First 4 Figures Vyse Exclusive

[Eros]

Originally Posted by Romeo

I don't get this. And another statue company does this. Having one extra piece as an add on does not make it an exclusive edition! It's clearly lying and false advertising. The statue itself is the same, the paint, the pose, everything about it. Having one extra part in the package does not make it unique or exclusive to give it separate numbering.

Agreed. The cutlass could be a preorder bonus for the first 425 orders or something. It could still be exclusive but would keep the edition smaller. 1425 statues in total is a lot. I don't think F4F sell out much these days either. But its to be expected I suppose, majority of F4F have exclusives editions.

[Romeo]

Originally Posted by Eros

Agreed. The cutlass could be a preorder bonus for the first 425 orders or something. It could still be exclusive but would keep the edition smaller. 1425 statues in total is a lot. I don't think F4F sell out much these days either. But its to be expected I suppose, majority of F4F have exclusives editions.

Even worse to me was the McFarlane Black Flag statue. They initially stated a limited release of 1,000 statue. Then right before launch they said 950 statues, 50 "artist like proof". Bull. Shit. They took out 50 from production and literally just did not paint them. Then they have the nerve to give them separate serial numbers and claim a special edition.... IT ISN'T EVEN PAINTED!

[Dan]

Originally Posted by Romeo

Even worse to me was the McFarlane Black Flag statue. They initially stated a limited release of 1,000 statue. Then right before launch they said 950 statues, 50 "artist like proof". Bull. Shit. They took out 50 from production and literally just did not paint them. Then they have the nerve to give them separate serial numbers and claim a special edition.... IT ISN'T EVEN PAINTED!

I disagree with you, most of these "exclusive" editions not only do they cost more than the regular edition but come with a exchangeable whatever. Which I guess can justify their reason to why they cost more... But the McFarlane statue didn't cost extra and was different from the original one.

Also the artist proof was never announced as a "special" or "exclusive" edition they just made an artist proof (like most of the McFarlane statues)..

[JRPGFan]

Honestly I would love this as just a one-off to have something from SoA Memorabilia.

Edit: Ordered. This is gonna be a sweet x-mas present! (and my first figure/statue!)

Thanks OP!

[Romeo]

Originally Posted by Dan

I disagree with you, most of these "exclusive" editions not only do they cost more than the regular edition but come with a exchangeable whatever. Which I guess can justify their reason to why they cost more... But the McFarlane statue didn't cost extra and was different from the original one.

Also the artist proof was never announced as a "special" or "exclusive" edition they just made an artist proof (like most of the McFarlane statues)..

Costing more isn't the issue, as extras are including. What bothers me is the illegal false advertising of exclusivity. Throwing in an extra piece does not make the edition of a hand painted statue unique. The statue is still the same. The add on is what is different, hence claiming two versions and two runs is a lie.

In regards to McFarlane, producing 1,000 statues then taking 50 off the production line, simply not painting them, then giving them their own serial number, is not unique or special. They took away from the real run of statues and are selling an unfinished product. If a car company like Ford makes a special edition of the Mustang with serial number (which they do often), then last minute say "hey 50 of these are artist proof!" Which means they're unpainted, and charged the same price, wouldn't you agree paying the same amount of money for an unpainted car is just silly?

[Dan]

Originally Posted by Romeo

In regards to McFarlane, producing 1,000 statues then taking 50 off the production line, simply not painting them, then giving them their own serial number, is not unique or special. They took away from the real run of statues and are selling an unfinished product.

They never announced that it would be a "separate statue" or that it would be "an exclusive statue" aside from the original. They announce it would be an artist proof. Some people tend to be extremely picky when it comes to the painting of the statues so they prefer an unpainted one and that's how the artist proof comes about.

Originally Posted by Romeo

If a car company like Ford makes a special edition of the Mustang with serial number (which they do often), then last minute say "hey 50 of these are artist proof!" Which means they're unpainted, and charged the same price, wouldn't you agree paying the same amount of money for an unpainted car is just silly?

They do it all the time... Scion (sub company to toyota) releases "limited" exclusives every time they release a new car... when in reality all they really are, are just differently painted cars.

Scion TC 2013 "Zeus" version



Scion TC 2013 regular colors




They do it on a yearly basis 2008, 2009, 2010-2013, and i'm sure scion isn't the only company that does it...

[Romeo]

Originally Posted by Dan

They never announced that it would be a "separate statue" or that it would be "an exclusive statue" aside from the original. They announce it would be an artist proof. Some people tend to be extremely picky when it comes to the painting of the statues so they prefer an unpainted one and that's how the artist proof comes about.



They do it all the time... Scion (sub company to toyota) releases "limited" exclusives every time they release a new car... when in reality all they really are, are just differently painted cars.

Spoiler!

Scion TC 2013 "Zeus" version



Scion TC 2013 regular colors

They do it on a yearly basis 2008, 2009, 2010-2013, and i'm sure scion isn't the only company that does it...

We're close to the same page here yet still misunderstanding one another.

In regards to the McFarlane statue, they initially said 1,000 are being produced. Afterwards that was changed to 950 and 50 for an unpainted version. That is just silly. You're paying for an unfinished product taken from the original production of 1,000.

That's where I mentioned the limited editions for vehicles. Sure the paint is different, yet it is unique and limited. Now if they took a limited edition of 500 cars, then near release said "hey 50 of the 500 will be unpainted" yet charge the same price, for an unfinished vehicle, doesn't that sound silly to you?

To be more on topic specifically, I like a lot of these statues, and want the new Tomb Raider one coming out. Yet the "exclusive" is just an extra arm with the shotgun in her hand. The statue is still the same, so in reality there are NOT two versions, just one big production. I won't support companies that do that nonsense.

[King Peter]

Damn, I remember the good old days when playing this game, both on Gamecube and Dreamcast.

Of course, the Gamecube was better with the wanted bounty hunter sidequest (not available on the Dreamcast). Extremely tough, especially the original copies.

No Fina statue, bummer

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by King Peter

No Fina statue, bummer

I always get nervous when companies start producing cool statues for RPGs like this cuz it makes me sad when there's only 1 (or a few) characters out of a larger group. But who knows, this one has gotten ALOT of publicity and positive feedback from what I've seen/read elsewhere so maybe this franchise will take off... into the Skies!

[JRPGFan]

Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

I always get nervous when companies start producing cool statues for RPGs like this cuz it makes me sad when there's only 1 (or a few) characters out of a larger group. But who knows, this one has gotten ALOT of publicity and positive feedback from what I've seen/read elsewhere so maybe this franchise will take off... into the Skies!

Sounds like you're getting one?