I'd prefer a $1X version with less accessories but with the accessories the price is fair. So much hyperbole
Not so much hyperbole as my jumping off point. I bought the E-Web Stormtrooper Deluxe set because that gun is substantial, but I have passed on all the other boxed Deluxe sets. I bought the Mando &grogu Deluxe set because, at $18, it still felt like a fair deal. But not the Maldo Kreis set last year because the price jumped 8 bucks.
I like this design for the Darktrooper, and I appreciate it is 100% new tooling with added accessories. That is what got me to the order page in the first place.
I also appreciate the huge gulf between the niche toylines and their prices and what Hasbro does, and how that gap is narrowing.
I "finished" my collection in 2008, the last 14 years have been gravy to me. To pick and choose as I please. For $60 I want a little meat with my gravy.