Interesting episode as usual guys, keep it up.
I don't know if I quite agree that forgoing Fort Max or 3rd party figures due to cost could be considered crazy. In my case I'm just not in the market for a Fort Max (I'd love one but I don't think I have the room to display it) and 3rd party figures just aren't generally my cup of tea (not that they don't look great).
You make a great point that smaller regular purchases add up, but for me I already have purchases planned out and I'm alright with passing on Fort Max. Maybe someday I'll take the plunge, but I'm just not finding myself wanting one bad enough to go for it.
I've been on a Unicron Trilogy kick lately, so I enjoyed the question about what UT figure you'd like to see get an update. I'm still crossing my fingers for a Demolishor (Armada body not the Energon one) update. That guy has become one of my all time fave TF characters and I would love a new figure of him.
Looking forward to the next Slag, guys.