[Raine24]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

The difference I take is when people nitpick the design of what is essentially toy-based brilliance and engineering marvel, when the real gripe is that it costs too much. Speak plainly; don't deflect via rationalization/intellectualization.
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There are definitely things to complain about here. I, personally speaking, would just call those things for what they are instead of tear at what, IMO, is a solid effort from the perspective of composition.

However many sour grapes may be in the mix, it's not dissonance downplay to point out perceived shortcomings, and it's kind of gross to write off criticism and critique as being inappropriate. How can the likeness of a $20 figure be up for "legitimate" concern, but concerns with the likeness of a $350 one is expressly the domain of naysayers and people rationalizing for the sake of their wallets?

Isn't it generally understood to people at large that a higher price point commands higher standards?

And this is not meeting those. It's competent, it clearly gets the job done, but by no means is it a clever or ingenious application of engineering talent. This is pretty effectively your standard articulation options, albeit applied to a form bigger and less human than usual. The only thing that doesn't appear to be rote is the head, but that only means someone went out of their way to articulate head in a way that... looked less accurate? More ugly?