak against grey resin. I like that they posted the overall results of the votes and that they said they will use those results for future releases.
I was watching along with interest, I have one doll this size and a kit of a second and I really like them. Mixi was the only girl of the 5 that I am *not* drawn to and I’m not in the market for a doll in grey resin so though Rick is really sweet, the release will be a pass for me...but...with them saying they will be referring to this vote for future releases, Kremer and normal skin were the next most popular choices, just saying.
This is an interesting way for them to decide on their next releases But I'm glad I wasn't interested in any of the ones available to vote for. Super safe.
Absynthe came in second, but I already have a blue doll (even if they call the color light violet) and I'm not too fond of Mixi's wings. Maybe someday they'll make a version of her I like.
@Layn awww lucky! Getting an Absynthe! I don't like any of the winner combos so I get to pass that up. I'm glad some of you got what you wanted and can buy it though!
I already have a Mixi. So, no danger there. Sad, I love the wings, but not enough to buy a second Mixi.
Order pages are up! No faceups/wigs/clothes... pretty bare bones :/ Also they aren’t matching the fairy legs with the wing choices. Curious how popular this will be.
I might have actually bought this one, given that I just realized the doll I thought was a normal skin Mixi is actually an Aenigma head on a Mixi body.... but I do not need another doll with Mixi feet. If I had known the feet would correspond with the head, instead of with the wings, my vote would have been completely different. And oh, if only Soom would do a customize feet/wings/head FCE.... I would love a doll with Nyer's head, Rose's feet, and Cylin's wings.... Actually if Soom would do an FCE where you could mix and match any feet, head, or wings, I would probably end up buying several dolls....
Yes I certainly won’t be going for this bizarre combination style event. I’d rather wait and try and get the dolls second hand.
I might not be getting one after all. And it's all because they won't do faceups. I can't do faceups myself, and it's really hard to find artists to commission in my country. And because of COVID-19, it's not possible to commission someone in another country either. I don't really feel like spending money on a doll that's going to stay in his box with no face until the pandemic is over. Super disappointed.
I am also disappointed with this. I do my own eyes and paintwork but I’m unhappy that the option isn’t there. Also no wigs or accessories! Really not sure what Soom is aiming for here. Surely it would be better to do a FCE or re-release the full set dolls?
On the one hand I can understand that they can likely get dolls out faster without the face-up/wig/clothes options. But at the same time they've been in the business long enough to know that those options will give them more sales. Perhaps they're testing something out to see how well it works/doesn't work? I'd think that a FCE would be the best option if they wanted to sell the most dolls without having to make new sculpts. If the FCE didn't include face-up/wig/clothes, I think they'd still sell more than going about it this way.
Yeah it's disappointing they aren't offering faceups, both my Metato and Auber have them and they are great. I'm also disappointed they aren't offering human legs. I'm going to sleep on it before I decide to push the buy button.
Heh... Because I've already bugged them about the faceup issue, I'm secretly hoping other people inquire about it too, to maybe push them to do it. It's kind of unfair that they offered faceups for the best choice Sard that was released before, but not these guys. Especially now, when it's impossible to ship things to separate artists.
That might actually be why faceups aren't being offered. If Soom is unable to buy masks for making faceups because masks are being bought up for medical use, they might be completely unable to offer faceups at this time.
