>>5974769Actually, engineering and materials are pretty equal.
As for accessories, we've already seen how newer figures are coming with fewer and fewer from Japanese companies, while DCC has actually been including more.
And that was without increasing prices too. Prices have only gone up recently after about 5 years of no or little changes.
>that's largely down to the fact Max Factory couldn't get the license for Peter Weller's likenessThis is bullshit. You know nothing about the licensing agreement between the two companies and it's pure speculation. If it was likeness, it shouldnt matter on something as generic as a mouth.
Consider the fact that we had been seeing very simplistic cartoony sculpts from them anyway, even with figures they did have a full license for, it's likely just the fact that they didn't have a sculptor who could do a realistic looking likeness. And you just ended up with what they made.
Of course, you ignore the fact that Mezco is producing higher quality figures for only $10 more and that DCC is currently trying to release their own premium collector line for less.
Of course, the most telling sign is just how much stuff goes for normally. Everything is overpriced, sometimes 4x what it goes for elsewhere just because they can get away with it.
So the pricepoints don't actually denote quality or features. They just are what they are and don't relate to prices elsewhere.
