When 3rd party produces a non licensed 1/6 scale figure of a popular character that’s been around for a long time but for some stupid reason never had a 1/6 figure…I’m buying it.
When said character FINALLY receives a 1/6 figure, and it matches or exceeds the best of the best from other 3rd parties and 1st…i’m buying it.
And if I’m being honest with myself…I’d prefer it that way. Because it means people are abiding by the rules. Rule of law, if you will. There’s no copyright infringement, no stealing and profiting off of someone else’s work or property. There’s no theft.
That being said, I want SE to stay the hell away from GT and whatever 1/6 space they may or may not attempt to squeeze into.
I know this hypocritical of me…but SE can **** off. There are many companies out there that need to be humbled, and SE are definitely among the top.
Just recently their 1/4 FFVIIrebirth Cloud statue went up for preorder…and that ****ing thing is gonna cost $2500+ (after tax and shipping)???
Why? What makes Cloud so special that someone needs to drop $2500+ on a 1/4 statue? Oh is it because it’s FINAL FANTASY?? A SQUARE ENIX property??
Gtfo here. I purchased Prime 1’s 1/4 DMC5 Dante statue that featured far more interchangeable parts and is more complex when compared to FFVIIR Cloud. That thing ran me $1300+ after tax and shipping. Inflation over the last 2 years does NOT explain a price jump of roughly $1200+.
Sales data reveals that DMC5 SOLD FAR BETTER THAN REBIRTH.
Which means the FF brand no longer carries the weight it once did and it turns out FFVIIRemake wasn’t the all powerful “break glass in case of emergency” success the company deluded themselves into thinking it was.
When you price your action figures close to $200 and feature no improvements or innovations over 2 decades, it says a lot about the people behind the brand. When you price a compilation of old games $30-$40 over what it really should’ve cost, it reeks of arrogance.
I’m glad SE are being humbled. Well..going by the pricing of their merch, they haven’t been humbled enough.
If they acquired GT or decided to produce a line of 1/6 figures, expect the following:
Varying degrees of quality. Inconsistent size and scale. OVERPRICED TO HELL. GT priced their unlicensed FFVIIAC Cloud for $200? Under the SE umbrella, I PROMISE it’ll run us $400, EASY. Why?
Because **** YOU that’s why!
Sorry fellas, I just have a bone to pick with SE. they’re stuck in the 90’s-00’s and their attitude ****es me off.
