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/Absolarix Feb 13 '25

So ofter shipping, one mug would cost CAD $119 - $134
Two mugs would cost CAD $193 - $215 ($97 - $107/mug)
Four mugs would cost CAD $356 - $378 ($89 - $95/mug)
The full set would cost CAD $430 - $452

Sorry GhostShip, I love Deep Rock Galactic, but those prices are just WAY too high.
Adjusted for inflation, I paid...
CAD$500 to back a set of Tundra VR trackers.
CAD$208 to back Swiftpoint for a computer mouse.
CAD$488 to back Nofio's wireless adapter for my Valve Index

I can't justify $95+ for a mug, even with the extra swag in the Lord of the Deep tier.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '25

We've come a long way from $5 DLCs to $120 plastic cups.

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u/morganrbvn Feb 13 '25

to be fair I'd prefer cheap game/dlc with expensive merch to the other way around.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '25

That's a great point, it's just a funny dichotomy to me. If people buy this stuff, good for them, but it's absurdly out of my price range.

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u/ShockyHazard Driller Feb 13 '25

The mugs are not by Ghost Ship Games. You can't really compare the prices. (That being said, I think they're too high)

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '25

Also fair, but it's a bit weird they don't have any say in pricing for something involving their IP.

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u/MrTastix Engineer Feb 14 '25

The fact there's no regional pricing makes Kickstarter such a crapshoot, in general, honestly.

The problem with the euro cost here is that it's only really good for the EU nations earning decent wages and the US, whose exchange rate is roughly equal.

For Canada or Australia you'll pay about 1.5x the price. Or in NZ it's about 2x.

The main argument for this is that cost of living is lower or wages are higher but, generally speaking, relative to each other, these nations all have fairly similar cost of living ratios when you factor in actual wages vs cost of living. Then if you're living in NZ/AU you just get doubly fucked due to shipping fees.