Don’t do a tier system? Just include it all with the toy. If that means rounding up to an even $200 then so be it. I’m just not a fan of it.
as I put in an earlier post, if he’s supposed to come with a gun and shield, then make him come with them. Don’t make what should be included items unlocksbles where there is a chance to not get them.
do something like with Unicron. Where there was a small Galvatron and Rodimus, add in some PVC humans as an unlock. Maybe a core sized Ginrai or Wheeljack and a Perceptor.
The art of setting a price point is balance.
It's not a matter of saying "Price it at $220, then we can afford
everything". That $40 difference could be the difference between success and failure.
On a gamble like this, they're trying to estimate the perfect intersection between "premium" and "affordability" that results in the project being most likely successful. Budget ceiling and profit margins are on a
razor's edge at the minimum backer level.
There's a lot of psychology that goes into fine-tuning a price tag. There's a reason why shelf prices at box stores typically end in ".9x". When you fully reason it out, $20-40 extra doesn't
seem like much in the grand scheme of things, especially for those with their finances properly squared up. But it can very well be the difference between an impulse buy and not. People doing quick mental math can say "A hundred-something? I can swing that. Not much else I want for only ~$100". The moment you cross that $200 threshold, though, then the brain goes "
two hundred... well, that's 1/3 of the way to a PS5...".
Same reason Unicron was sold at the odd pricepoint of $575. Surely, it wouldn't have mattered at that point if they rounded it out to an even $600. But again, you hit thresholds where customers are more likely to second-guess themselves, and the prospect for likely buyers drops precipitously.
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Is the chest supposed to be that chonky?
More or less. The protruding segment is the entirety of Saber's legs, and that's how the character design has always been.
They have the wings sticking out perpendicular on the sides, though. On the MP, I usually sweep them back as far as they go. Doesn't make the chest stick out any less, but it's less fiddly that way, and creates a smoother contour as the shape then blends into the narrower shoulder region.
