Expertly Crafted Dragon Mount Figure

So I received my collector's edition yesterday and have to agree with everyone, the dragon is crap. What made it worse was the fact that I also received my She-Hulk Marvel Bishoujo statue from Kotobukiya yesterday. Now I realize that this is an $80 figure and twice the size of the dragon but wow the quality is just so much better. I wasn't expecting a super nice figure but I was expecting a more than what I received. The art book was nice though.

I don't know what gave me the impression that the dragon would be made of a higher quality material than ATBC-PVC.

Simply put, this is the last time I purchase a CE that includes a statue - they jack up the price far too much for too little in return. I can honestly say I've received more useful content from $75 Collector Edition's that lacked an "expertly crafted figure".

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Originally Posted by Alexander_9211

I have to sadly add myself to the list of complainers...

http://i.imgur.com/vOBDe1J.jpg

Leg on the left... check. Tail... check (sorta). Leg in the back...damn it.

Seriously what the hell? That leg is totally off. I was in doubt whether it was the stand or statue but I checked the protective plastic the figure came with, and apparently it was supposed to be a little more to the back (giving the outlines). So, what now? We just sadly look at it and pray it doesn't balance off?

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also have the back legs issue, but mine look like the dragon trip its legs from the rock. The status look better in the box than unboxed and set it up

Adding my name to the list. Dragon can sit with front and back legs on the pegs or you can put the tail in, but not all three. The slightest breeze will knock this thing over.

too bad i don't enderstand japanese... i wonder if they have the same issue.

Adding mine to the list. Yes, the tail sort of "clicks in", and then it can stand on its own, without any of the legs actually fitting on the stand ... but because of that I don't dare leaving it like that on any shelf, because I'm afraid the smallest movement will destabilise it and it'll plunge to its doom...... :/

Have no knowledge of action figures to be honest, but yeah this alone is quite an issue. The plastic box it came in - not at all good to have it displayed in, but that's just one thing. It's also the kind of plastic I see cheap Chinese toys packed up in. Waaaay too disappointing.

I haven't taken mine out of the box so I can't speak for the stand issue. I can say though that while I wasn't planning on it being high end, when I picked up the box with the dragon still in it and it felt like all I was lifting was the box ...? -.- < That is what I did. I expected a bit better quality than something that lightweight.

C'mon SE. If I can buy the CE of Return of The King DVD with a WETA branded Minas Tirith in it for 70$, you can do better than this for 130 US. /whispers BTW. That statue was about the same size as the dragon. ;)

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Originally Posted by BreathlessTao

Adding mine to the list. Yes, the tail sort of "clicks in", and then it can stand on its own, without any of the legs actually fitting on the stand ... but because of that I don't dare leaving it like that on any shelf, because I'm afraid the smallest movement will destabilise it and it'll plunge to its doom...... :/

Have no knowledge of action figures to be honest, but yeah this alone is quite an issue. The plastic box it came in - not at all good to have it displayed in, but that's just one thing. It's also the kind of plastic I see cheap Chinese toys packed up in. Waaaay too disappointing.

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I'm joining the list as well... Art book etc was whatever shown but the dragon dolly just doesn't sit right and can't be displayed in the box it came in due to quality of plastic.

Got mine in, got rid of the stand. The Dragon sits comfortably atop my PC, looking menacing to all who come near.

That being said, not doing another physical CE from SE.

Hm don't think dev really interacts with us no? Can't bring this to their attention unless we can spam their HQ with physical complaint letters or the like?

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Originally Posted by Orchid

Hm don't think dev really interacts with us no? Can't bring this to their attention unless we can spam their HQ with physical complaint letters or the like?

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they can choice to ignore the issue, just like the UK CE price

I have amiibos with almost the same size of the dragon statue, i really liked the artbook but my biggest disapointment was the bonuss disc. I was expecting some sort of making of... Not a buch of trailer and cg videos on a disc... For me nothing surpases halo 3 legendary edition, thats what i call value for your money. Never again square enix!!!.

Yoshi P dragon did not look big so? http://i.ytimg.com/vi/BTZ6SKjYJng/maxresdefault.jpg http://www.finalfantasy.net/wp-conte...agonstatue.png the box dose but what's all this other dragon talk?:rolleyes:

I only bothered to order the physical CE because the last time I'd bought a physical copy of FFXIV, it was the original 1.0 CE. I wasn't expecting much out of the figure, so I wasn't really disappointed. It holds up well enough in my display cabinet and it looks fine to me.

