What's Worse? Open Ball Joints or Open Sockets

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Which one do you think is worse?
Please share your thoughts

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I think it really depends were the problem is as to how bad it is

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I don’t know. it depends on whether it flows or not. if it looks decent, I’d say it’s okay, but if it doesn’t, then I’d say it’s bad. I think that it’d probably ball sockets, but idk for sure.

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Open sockets, for sure.

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I’d say open ball joints. They just stick out more.

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Open ball joints most definitely.

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Open sockets are worse by far. Balljoints can be detail, sockets don’t fit in with anything.

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Open sockets. They kinda ruin sets like Keetongu for me.

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Balljoints… sockets can be filled.

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I choose C.

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Open sockets, especially when their on a hand.

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Open sockets, because sometimes open balljoints work if used strategically, for example the Nui-Jaga’s legs, and the balljoints on the Toa Mata

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Ball joints can sometimes be made to look good on a design if used properly like with Axxon’s hands. Open sockets just make builds look incomplete.

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Depends where it is.

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I;d say sockets. They just stick out a lot more, and unlike ball joints, are hard to fill in or cover up.

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Let’s find a definitive answer on what people think is worse.

http://www.strawpoll.me/11297306

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Eh, I dunno, depends on the MOC and where it is. Something like…Axxon, gets away with open ball-joints pretty fine. But something like…the 2015 masters, they have a bit harder of a time. Open sockets are not too distracting on certain MOCs, but Storm beast shows us how to do it wrong.

Overall, I would have to say that Ball joints are far worse, but can be fixed sometimes (like the Masters…)

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Sockets, case in point

while sockets can look fine in some areas they tend to look way worse than balls, specially if its color blocked or something like the 2015 masters.

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*your

and honestly open sockets annoy me more.

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I’m more bothered by open balljoints. Completely open balljoints that is, the balljoints the middle of CCBS bones or the knee-joints in most G1 shin pieces aren’t as protruding. Most open sockets can be thought of as armor, so I really don’t mind them unless they’re really, really ugly or obviously a sign of an unfinished build.

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