LEGO Dimensions Discussion

[Lyichir]

Just out of curiosity... do you suppose it might be possible that Lego might try and rerelease some of the Wave 1 figures (particularly some of the more popular/better selling figures) with orange bases at some point in the future? That would be one way to deal with franchises that are already fairly saturated with characters (like Ninjago and The Lego Movie). It wouldn't have as much appeal as brand-new characters and mini-builds, but I don't see any reason it wouldn't be a possibility.

[CM4Sci]

Just out of curiosity... do you suppose it might be possible that Lego might try and rerelease some of the Wave 1 figures (particularly some of the more popular/better selling figures) with orange bases at some point in the future? That would be one way to deal with franchises that are already fairly saturated with characters (like Ninjago and The Lego Movie). It wouldn't have as much appeal as brand-new characters and mini-builds, but I don't see any reason it wouldn't be a possibility.

I think they did it on purpose to distinguish Phase (?) 1 from Phase 2. Phase 3'd probably have.. green. Or red. Who knows.

[Tech Artist]

Don't think we're getting anymore Wave 1 packs soon.

As in they are discontinuing them? If that is the case, are the new characters going to replace the abilities needed to 100% the game?

[CM4Sci]

As in they are discontinuing them? If that is the case, are the new characters going to replace the abilities needed to 100% the game?

No, as in we're not getting anymore BTTF, LEGO Movie, Chima, at the moment. Just a thought.

[Sir Gareth]

So, if you want the Year One minifigures, just purchase the current Year One packs.

Now, I need an Advil for the headache this thread is causing me...

Edited June 28, 2016 by Sir Gareth

[Tech Artist]

No, as in we're not getting anymore BTTF, LEGO Movie, Chima, at the moment. Just a thought.

Oh ok. I thought it was weird they'd discontinue it but I guess I just missunderstood it.

[Local Knowledge]

Yeah, all we can do is kind of hope.

Wasn't every pack for Year 1 shown very soon after E3 2015? Like within a month or two, long before the game came out? If it repeats, we'll know soonish.

As far as I remember at E3 last year, they only had a few franchises, at SDCC they revealed Doctor Who and a few others. If I remember correctly the last pack that was shown (Midway Arcade Level Pack) was in August...

[Tech Artist]

Super Girl appeared on r/legodimensions. Twitter Link

Edit: I don't know if Super Girl's been shown yet but I searched the topic and couldn't find pictures like the above.

Edited June 28, 2016 by Tech Artist

[FrankyCentaur]

As far as I remember at E3 last year, they only had a few franchises, at SDCC they revealed Doctor Who and a few others. If I remember correctly the last pack that was shown (Midway Arcade Level Pack) was in August...

That makes sense, so within about two months. We'll probably know almost everything by then.

[Starscream759]

We'll see, we'll see.

[LegoPercyJ]

Lego customer service confirmed on twitter Green Arrowi s not reclusive to E3 or any other events.

This is probobly old news, but I'm glad.

Edited June 28, 2016 by LegoPercyJ

[BrickJagger]

No, as in we're not getting anymore BTTF, LEGO Movie, Chima, at the moment. Just a thought.

Chima probably isn't going to make another appearance. The theme has been off the shelves for almost a year.

[Amazing Bricks]

Well yeah, it's obvious we're not going to see any more wave 1 characters. Don't see how that's a surprise with all the new franchises coming.

[Mr Meleca]

LEGO and its problems with girls....

Dimensions also has a restricted number of female mini figures.

my daughters has most of them, but why a feminine mini figure as exclusive?????

they would love to have it...

[NXS7]

LEGO and its problems with girls....

Dimensions also has a restricted number of female mini figures.

my daughters has most of them, but why a feminine mini figure as exclusive?????

they would love to have it...

Supergirl isn't the only exclusive. Plus you can just get her from Brainiac Attack

[Blondie-Wan]

Supergirl isn't the only exclusive. Plus you can just get her from Brainiac Attack

Yes, but you can't play with the Brainiac Attack one in the game.

It's true she's not the only "exclusive" promo figure, but there's a huge shortage of female characters, which sucks for girls, and it therefore sucks even more that one of the few female characters made available is such a hard-to-get rarity. Between all the Starter, Level, Team and Fun Packs released so far - all the first-year stuff, unless you count the two Promos - there are 44 playable characters, only eight of them female. That's fewer than one in five.

Supergirl brings it up to nine, and then the other Year 2 characters we know about add five more, for a total of fourteen, but that's out of 61 known characters, IIRC - still fewer than a quarter. And yet with so few female characters, they're still going ahead and making one of them a hard-to-get promo figure.

I'm glad there are the female characters that there are, and we can be sure at least a few more will come - surely Powerpuff Girls will be principally or entirely represented by them, for example - but there's room to do better. Given the criticism TLG has faced in recent years for issues pertaining to sex/gender representation, one might think they'd they'd try to do more with this game (granted, it may be principally on Warner / TT, but still). The absence of particular playable female characters from some of the franchises in the game is especially vexing - really, it's kind of terrible that they actually have Krusty as a playable character for The Simpsons but not Marge, Lisa, or even Maggie. They could also have had Velma Dinkley, Èowyn, or any number of other characters. I hope Year 2 brings a lot more female characters than the ones we already have or know about.