Still, unless they really hook me in with something new on the next expansion, I'm likely to settle for digital CE from now on.

1st thing: What was presented on livestream was japanese version and I knew that EU/NA box will be different and I am not the only one. It is even shown on the promotional picture, that the box is different.

2nd thing: Even on the promotional picture, the dragon has one of it's legs lifted in the air. Why do you expect to magically pull it down when it was made to be up?

http://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/lds/p....png?26f7f37v1

I don't want to make fun of your misery but if you plan to spend such amount of money on something, atleast check what you are buying.
EDIT: I am not refering to the claws issue.

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Originally Posted by SakuraMidori

Yoshi P dragon did not look big so? http://i.ytimg.com/vi/BTZ6SKjYJng/maxresdefault.jpg http://www.finalfantasy.net/wp-conte...agonstatue.png the box dose but what's all this other dragon talk?:rolleyes:

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Lol, talk about expectation vs reality. The CE advertisement make the dragon look a decent size, but the reality of it is ... not so big. Ultimately, you're not only paying for the statue itself, but for the books and other stuff.

Honestly, this doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Everyone is complaining about the quality of the CE, which they have all right to do, but seriously, the sad truth about business and marketing is to focus on your core demographic... And for SE that demographic does not include NA or EU, regardless on if that is the right or wrong way to go, it is how it is, and it is naive to think otherwise.

I plan on fixing mine with a couple of drops of Krazy glue. Problem solved. I like the statue but it is very much smaller than it seemed in the pics i saw. Anyway, that's our dragon mount in case you had not realized.

glad i didnt waste my money on this lol

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Originally Posted by reillyblair

glad i didnt waste my money on this lol

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Haha, same. I remember thinking about how the quality and how I found it paling in comparison to other figures I own (Goodsmile Company's figma series, Nendoroids and scaled figures) and I even told a buddy that the one thing that turned me away from the CE wasn't the price but the dragon figure, it just looks awful for a figure.

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Originally Posted by T2teddy

I plan on fixing mine with a couple of drops of Krazy glue. Problem solved. I like the statue but it is very much smaller than it seemed in the pics i saw. Anyway, that's our dragon mount in case you had not realized.

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THE KRAGLE !!

Ok, reality vs expectation... i can live with that. But why do something that doesn't even fit on its own base ? Kinda insulting.

I really thought this figure would be much higher quality, especially when you consider how detailed and spectacular Square Enix's Play Arts Kai line of figures are. Totally disappointed and the dragon of course doesn't fit right on the cheaply constructed base despite my best efforts to carefully bend the figure to try and fit it. So mine will stay in the box packaging it came and go in the closet while I keep my Dragoon, Warrior of Light and various FFVII Play Arts Kai figures on the entertainment center for all of my guests to see!

Will purchase digital CE only going forward...

Honestly, I have too much crap as is, with no where to put it all. I can completely understand everyone elses' disappointment and anger at the poor craftsmanship, but I personally never had any intent of taking the dragon out of it's personal box. I bought the CE more for the in game items, (namely Cecil's Dark Knight helmet), the art book, and just because I wanted to say I had the CE. I was at one of those rare moments that I had a little extra money to buy the CE, so I did. I'm satisfied with my purchase, but as I said, I can completely understand why other people aren't, as there's no excuse for a collectible from such a high profile company being of such low quality craftsmanship.....

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Originally Posted by Gamer3427

I bought the CE more for the in game items, (namely Cecil's Dark Knight helmet), the art book, and just because I wanted to say I had the CE.

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So you basically paid $70.00 to get an art book? I'm not sure this was a good decision.

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Originally Posted by Jahaudant

So you basically paid $70.00 to get an art book? I'm not sure this was a good decision.

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I think you missed the last part of what he said... 'I just wanted to say I had the CE'.

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Originally Posted by Jahaudant

So you basically paid $70.00 to get an art book? I'm not sure this was a good decision.

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I'm saying that I bought it because it was the CE of the first expansion to a game that I love, and I had a little spare cash at the time. I was also saying that out of the collectibles, the Dragon Statue was the lowest on my list because I have too many such items as is, and even from the picture of it, it wasn't as interesting to me as the items already filling my shelves.....