I’d totally be down for a definitive Indiana Jones, actually. I would forego 2 or 3 planned purchases to get an amazing Indy on the shelf.
As mentioned above, for some this might be a case of focused collecting. Absolute grails, less clutter.
I tried to stick to WB characters since that seems to be their primary partner, but yeah, big bucks would be dropped on a perfect Indy. But I'll try not to think about that, because then I'm going to go crazy. Might as well take it as they come. Slow down on the HT completionism, focus on some one-off grails. Cultivate a more "mature" collection. As time goes on, it really feels as if I'm turning into a Hasbro collector but with a bigger budget. No, seriously. When I see the muted "colourful" MCU costumes clutter the shelves of other collectors in videos, that's what it feels like.
I think the biggest takeaway here is that everything gets outdated, so we shouldn't get "too" attached. I was looking for the DX011 pics to do a comparison with the new QS one, and in hindsight, it does look like a toy.
Granted, it's a decade-old figure, and it still looks good, but you get the point. Many of us get into this hobby to have a "finishing grail" of each character, but the truth is that nothing remains static and 5 years later you'll be tempted to buy the exact same figure again. It's why it's important to stick with only beloved characters, because then you can justify the replacement of one or two, and live with the rest. But when you have an extensive collection full of background extras and the like, then you're surely going to be feeling the weight of "wasted" money when the new innovation comes along. Unless you've got an unlimited budget, you should have a plan to get out at some point. You can always dip back in at times for very specific items, but that's it. It's a dangerous hobby, all things considered.
About 10 years ago I stopped collecting a line I was into for quite a few years. I'd reached a point where I was trying to get every release. Completionism had gotten hold of me. "Oh, I read that comic", or "yeah, I really loved that look" were my only thoughts. I bought and bought and completed teams and everything. None of it mattered, they all went into the box with a small percentage being anything more than filler. When I saw what I spent for what I had in my hand, I got mad at all the wasted money. I made the same mistake with my comic book pull list. When I got into 1/6th again, I said to myself that the much steeper pricepoint would keep me in line. I'd only get the "very, very best". Each figure would be special. And here I am, spending much more on a single figure than I used to spend for whole waves back in the day. I'm in the exact same situation, taken over by the exact same thoughts, and about to make the exact same mistakes.
For me, this QS Line is a bit of a Godsend. It stopped me in my tracks and stalled me. Recent showings of my go-to franchises being so underwhelming helped too. I'm not out, certainly, but it's all working to stop me from going down a path I know I'll regret, but was very likely to go down all the same because of my addictive personality.
So yeah, bring them on. I just hope QS doesn't turn into HT 2.0, and we go from 300$ MCU & SW centric releases from HT every week, to 500$ MCU, DC & SW centric releases from QS every week... These figures should be special, period. Otherwise what's the point?
Imagine if QS dive into 1/6 marvel, and the first they make is Iron Man
Well, Iron Man is a popular character that I think people would love to have in a "grail" form. Doing him would be a good thing, as long as they also announced something else a tad more interesting. It's when they get to making 600$ Black Widows that we've got a problem. If they got the Marvel license, and it was MCU-based and not Comic-based like I hope, Stark, Cap & Thor would be a given. But then they'd have to move on to Strange, Panther, Magneto and Doom in the future, those kind of characters. Not Vision or Angel or the Human Torch. This should be a Premium Line. Only the best of the best should be in it.
