Should we cancel our Pip-Boy Edition Pre-Orders?

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I've realized that this "Limited Edition" Pip-Boy Edition of Fallout 4 is not very limited at all. It's only been like, what a week or two since the reveal of Fallout 4, and they have already distributed several hundred thousand of these editions to retailers. And it's still only June. We still have 4 months to go until the game actually comes out.

At this rate, the Pip-Boy Edition isn't going to be very limited at all, as everyone and their grandma will have one.

I'm thinking the Pips will be on Ebay for like $30 or so after they come out, as people will clammer to sell theirs after realizing it's not all that cool, and try to get some money back.

That being said, I think it's best if we all cancelled out pre-orders and just buy one cheap off Ebay or something when it comes out. With how many units they're making of this Pip-Boy Edition, it's not going to be worth a whole lot because everyone will have one.

The more you make of something, the less it will be worth.

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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Eric:

Wear it out in public and look like a cringy loser?

Yep, that's totally why people bought it. No dumbass, it comes with a stand so you can put it on your desk or whatever. It's a decoration.

[x0NightHawk0x]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Eric:

Wtf are you guys going to even do with this thing? Wear it out in public and look like a cringy loser? Literally has zero use unless you do a cosplay or something. Even then you could probably make one thats better that does not look like a cheap piece of plastic which is what it is.

This guy clearly doesn't understand the purpose of collector's items.

[bloodymonarch]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย x0NightHawk0x:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Eric:

Wtf are you guys going to even do with this thing? Wear it out in public and look like a cringy loser? Literally has zero use unless you do a cosplay or something. Even then you could probably make one thats better that does not look like a cheap piece of plastic which is what it is.

This guy clearly doesn't understand the purpose of collector's items.

The only purpose they have: Extra money for the people selling it.

[x0NightHawk0x]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย bloodymonarch:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย x0NightHawk0x:

This guy clearly doesn't understand the purpose of collector's items.

The only purpose they have: Extra money for the people selling it.

This guy also doesn't understand it.

[bloodymonarch]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย x0NightHawk0x:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย bloodymonarch:

The only purpose they have: Extra money for the people selling it.

This guy also doesn't understand it.

Please explain what makes this chunk of plastic shaped like a pipboy a better 40 dollar (or more) investment than an actual wrist mounted computer?

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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย bloodymonarch:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย x0NightHawk0x:

This guy also doesn't understand it.

Please explain what makes this chunk of plastic shaped like a pipboy a better 40 dollar (or more) investment than an actual wrist mounted computer?

Literally nothing. Collecters editions don't have any actual value, they almost never appreciate in value anymore and it probably cost them a fraction of what you pay to manufacture those items in china. They exist solely for fans of the series to get excited about, shell out some extra cash on a toy to put on display and otherwise enjoy.

[bloodymonarch]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย ???:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย bloodymonarch:

Please explain what makes this chunk of plastic shaped like a pipboy a better 40 dollar (or more) investment than an actual wrist mounted computer?

Literally nothing. Collecters editions don't have any actual value, they almost never appreciate in value anymore and it probably cost them a fraction of what you pay to manufacture those items in china. They exist solely for fans of the series to get excited about, shell out some extra cash on a toy to put on display and otherwise enjoy.

He's right about one part of the not understanding it. I can't wrap my head around how you could look up at that brown shiny plastic toy and "enjoy" it just being there. The only thing I look at and enjoy it's presence is my real life rifle. (it functions as a rifle too!)

It makes more sense to enjoy the presence of another person on display IMO. Preferrably a female.

[Vadim]

This is Unlimited Editioin :D

[Ruin]

As a long-time fan of the Fallout series - all the way back to FO1 and yes, even Tactics - I am looking forward to my Pipboy gathering dust on my shelf, as I undoubtedly lose interest in it's novelty after about an hour of playing with it...

As Todd Howard described them, "second screen experiences are usually just 'stupid gimmicks'... But as far as stupid gimmicks go, this is the best f**king one I've seen!"

[Vesper]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย bloodymonarch:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย ???:

Literally nothing. Collecters editions don't have any actual value, they almost never appreciate in value anymore and it probably cost them a fraction of what you pay to manufacture those items in china. They exist solely for fans of the series to get excited about, shell out some extra cash on a toy to put on display and otherwise enjoy.

He's right about one part of the not understanding it. I can't wrap my head around how you could look up at that brown shiny plastic toy and "enjoy" it just being there. The only thing I look at and enjoy it's presence is my real life rifle. (it functions as a rifle too!)

It makes more sense to enjoy the presence of another person on display IMO. Preferrably a female.

Different strokes for different fokes.

[Ruin]

Just thinking... I'm curious to see the level of QQ that happens when Bethesda do eventually stop selling the Pip-Boy edition and those people who haven't yet bought one run to the forums to whinge about how unfair it is that they missed out - despite only having themselves to blame for waiting so damn'd long...

[Jörf]

The Pip-Boys are made with cheap plastic, you could literally make it at home.

[Ruin]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย DoW King Tsunami™:

The Pip-Boys are made with cheap plastic, you could literally make it at home.

Presuming you know this as fact because you have evidence of it's poor manufacturing quality?

Or are you merely trying to console yourself (and others) as to why you're not getting one?

I also don't believe you know what the term 'literally' means, or are you actually advocating that the average person could scratch-build a moulded plastic item in their own home... I mean seriously, you actually suggest people could make their own Pip-Boy as easily as baking a cake or something?

Sure, you could probably make one with a 3D printer, but at several thousand dollars, not everyone owns one just yet...

[GM Pax]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย bloodymonarch:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย x0NightHawk0x:

This guy also doesn't understand it.

Please explain what makes this chunk of plastic shaped like a pipboy a better 40 dollar (or more) investment than an actual wrist mounted computer?

A thing need not serve a practical purpose, to be worth money. Otherwise, jewelry would be without value. As would most art, especially sculptures.

[Ruin]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย GM Pax:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย bloodymonarch:

Please explain what makes this chunk of plastic shaped like a pipboy a better 40 dollar (or more) investment than an actual wrist mounted computer?

A thing need not serve a practical purpose, to be worth money. Otherwise, jewelry would be without value. As would most art, especially sculptures.

Art is a very good analogy as I consider most of Van Gough's work to be utterly ♥♥♥♥♥ and demonstrating infantile painting skills personally, but apparently some people will pay millions of dollars for that very same ♥♥♥♥♥...