Have PAKs improved?

>inb4 pak meme picture
Yes.

They've been decent figures for a while but there's no justifying the price

>>6070194
>still 100+ chicken nuggets for mediocre figures
might as well buy a hot toys or something if I'm supposed to pay that much for a PAK

>>6070194
Yes, but with it came a major price hike that makes the figures overpriced garbage.

I've received a few of the newer Batman ones as gifts and I was absolutely floor when I heard how much they spent on them. The quality and build on them do not reflect something that costs almost $200.

>>6070230
I paid about 80 Canadian for Vincent Valentine from FFVII and was plesently surprised. Also picked up a reach a gold reach spartan for 60 who had a warped ass cover so there's your anecdotal info on PAK. And a run on sentence.

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>>6070194

I only have two, but I love both of them, especially Batman.

>>6070202
>>6070210

PAKs are for clueless, edgy, turbopleb vidyanigggers and clearly you're not the target market.

>>6070243

I bet you pay 6-11k yen for figmas and think you are patrician.

>>6070248
Which figma's are 11k?

>>6070252
a shitty waifuboat that has huge tits that didn't transfer well into figure form

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The quality has improved greatly but just as others have said already the price tag has become a very large pill to swallow.

The AmiAmi pre-order discount helps a lot with the steep bill.

The price wouldn't bother me so much if the figures came with a little more. I'm very happy with the paint, sculpt and builds but damn they are lacking in accessories. It would be nice if Prompto came with a camera and Ignis came with some cooking supplies. That sorta stuff would go a long way.

>>6070308
What k-pop band?
Is that Dir en Grey?

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>no more peanut knees
>QC seems to have gotten better according to the FF XV PAKs
But, recently:
>literally >$120 for one PAK
>barely any accessories or alternate hand parts
Almost bit the bullet on Gladiolus, but the recent prices have really turned me off. However I immediately pre-ordered pic related, he looks really fucking good.

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Thanks for the input fellas.
I haven't bought a PAK figure since FF Dissidia Cloud and his quality and flimsy joints scared me off from buying any others. (It was probably a bootleg)
Nice to know that the quality has improved a bit since then. I really, REALLY wanna' preorder REmake Cloud or Barret, but I just can't justify the price. I might cave-in.

>>6070252
Exclusives, limiteds, and boatshit.

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>>6070320
I'd like to add that even though the PAK's face isn't 100% identical to Nyx's original face, I still like it because he looks more lifelike instead of looking like a token Final Fantasy pretty boy.

>>6070330
I think you should go ahead and pre-order Cloud, unlike other PAKs I think he won't be cheaper in the after market because of his popularity as a character and also because he might not be that easy to find later on. Barrett on the other hand has a chance of being cheaper after release because he isn't as popular of a FF character, so you could skip on pre-ordering him I think.

I just really wish SE would start licensing their characters out. There may be improvements, but I'd still take an SHF or a figma over them. But, they're unfortunately the only option for FF figs.

>>6070320
>>6070336
Still playing through XV, but I liked Kingsglaive more than the game so far.

>>6070336
I just might go ahead and bite the bullet. Plus he doesn't release until April so I could save up some money until then.

>>6070194
They improved just enough to justify the old prices. But along with the marginal quality improvements, the prices are also hiked up a lot.

>>6070308
car when?

>>6070308
I pre-ordered that new fucking cloud because I dislike Pak for a number of reasons... but that new one looks gangbusters.

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>>6070549

>>6070252

Slan and the rest of the beserkshit

>>6070252
After yen went up figma prices went through the fucking roof... lucky that's going down.

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>>6070553
>>6070330

The Advent children version comes with a million more swords and bendy-wire cloth. Way cooler imo.

>>6070562
He looks like he has boneitis though

>>6070562
Vii just had a better hairstyle and look to me.

>>6070562
So how does this look in hand... like what are the chances of melts pak face?

>>6070637

There are reviews you know.

Just how shitty are the bootlegs of PAKs in terms of joints?

>>6070202
This. I dropped the line once MGS was finished.

>>6070308
>Nu Barrett only comes with one extra fucking hand

Square are the cheapest Jews when it comes to accessories.

>>6070779
Considering how shitty PAK joints are normally I'd have to imagine the bootlegs' are made of playdough.

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knoe

>>6071041
Where is this from? Injustice?

>>6070779
Exactly the same. The only thing that is shittier on the bootlegs is that the paint is sloppy on faces, but it looks fine on fully masked characters.

>>6073968

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NrIX0ft1DY&t=0s

Paint and sculpt is shittier in general.

I pick up PAKs on occasion when they go on clearance. Like everyone else says, they're decent lately, but WAY too pricey. I don't like their paint apps for the most part though. They tend look like someone's first try at airbrushing and can be very heavy-handed and poorly blended, especially when it comes to exposed skin. The sculpting can be very intricate, but sometimes it just goes way too over the top and becomes a visual clusterfuck.

>>6070194
Not enough to justify the price. And it was raised, too - making it even less worth it.

>>6073967
FUTURES END

>>6070308
I have the UCE Noctis as well but I have no idea if I want to keep it. They should've given him the royal raimant outfit instead of the anime is real outfit. Is the figure any good or should I just sell it it. I'm digging everything else from the UCE though.

>>6074232
I'd say if you got a good spot to set him up with his lance keep him. If not, then I'd sell em.

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Is the Titanfall PAK worth getting? I can't afford the ThreeZero line. How are the Chinese versions on eBay? I've never bought a bootleg, but there also 1/3rd of the price.

>>6075812

I've seen it and felt it on hand and it's very disappointing. Joints sound and feel brittle, it feels like it's been hastily put together and the pilot is in a static pose. Save up for the threezero one, bro, you'll definitely get your money's worth on how big and detailed it is, plus the 1/12 pilot you get.

>>6076005
>pilot is in a static pose

zero articulation? what a fucking scam

>>6076014
>what a fucking scam
Welcome to PAKs

>>6070194
I've bought some over the years. The Dragoon is the only one worth any money. Not worth the late tax, but it was worth it at retail

>>6074148
glad I didnt finish reading it

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I bought the FFXV boys, I like them, but....

Overpriced
Glossy ass paint
Awkward to pose.

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>>6077985
Cloud Jr is probably my favorite.

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>>6077990
And just for a size comparison. The first Play Arts I bought vs the last.

>>6077990
>>6077985
God the hair on these looks fucking awful.

>>6077994
Yep, they can't do hair to save their lives.

>>6070308
>No superpower blue noctis
>Ignis still has his eyesight
>Gladio lacks all the scars.

Looks like shit.

>>6070239
What's that tali figure

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>>6078083

Play arts Tali.

She's nice.

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>>6075812
>>6076005
>>6076014
>>6076018
I own Atlas and it's 1 of 2 PAK I own.
He's very nice but I for the life of my absolutely can not get his weapon into his hand.

I have tried and I just can't figure it out. Does the hand pop apart? Does the Rifle have a part to remove to fit in?

As for Pilot it helps if you get a Mega Blok CoD guy to be a Pilot.

>>6081390
There's a special place in hell for you brand mixers. Disgusting.

>>6081615

I bet you are a company warring autist.

>>6070194
>Have PAKs improved?

Yes, but that's because it's really easy to improve something when the thing is so fucking bad to begin with. They were utter trash back then, now they are just trash.

>>6076005
I owned the PAK. Ditched it and saved up and got the ThreeZero instead.

>>6081390
That pilot looks so out of place with it's shitty glossy plastic and 0 paint apps that you might as well throw both of those things away.