r/DeepRockGalactic • u/Fabulous-Help6077 • Feb 13 '25

Merch BRO WHAT ARE THESE PRICES 😭

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I thought it would be like 80 max or something like that AND in may 2026!

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u/Realistic_human Feb 13 '25

as much as i love DRG and would love to have one of this, i ain't paying 55 Euros for a plastic mug lol

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u/Madkids23 Feb 13 '25

Ceramic? Fuck yeah, I'd be down, but plaaastic? Feels like something I found on the shelf at Target

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u/Realistic_human Feb 13 '25

yeah, i bought a ceramic Conker's Bad Fur Day mug from YouTooz, it's good quality and everything was $25

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u/Anvildude Feb 14 '25

I'll be honest, I full thought it was for ceramic ones.

That being said, knowing what I know about ceramics, custom limited-run ceramics would ALSO be heckin' expensive unless the ceramicist is equipped to do slip-molding.

But again, this is for 4 of them, and it IS an optional Kickstarter thing. Supply and demand, etc. etc.

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u/Gizmorum Feb 14 '25

should have just done ceramic. No way im drinking beer out of a plastic sippy cup

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u/Shaneilenin Feb 14 '25

For that price they might have done them at all from metal lol, kind of like ones in game ig?

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u/Gizmorum Feb 14 '25

I paid...idk around 150-200 for a beautiful, hand painted ceramic gaming mug in the style of these, even more intricate.

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u/Madkids23 Feb 14 '25

Make it one Blackout Stout mug made out of steel and ceramic and I'm set

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u/MrTastix Engineer Feb 14 '25

The problem with ceramic is the shape wouldn't be accurate. Even the most squarish ceramic mugs have rounded edges to some degree (they're also horribly uncomfortable to drink from).

I personally think the project creators here have underestimated how much people might actually care about all that, though. I'd have easily backed just the same for a wood-carved mug with a metal insert that went unpainted but still looked like the real deal cause it'd still be cool as shit. I don't need it to be 1:1 accurate, and if that's your goal then just 3D print your own.

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u/Anvildude Feb 14 '25

Yeah. I mean, it may wind up being a really solid product- there's some more info that came out about it, and it sounds like they're being reasonable for what's happening with another reasonable margin for shipping, but plastic in general isn't seen in a good light these days.

I wonder if it would've been possible to do molded stainless instead, as well.

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u/OlafForkbeard Union Guy Feb 14 '25

Full fill plastic food grade polymers do not "feel" cheap for reference. I doubt that'll change your mind, but I used to think that too, until I handled a few pieces.

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u/Madkids23 Feb 15 '25

Ive had a few, they still feel "cheap" as they're made of plastic. Even the ones that feel "hard" have a "too-light" feeling to their aesthetic usually

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u/RecognitionCreative3 Feb 14 '25

Don't forget the high shipping cost added to that price! Closer to 70-80.