Color Change - Final Update - Message from Jake

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Color Change - Final Update - Message from Jake

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You’d think I would have learned my lesson by now about the color change and
just taken refuge in a concrete bunker. Nope, not that bright I think!

I come to you with a final update, and some good news, as well as bad.

Bad news first – After much discussion and debate internally, the color change
will stand. There was some good thinking that went into the color change
(although, yes, the implementation fell flat), and as such we are going to stay
the course. I know this isn’t the answer you’re hoping for, and I know very very
well that many of you aren’t happy about this news. I also know the reasons why
you aren’t happy. Rather than cover them all again, I will skip straight to the
good news.

Good news – based on the discussions and debates, many colleagues are clear that
the color change dramatically affected the AFOLs. They are also clearly aware of
the reasons it has upset you. In order to help address some of your concerns,
several things have been agreed upon.

* The three new colors (light gray, dark gray, brown) will now be classified as
"universal", and these colors will NEVER be touched again. There will, of
course, be colors that change over time with trends, but not these universal
ones.

* A certain few parts that are crucial to keep in the old colors will likely be
created as service pack type items. An example of this would be the 9v train
track. I am interested in getting feedback from you (via this thread) on which
elements MUST be produced in the old colors for the long term. (And no, you
can’t say "the whole range of parts!" :) )

* We also have received confirmation from colleagues that in the future, we will
include both the adult and kid enthusiasts in any testing related to
modification or change of the core building system. (Please note that there are
not any plans whatsoever in the works for making changes)

I know this isn’t the silver bullet update you were hoping for, but hopefully
this bears some good news for you.

Again, I know the color change upset many of you, and I don’t mean to re-open
wounds. Thanks for your patience while we worked on getting this put to bed once
and for all. As I’ve said before, out of all bad things comes something
positive. In this case, the positive is that there are many more people
internally who understand your passion and interest.

Jake

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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development Team







Here's the link to the thread on Lugnet.
http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=47149
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