Riot Merch: Overpriced Figurines IMO

Who Man··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)

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Who Man3 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

ActuallyArrow1 votes

You could kind of compare them to Amiibos, in a way. Amiibos cost $15, and are decent quality, and I believe taller than the current figures Riot is offering. But I guess the difference is Amiibos aren't collectors items.

Gamod2 votes

amiibos are way better! t. They are collectives and they are also useful for something else beside standing on your shelf. and even if smaller they pack a lot of detail, more detail than my LoL figures.I own the URF and KATA figure and I got really disappointed by the simplicity and the amount of detail (Yes, it lacks detail)... sadly I find the box more beautiful crafted and designed than the figure itself. And who the hell came with the idea that those big heads are nice? :( I dont like big heads...

Since they put those big heads, then maybe they could come with some special feature for it... if I touch their head and the figure would have a speaker and say some famous league of legends character speeches..or whatever, played randomly, that would be awesome. AS a kid , i got better toys or collective for cheaper prices. Ziggs

ActuallyArrow2 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.

Who Man1 votes

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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.

It's SOLELY the Chibi style that makes me feel these are overpriced.

I don't want to spend $25+tax on something that looks like it's out of a Nick Jr. show.

On another note, I mentioned the 10-15 dollar price in anticipation to the $5 extra for shipping. So in all, I'd pay about $15-20 for one of these, but not $30 It's always the shipping fee that gets ya

ActuallyArrow1 votes

Indeed. I wouldn't mind if they let Funko make POP!Vinyls of the champions. Since they are usually only $10

ForPortal1 votes

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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.

That is my thought as well. Being both unarticulated and SD are two huge strikes against these figurines in my view. I would much prefer to buy articulated action figures in either 3.75" or 6" scale, or even a plush doll if the humans aren't stuck with yordle proportions.

yellowbricks2 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.

Gamod2 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

DarkeSoul2 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.

Tsugaga1 votes

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

Who Man2 votes

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

Collectible, but I'm not a collector. I guess that's the difference.

Gamod2 votes

25% for plastic crafted on a Chinese factory... pretty expensive. If those 25$ would reflect the quality and the craftman work on it... but no... they look cheap and feel cheap.

Basically a POP figure from RIOT... but just overpriced.

Spoo1 votes

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

So are the Nintendo Mii's but there not going at 25 and those actually look decent.

Let's face it, for something that's intentionally Chibi style, there kind of overpriced. If they were legitimate small figurines that were at least medium quality look-alike and not some chibi cutesy piece I could see spending 25 for the collector's piece. But as they are designed now, not a chance.

I spend 15$ on Nintendo Mii's as a collection piece. No way, am I going to pay 25.

CaptainTatertits1 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!

Gamod2 votes

ok, so you payed 150 for a skyrim, that gives 60$ for a game plus 70$ for additional content. See, RIOT merch is overpriced. You have to pay way more than 70$ to get 1 item... while in your skyrim you got the statue and more goodies! Yes, I got also the Skyrim . SO that you have an idea how RIOT is overpriced...

http://store.bethsoft.com/pop-vinyl-male-lone-wanderer.html (12$)

http://store.bethsoft.com/legacy-action-fallout-lone-wanderer.html (22$)

YES, RIOT MERCH is OVERPRICED....

WOLFJOB1 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 Excel1 votes

Nice PVC figures from Japan run $80+.

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

Sarutobi1 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!

Who Man4 votes

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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!

The statues are higher quality than the figurines, and 10 times their size. I would value the statues at $65-85 but at that price, $100 isn't much more. (It's irony though that you gave evidence of the statues being cheaply made. That just makes me think even more that the figurines are even more cheaply made.)

Don't get me wrong, I would really like my very own figurine. But when I see that sort of pricing I have to laugh and say no thanks.

The figurines are overpriced considering that they are two inches tall and cost 50 cents to make. With $25, I think I'll just make my own league plush and figurines.

ActuallyArrow1 votes

The statues are the only thing I feel are priced perfectly... The Ziggs statue is 13inches tall, made with insane detail, and has an amazing quality. Even the box looks to be well made. Plus, the statues are more so for the insane collectors than the fan service.

Who Man1 votes

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The statues are the only thing I feel are priced perfectly... The Ziggs statue is 13inches tall, made with insane detail, and has an amazing quality. Even the box looks to be well made. Plus, the statues are more so for the insane collectors than the fan service.

It's the insane amount of detail that makes me feel like those are more worth the price

Gamod1 votes

an action man or a Barbie doll are also beautiful crafted and you can even more his legs and arms, hips, hands..and so on. You get it for 25-50$....

I really don't think that a lol 13inch tall figure should be more than 100$... I would pay around maybe 60$ for it. It is not an unique piece of art, it is something that it is replicated in a factory... ... you only pay overpriced value when you know that you are getting an unique sculpture and not a when you're getting a china factory plastic made toy. MissFortune

Who Man1 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.

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