[Robert8]

So the got the Wizard of Oz license and designed all the main characters, and they are releasing only the Wicked Witch???

[eliktroniq]

So the got the Wizard of Oz license and designed all the main characters, and they are releasing only the Wicked Witch???

to be fair, wizard of oz is among the easier things to get the license to, considering it's owned by warner bros.

[BatmanFanboy]

Yes, but you can't play with the Brainiac Attack one in the game.

It's true she's not the only "exclusive" promo figure, but there's a huge shortage of female characters, which sucks for girls, and it therefore sucks even more that one of the few female characters made available is such a hard-to-get rarity. Between all the Starter, Level, Team and Fun Packs released so far - all the first-year stuff, unless you count the two Promos - there are 44 playable characters, only eight of them female. That's fewer than one in five.

Supergirl brings it up to nine, and then the other Year 2 characters we know about add five more, for a total of fourteen, but that's out of 61 known characters, IIRC - still fewer than a quarter. And yet with so few female characters, they're still going ahead and making one of them a hard-to-get promo figure.

I'm glad there are the female characters that there are, and we can be sure at least a few more will come - surely Powerpuff Girls will be principally or entirely represented by them, for example - but there's room to do better. Given the criticism TLG has faced in recent years for issues pertaining to sex/gender representation, one might think they'd they'd try to do more with this game (granted, it may be principally on Warner / TT, but still). The absence of particular playable female characters from some of the franchises in the game is especially vexing - really, it's kind of terrible that they actually have Krusty as a playable character for The Simpsons but not Marge, Lisa, or even Maggie. They could also have had Velma Dinkley, Èowyn, or any number of other characters. I hope Year 2 brings a lot more female characters than the ones we already have or know about.

Hi I am new here but i just wanted say about this topic on lack of female characters in Dimensions. I understand you guys want more Female characters but the reason why there are more male characters and more male lego sets and themes is because more boys than girls like lego. i do hope we get more minifigures from both genders. most of the franchises in this game are Male lead franchises. I'm sorry but we would never get Ewoyn because she is not a main character unlike Gandalf, Frodo, Legolas and Gimli. they are main characters. Ewoyn is a side character in LOTR. Wonder Woman got a set because she is a big character in DC comics. The Powerpuff girls might be like the ghostbusters where you have one but you can switch between them all with the one figure. but those are just my thoughts. Like i said i want both more male and female characters such as Green Lantern, The Flash, The Tinman, Catwoman and Dorthy from Year 1 I think since Batgirl and Robin are both in the Lego Batman Movie as main characters we might get both of them in a pack since the franchise will becoming to Dimensions next year to collide with the film's release! Edited June 29, 2016 by BatmanFanboy

[Numbuh1Nerd]

Hi I am new here but i just wanted say about this topic on lack of female characters in Dimensions. I understand you guys want more Female characters but the reason why there are more male characters and more male lego sets and themes is because more boys than girls like lego.

Boy, I wonder why? I know! Let's ask Maritsa Patrinos!

Edited June 29, 2016 by Numbuh1Nerd

[BatmanFanboy]

Ok well i am talking about license themes. They were talking about Ewoyn being playable Which i think is weird since we haven't got Frodo, Sauron or Aragorn playable yet. Ewoyn is a side character in LOTR. Besides i Would like to see Friends and Nexo knights brought in Lego dimensions. Again I am just saying there are more boys interested in Lego dimensions than girls. But I don't want more male or female characters just because of their gender i want characters that are great additions to Dimensions such as Green Lantern and Catwoman. But I don't want side characters like Ewoyn or Jimmy olsen.

[rob-ot5000]

I'll take Jimmy Olsen. As long as he turns into Turtle Boy.

[BatmanFanboy]

I'll take Jimmy Olsen. As long as he turns into Turtle Boy.

LOL . Well i would like to see Jimmy olsen and Ewoyn as minifigures but not in Lego dimensions. We just need the main characters from all of these franchises in Dimensions

[gamejutzu]

To be fair, they could justify the movie versions of figures, as they're from different universes and based off different things. And they may look pretty different from the original, especially in Ninjago's case.

[Shishalzafrazz]

I think a big part of it has more to do with the fact that the licenses they have are male-centric licenses. Im not saying it's right, I'm just saying how many action or adventure movies or shows have female leads? It seems like they did make a concerted effort to include female stuff with the big Ghostbusters story pack and the Powerpuff Girls. The problem is, there's just not that much female stuff out there to make into a video game. I totally agree about making Supergirl an exclusive, though. Considering that it is so rare to have strong female characters, you'd think they wouldn't be difficult to get when they make them. Especially since she's the only female DC character that has her own CW show, but, then again, they have set the precedent that their CW based characters are exclusives, and while This Green Arrow and Supergirl aren't based on their CW appearances, they are characters from their respective namesake shows. That said, I heard somewhere that Dimensions Supergirl has Red Lantern powers, though, so if that's a new ability, I can't imagine she'll be that hard to find.