Thoughts on the mugs?

[ICountFrom0]

I like the design, but ... plastic? You want me to drink beer, out of a child's sippy cup?

[midori]

It's plastic. You can ask someone on Etsy to make it for you and probably pay less for a higher quality material. Not to mention that you get to choose which mug to print, you leaf lover. I'd rather have glass or even plexiglass lol.

[Ser Pounce]

Originally posted by Fed:

small, colours look kinda off, and I'd bet my left ass cheek this thing is more brittle than an elf. plus it's over 90 dollars in my country for it after tax (not even including shipping), hard pass lol

Small ? It's the size of an european pint, 500ml. They're not small at all lol.

Originally posted by Fed:

you're better off paying a local printer shop to make a bigger one, that's likely both cheaper, more durable, and let's actually chose your colours for display if you're actually interested in owning some DRG-esque looking memorabilia

I can tell you for sure thaa a 3D printed mug won't be more durable and won't be microwave, dishwasher, temperature and food safe.

[Ser Pounce]

Originally posted by ICountFrom0:

Originally posted by Ser Pounce:

In this case though, you can use boiling water and alcohol in the mugs.

No, not really.

ABS is not rated for boiling water, just below it, using it for making tea by pouring from your kettle will, eventually, do permanent damage.

It's also not colourfast, and any booze put in it WILL leach the dyes from it, for you to drink.

Unless they are lying about the material they picked?

It's not ABS, it's Polyamide 6. Would be nice if people read the KS page and FAQ at some point.

Originally posted by JeanneOskoure:

The plastic they used can withstand 85°C for long period of times without getting damaged. The water from your kettle shouldn't be higher than that when you pour it in the mug.

Outside of the fact that each plastic type has about a thousand variant, PA6 can withstand much higher temperature on average before you start seeing deformation, which starts to happen at 120°C. Much higher than ABS.

Originally posted by midori:

It's plastic. You can ask someone on Etsy to make it for you and probably pay less for a higher quality material. Not to mention that you get to choose which mug to print, you leaf lover. I'd rather have glass or even plexiglass lol.

Yeah, I've seen the so called Etsy mugs and it's usually same or higher price with an extreme dip in quality so not really.

[Yellowbeard]

All plastic...FFS...

'beer glass koozie'
'beer can koozie'

https://v.etsystatic.com/video/upload/ac_none,du_15,q_auto:good/file_zx1nzh.mp4

Do they even drink?

[MoTo]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

I'm not sure anyone here understands how expensive it is to buy complex molds and equipment time at a factory to produce small batches of something.

The plastic being used is also of extremely high quality, and thus expensive. The design is very complex, significantly more complex than your average plastic drinking vessel; involving multiple pieces.

I'm not saying buying expensive plastic mugs from a videogame is a smart choice in general, and I'm definitely not going to be spending my money on something so frivolous, but it's not a scam, you're getting charged relative to what it costs to produce the product; it just costs WAY more than you think due to economy of scale. Ie. They would be WAY cheaper if they made WAY more of them, but obviously no one is gonna buy all of those.

This is exactly what Kickstarter is for, small batches of niche product; that people are willing to pay more than average for.

Keep drinking the Kool-Aide like you always have.. LUL

[midori]

Originally posted by Ser Pounce:

Yeah, I've seen the so called Etsy mugs and it's usually same or higher price with an extreme dip in quality so not really.

Sure, sure you did.
Look, they're not gonna pay you to clown on these forums and act like a white knight.

Originally posted by MoTo:

Originally posted by Chibbity:

I'm not sure anyone here understands how expensive it is to buy complex molds and equipment time at a factory to produce small batches of something.

The plastic being used is also of extremely high quality, and thus expensive. The design is very complex, significantly more complex than your average plastic drinking vessel; involving multiple pieces.

I'm not saying buying expensive plastic mugs from a videogame is a smart choice in general, and I'm definitely not going to be spending my money on something so frivolous, but it's not a scam, you're getting charged relative to what it costs to produce the product; it just costs WAY more than you think due to economy of scale. Ie. They would be WAY cheaper if they made WAY more of them, but obviously no one is gonna buy all of those.

