Riot Merch: Overpriced Figurines IMO

Who Man·3/3/2015, 4:57:42 AM·2 votes·4,944 views

Ridiculously overpriced IMO.

Cool figurines, but I wouldn't pay $25 for a little piece of plastic.

I would pay $10-15 tops for a figurine but no more (and then I would buy all of the other ones I want, because they're only $10-15)

24 Comments

Who Man3/3/2015, 6:56:37 AM3 votes

Maybe not too pricey for you, just saying I think it's going to be too pricey for a lot of other people.

It's at least $10 over my limit of money I'd waste on something I'll forget about 3 days after purchasing

ActuallyArrow3/3/2015, 9:55:38 PM2 votes

I'd pay $20, because $25+shipping and handling+tax is a bit overpriced in my opinion. Especially since the figures are only 2- 4inches tall. So $15-$20 for me, but I don't think they are harshly priced. I just ordered a Jax one. Though I have to admit, I'd rather see figures that have articulation and look more like the champion, and not a chibi version of them. I'd love to pose the figures on my shelf in my office.

yellowbricks3/4/2015, 9:23:01 PM2 votes

What do you expect? This is the same company selling $30 virtual skins like fuckin hotcakes despite their general incompetence. The consumers have shown that their wallets are looser than Miley Cyrus, so riot's gonna ride this gravy train on to potato-ville.

Gamod11/14/2015, 9:56:00 AM2 votes

Amiibo figures are cheaper and look much better, at least they dont have oversized heads... I like+ the realistic approach. Btw, amiibo are just 10-15$... I would rather collect all the beautiful figures... I own the urf and kata figures and I feel ashamed to show them to my friends... who keeps telling me how RIOT could have came with better ideas and more useful ideas for hteir figures. Such as, release an ultimate skin with a figure that would really be a miniature of the splash art :) (Anyway, this is just my opinion... based on my personal pref and my friends feedback). Amumu

DarkeSoul3/31/2016, 2:39:33 AM2 votes

Not only are they overpriced but they're poorly made and designed. I was cleaning my Lulu figurine, being very careful so as not to cause any damage, but heard a crack regardless. The arm had split at the shoulder. The brilliant people who designed Lulu have her holding her staff in her right arm which is very tiny compared to the huge staff. The place where the arm joins to the shoulder is only about 3 millimeters wide. The staff is MUCH wider than that and several times longer than the arm holding it. Now anyone who knows anything about engineering or indeed anyone who's ever played with sticks as a child knows you can't take something heavy and attach it to the body with something extremely thin by comparison made of the same material, especially when that material is the obviously cheap plastic these things are made of. It's a shame, too, because I really like the figurines and had plans to buy many more of them, but no longer. They're overpriced and cheaply made. Won't be buying League merchandise again.

Who Man3/5/2015, 9:05:45 AM1 votes

I mentioned this on another thread:

Leagues playerbase consists mostly of 14-24 olds... Broke college and highshool students. Spending money on RP isn't so hard, most people drop 5 to 10 dollars at a time when buying rp. Most people don't drop 30 dollars on rp. If they buy a 3200rp skin, usually people save the rp over time for it, or get mystery gifted.

$25 + $5 tax for something a figurine that doesn't do anything, and is chibi style, not even an exact replica... I think I'd probably silently laugh, or feel ashamed if any of my friends actually spent the money to buy one of these.

Sarutobi3/3/2015, 10:12:57 AM1 votes

while ill admit it is pricey by no means is it overpriced! i think its well worth it. i think about the only thing that is overpriced in the store are their statues. i was planning on buying that Thresh one, but when i saw a couple people reporting how it was cheaply made and most cases of it being broken. i wasnt going to risk it especially if it meant i had to return it because shipping things in general is high from Hawaii, and while its a flat rate, when you return things its just too much! Now they have a ziggs statue and its much more than the thresh statue but again i wouldnt risk it!

CaptainTatertits3/3/2015, 6:53:02 AM1 votes

I voted no. The reason? OK, $25 seems a bit much. BUT, you actually get something for it. What about spending $100 on RP? people do it all the time. Bad move? I don't think so. Go Riot. I like the game, why the hell not give them money. What does that $100 buy? Nice skins, digital ones. At least the $25 buys something physical.

Hell, I paid $150 for the original Skyrim. The Dragon from it site on top of one of my front Speakers on my HT. I ended up paying $20 for the Legendary Edition on Steam a while ago anyway. So $185 (after taxes) for full Skyrim and a dragon. I'm happy. I put a lot of hours into Skyrim... but I've put many, many more into League!

WOLFJOB3/3/2015, 7:30:16 AM1 votes

It is pricey to me. But if they get a warwick or gangplank statue on that site, i would be extremely tempted to get it.

Linna Excel3/3/2015, 7:35:18 AM1 votes

Nice PVC figures from Japan run $80+.

I'd love to see a high quality Ahri figure for sale.

Tsugaga3/3/2015, 5:05:02 AM1 votes

$25 seems fine. They're high quality and they're collectible, so they won't be cheap.