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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 9294678" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>I feel like we're kind of gaslighting ourselves on this.</p><p></p><p>Lego <em>can be</em> good value, <em>if</em> you pass it on generationally (because it does last - and mostly the new blocks seem to be similar quality/hardness to older ones), and especially when we're talking about the more generic sets, which are less overpriced, but the prices for special themed or merchandised sets are still far, far higher than makes sense, especially if they're going to be used as display pieces, rather than actually played with and reused generationally.</p><p></p><p>But it's what the market will bear, and Lego's primary market is now middle-middle-through-upper-middle-class families with significant disposable income, rather than the broader market it aimed at in say, the 1980s. It's also now aimed heavily at adults who grew up with Lego, rather than kids. Even this set is listed as "18+" (I'm told the age ratings above about 6 are pure marketing though, which makes sense - I was working with Technic models claiming they were for like 14+ or 16+ when I was 8 with no issues, and the rating definitely made me want them more).</p><p></p><p>All that said, it is a pretty fantastic set, and interestingly displays better colour-sense than a lot of merchandised/branded Lego. The beholder is precious and the dragonborn is hilarious.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 9294678, member: 18"] I feel like we're kind of gaslighting ourselves on this. Lego [I]can be[/I] good value, [I]if[/I] you pass it on generationally (because it does last - and mostly the new blocks seem to be similar quality/hardness to older ones), and especially when we're talking about the more generic sets, which are less overpriced, but the prices for special themed or merchandised sets are still far, far higher than makes sense, especially if they're going to be used as display pieces, rather than actually played with and reused generationally. But it's what the market will bear, and Lego's primary market is now middle-middle-through-upper-middle-class families with significant disposable income, rather than the broader market it aimed at in say, the 1980s. It's also now aimed heavily at adults who grew up with Lego, rather than kids. Even this set is listed as "18+" (I'm told the age ratings above about 6 are pure marketing though, which makes sense - I was working with Technic models claiming they were for like 14+ or 16+ when I was 8 with no issues, and the rating definitely made me want them more). All that said, it is a pretty fantastic set, and interestingly displays better colour-sense than a lot of merchandised/branded Lego. The beholder is precious and the dragonborn is hilarious. [/QUOTE]
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