This is exactly what Kickstarter is for, small batches of niche product; that people are willing to pay more than average for.

Keep drinking the Kool-Aide like you always have.. LUL

Consoomers like these are the reason why quality went down the drainer lately. They will eat up whatever poo you throw at them, its incredible. their lack of self-value really makes you question what kind of mushroom they smoke.

[GIRL]

Originally posted by midori:

Sure, sure you did.
Look, they're not gonna pay you to clown on these forums and act like a white knight.

He doesn't get paid, that's the sad thing. He does this for free.

[Chibbity]

Originally posted by MoTo:

Keep drinking the Kool-Aide like you always have.. LUL

Literally who? Am I supposed to know you?

Originally posted by midori:

Consoomers like these are the reason why quality went down the drainer lately. They will eat up whatever poo you throw at them, its incredible. their lack of self-value really makes you question what kind of mushroom they smoke.

You should try actually reading, I've said twice now that I would never spend money on "over priced" plastic mugs lol, I literally said it in the quote you included, you're so eager for some kind of internet win you're just tripping over yourself; and now you look pretty foolish.

[RUCKUS RELOADED]

Originally posted by Femboy Thighs:

Originally posted by midori:

Sure, sure you did.
Look, they're not gonna pay you to clown on these forums and act like a white knight.

He doesn't get paid, that's the sad thing. He does this for free.

BUH-BUH-BUH-BAAAAAAAAAAAAASED

[Fart Lord]

Great shelf piece, though I would stick to my regular mugs for drinking as the lip on them looks a bit thick for my liking. Plus that massive size wont fit neatly in my cupboards anyhow, might buy if i have the spare cash.

[VGER]

Originally posted by ICountFrom0:

I like the design, but ... plastic? You want me to drink beer, out of a child's sippy cup?

Pretty cool, but I have too many cups already. Darn.

[Chibbity]

The bottom line is that Kickstarter exists to pair customers with extra money to overpriced products that would never get made otherwise.

It's a free market, people are clearly willing to pay for this product, and even beyond that, I'm pretty sure the stretch goals were reached; so they are extremely willing lol.

If you think it's not high quality? Fine. If you think it's over priced? Great. Don't buy it, no one wants you to, no one needs you to, you're clearly not the target audience; nor am I.

Trying to fabricate some kind of fake drama or controversy over it is just sad, the price is a consequence of small scale bespoke product manufacturing, it is what it is, you vote with your wallet, and people already did; the free market is willing to bear the cost of this product and that's literally all the justification it needs.

No one is being scammed, this is not a practical product promising to solve some dire need, it's a collectors item, a vanity piece, a guilty pleasure, its an indulgence, the people buying it fully understand they are paying too much for what they are getting in a practical sense; that's the entire idea.

[Someguyinhere]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

The bottom line is that Kickstarter exists to pair customers with extra money to overpriced products that would never get made otherwise.

It's a free market, people are clearly willing to pay for this product, and even beyond that, I'm pretty sure the stretch goals were reached; so they are extremely willing lol.

If you think it's not high quality? Fine. If you think it's over priced? Great. Don't buy it, no one wants you to, no one needs you to, you're clearly not the target audience; nor am I.

Trying to fabricate some kind of fake drama or controversy over it is just sad, the price is a consequence of small scale bespoke product manufacturing, it is what it is, you vote with your wallet, and people already did; the free market is willing to bear the cost of this product and that's literally all the justification it needs.

No one is being scammed, this is not a practical product promising to solve some dire need, it's a collectors item, a vanity piece, a guilty pleasure, its an indulgence, the people buying it fully understand they are paying too much for what they are getting in a practical sense; that's the entire idea.

"STOP EXPRESSING OPINIONS THAT I DON'T LIKE WAAAAAAAH."

[Chibbity]

Originally posted by Someguyinhere:

"STOP EXPRESSING OPINIONS THAT I DON'T LIKE WAAAAAAAH."

This guy gets it lol^

[DukeoftheAges]

i mean they look like childrens toys too. waste of money