It's now more common for me to see very small kids (4-6) playing on tablets and phones . . . really?!?
I often see lazy parents shoving a computer in their child. Gaming makes you temporary braindead. That's why you don't realise you've been playing well into the night, then morning. Some people will do anything to avoid actually parenting.
It's not just young parents. My honorary cousin didn't want her sons to have computers, but her mother bought them all an ipad each.
jeez it seems like people are becoming parents for the title instead of the process...:/
It seems that LEGO has been getting rid of all of the community parts of their website in order to get more people on LEGO Life. I used to go on the LEGO website for the games and product pages, but I eventually just went to the LMBs. Now that they're gone and there are almost no good games on their website, I haven't visited the LEGO website in a while for anything other than S@H. Remember the awesome games like MNOG, the Alpha Team games, VNOG, Crystalien Conflict, etc.? What good games are there nowadays?
To be honest, I haven't looked to much into LEGO Life, but it doesn't seem good. That's (partly) why I came here.
i have not been anywhere near the site for months :/
I shall answer each of the questions posed by this topic.
Q: Why? A: Because LEGO no longer sees the value in fostering a community, and has gradually been losing its original ideals over time.
Q: What does it mean for the future of the LEGO site? A: Its sole purpose will be to promote the LEGO brand and its products, and provide less and less site interactivity over time.
Q: Will it keep collapsing until all that remains is the online store? A: Probably not. The store is more of the grown-up section of LEGO.com for parents of children to buy LEGO products. LEGO.com is still very valuable as a place to promote LEGO sets and to let people know what themes are available to purchase products from. If the website goes away, you'd be stuck having to rely on social media to know about what the LEGO brand is up to. If nothing else -- they still need to promote their worthless LEGO Life app.
Q: Finally, do making these decisions benefit or harm the site in any possible way? A: It does nothing but harm. Survivable harm, but harm nonetheless. Several fans probably got angry and sad, some might even have felt betrayed by the LEGO brand. Ending support for a community is much worse than never having created a community in the first place. The economic ramifications for the company will not be pronounced, however, so long as LEGO still puts out quality products and families (particularly parents) still have a fondness for the brand.
The main problem I see with the LEGO company is that there is not as much spirit as there used to be. They used to not be afraid of tackling ambitious projects like the infamous LEGO Universe for example. However, as time went on, they started to become more and more like any other business. The company sadly doesn't have as many of the original ideas it used to, and I think they're suffering because of this -- they just don't realize it. They are so out of touch with their fanbase, in fact, that the BIONICLE reboot failed spectacularly before they could even get to the end of their 3 year plan. Their current story-telling and writing techniques just aren't up to the task of writing for BIONICLE anymore, sadly.
Exactly. My parents would only allow us half an hour on the PS1. Then me moved to acreage and never played it again. With three dogs, psychical toys, a motorbike, a paddock car and 25 acres of land... Who needed a PS1 for entertainment? It was much more fun to do things together, rather than take it in turns in the virtual world. In saying that, we watched things you would probably deem us as being too young for.
Maybe the problem is suburbia. Not enough space to explore. The main reason my parents moved us away from the suburbs was because locals would complain about us mowing rugby pitches and hanging around the streets. Kids aren't allowed to be outside anymore, so they don't learn how to use their imagination.
You can use your imagination with LEGO though...
True, but I think a lack of outside activities have meant that children lose their imagination.
I often see lazy parents shoving a computer in their child. Gaming makes you temporary braindead. That's why you don't realise you've been playing well into the night, then morning. Some people will do anything to avoid actually parenting.
It's not just young parents. My honorary cousin didn't want her sons to have computers, but her mother bought them all an ipad each.
I'm glad that I don't have a phone.
Was given my first phone at 16. It was old then, now it's turning eight old. My phone is older then some of the kids getting iphones. It's so outdated that apps no longer run on it. Maybe parents should buy their kids old/outdated phones. They still look like some of the newer phones.
I often see lazy parents shoving a computer in their child. Gaming makes you temporary braindead. That's why you don't realise you've been playing well into the night, then morning. Some people will do anything to avoid actually parenting.
It's not just young parents. My honorary cousin didn't want her sons to have computers, but her mother bought them all an ipad each.
jeez it seems like people are becoming parents for the title instead of the process...:/
That's true. Becoming a parent is the norm. We live in a FoMO world. Gotta do what everyone else is doing, otherwise we might miss out. People need to ask themselves "do I want a cute and cuddly accessory, or do I want a lifetime investment that requires care, love, attention and, money?"
sadly, a lot of people are coming to this conclusion
It used to appeal to teens who had jobs, so they actually had enough money to buy sets. Now they appeal to to nine and ten year olds who don't have jobs usually or money.
It seems that LEGO has been getting rid of all of the community parts of their website in order to get more people on LEGO Life. I used to go on the LEGO website for the games and product pages, but I eventually just went to the LMBs. Now that they're gone and there are almost no good games on their website, I haven't visited the LEGO website in a while for anything other than S@H. Remember the awesome games like MNOG, the Alpha Team games, VNOG, Crystalien Conflict, etc.? What good games are there nowadays?
To be honest, I haven't looked to much into LEGO Life, but it doesn't seem good. That's (partly) why I came here.
You can find most of those games here and here, though crystalien conflict doesn't work there anymore. You can find a working one here.
Yeah. There were 6 games, each for one ninja. The one for Jay was boring. The one for Kai was one where you just press the icons in the same order as him (like an electronic Simon Says). The one for Cole was a whack-a-mole.
They all sound pretty boring.
Yep. Honestly, the Lloyd one can keep me entertained for a while, but it gets tedious after a half hour.
I haven't played that one I don't think. I played LEGO Ninjago: The Final Battle though...
dont remember that one
It was a side-scroller webgame where you are in an area and shoot elemental power at stone soldiers who keep spawning. If one touches you, you lose health.
Was given my first phone at 16. It was old then, now it's turning eight old. My phone is older then some of the kids getting iphones. It's so outdated that apps no longer run on it. Maybe parents should buy their kids old/outdated phones. They still look like some of the newer phones.
I still don’t really have a phone! The one I got two or three years ago was only given to me to play Pokemon go! It wouldn’t work and I haven’t touched it since.
That's the truth. In September, LEGO announced the first economic DROP in 13 years, and slashed 8% of its workers. (1,400 workers.) The LEGO Ninjago Movie was a Box Office failure, ranking the lowest opening for LEGO by over 50%. In short, LEGO is losing its appeal to many.
That depends on what you call LEGO.
Kirkbi owns 75% of LEGO and had only 35 employees in 2012. 7 of those are upper management. I'm pretty sure our old friends, The Mods are employed by Kirkbi. Those workers 8% of workers were likely laid off by one of Kirkbi's subsidiaries and replaced by machines. This is all happening whilst they try to meet their 2020 target. Machines don't want to be paid. This is why jobs are so hard to come by in my home country. Most of the stores are packed with self-serve machines.
I highly doubt they'll go broke, if anything, things will start looking up. That's what happened in the early 2000s when they were near bankruptcy after the failings of LEGOland. We ended up getting Bionicle which saved LEGO. This time around it may be Friends.
But yes, the LEGO site is going downhill. There is no reason for me to visit as I can get sets cheaper from a local store who actually hire locals and give kids a go at breaking into the workforce.
That's (partly) why I came here. 
it seems like people are becoming parents for the title instead of the process...:/ 
That's (partly) why I came here. 
