Derrick Wyatt has posted another comment on his blog regarding the basic of the character personalities of Transformers Animated characters as well as hints as to how the Cassettes would be like if they were in the Transformers Animated series
"Any of the former cassettes we update would be based on their classic
animal-like G1 cartoon selves. I know there is a very large part of the
fandom that prefers the comic style talking Ratbat and whatnot, but I
am not one of them. When I was a kid reading the Marvel comics, I never
understood why the cartoon and comics were so different. Treacherous
Shockwave, smart Grimlock, and talking Ratbat were just concepts I
could never accept as a kid, and that bias is still with me. I did
really enjoy the more evolved Beast Wars Ravage character, but I will
always prefer the classic version. TFA's inspiration generally comes
from the other animated series that proceeded it. That doesn't mean
that we won't throw fans of the comics a bone now and again!
I
should also say that I regularly read, and am a big fan of the modern
age IDW comics. It's great to have Transformers comics with such cool
art and stories."