If I'm understanding you correctly - that if all Playmobil building were compatible they would sell more - then I don't think this is true.
Well.. we will agree to disagree.... What I mean is if things weren't stupidly made to NOT be used in ANY other way, they'd sell more. Take the ghostbusters less-than-half-building. Looks pretty, totally different from other buildings. But.. it's tiny and incomplete. Buy TWO! Wait, no... that doesn't solve anything. That is what I mean...
Like the stupid system WHY rocks - for example the HTTYD ones..
Also something that doesn't seem to worry them is that we DO need to put it away.... And these idiotic systems made to just build one thing, many times are not made to be disassembled... and they are huge.. then WHAT? (I am guessing this should be an even bigger problem for "normal" kids?)
Playmobil isn't a building toy.
Not the main focus, NO. BUT... first ever steck we had was the magician's workshop. It was my sister's... I played HOURS doing different stuff with those parts - and consider many are just ruins, so...
WHY wouldn't they want a system that CAN be extended? These lame new castles have strong limitations (a fact for which my wallet is VERY grateful - we have none)...
What could I do in terms of varying buildings? Very little, because even Steck isn't really a very flexible building system.
True - steck is made for buildings, yes. But you can do an amazing range of stuff with it... A lot of limitations can be overcome creatively, but I admit it could use a load of parts. With 3D printing, the possibilities are endless (I avoid looking into those, at least until I find a bank to.... visit.
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Yes, people on here can build amazing things, but in reality almost no child is going to have enough Playmobil to do that.
Of course not, especially if they are treated like idiots... "oh, no, that'd be soooo complicated to build... better a hunk of plastic, and lets make sure they know who is who!"
The american boxes of old had explanations on how to play. It was shocking. These days, it's spreading
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But I don't honestly think any child is going to be put off buying a set because it's not compatible.
You are probably right. However, the adult in charge of the wallet might. Why get ANOTHER building/whetever, if it's another huge thing and you can't even use them together?
System-X is probably the closest they've come to trying to be a building toy, but I presume that the reason it's been partially phased out is that parents didn't like the length of time it took to assemble.
Yes, imagine that... spending time with their brats! We keep getting things made for the lowest common denominator (is that the name in english?)
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I don't have enough experience with system X. If I live long enough, one day I will fix that.