I wanna get the canvas prints but what's up with the "expansion set" text at the top? It ruins the entire thing.
Planning on buying the hearthstone wallet (and maybe the journal 'cause awesome) and a samsung case if/when they release the case for s6! Anyone know if it's coming? =)
ooh look another cash-grab to compensate the huge sub-loss.only thing that goes on my wall is something to remember me never to spend a dime on bli$$ again.
Good month for what?... Non-Content? XD only thing i see being a good month for is blizzard themselves because Hearthstone Packs $$$ because that's all they seem to care for these days.
yea bli$$ not even doing an effort for the shop stuff anymore is kind of scary, i wonder how the next content will look like tbh...
The Blizzard Gear Shop team is separate from the WoW team. They release merchandise every month regardless of WoW's schedule and also sell products related to all Blizzard games. Their money does not count towards the amount WoW makes on the quarterly reports. The wall hangs also went on sale a few weeks ago, during gamescom and the Legion announcement--so if they wanted to wait for a dead week, they totally did the opposite of that.I haven't bought any wall hangs as decorations, Blizzard or otherwise, since I'm cheap and stick to decals, so I get if they seem to pricey. I googled some wall hangs and I found an Urban Outfitters one for $59, Bed Bath and Beyond for $39.99, and many JC Penney ones for over $100. If you look at a store like Walmart, their canvas wall hangs are cheaper, but the trademarked ones such as tulips or red trees start over $30. So between trademarks, exclusivity, the size, frame, and quality of materials, there are factors which can drive the prize of the Blizzard one up.It seems that Blizzard would do well simply selling more posters, like this Garrosh one for $12.50, that don't come with frames or anything fancy.
I don't understand why people are mad. Do you get pissed at a band because their Merch booth made new shirts you don't like or that are too expensive? That has no impact on the music or the quality of the show...
To you, buying two shirts may have more value than home decor. But if you look at the examples I linked from other stores that sell home decor, $49 for one is not an exorbitant price.You mentioned you'd be interested in one for $10-15, and Blizzard has a WoW poster on sale for that amount. These canvas wall hangs are not posters, they require more production and materials.
The description on each wall hang, linked in the article, states:"Specifications: Stretched canvas print; Installed saw tooth hanger and bumpers; Individually bagged."I don't know about the bumps but I should be receiving some later today and will be discussing the details on the show tomorrow.
I kinda like the Hearthstone Keyring bottle opener Key. I need something to counter weigh the keys I have in my pocket, that may do the trick.
As someone who works in graphic design and signs, $50 for a printed canvas stretched on wood is a normal price. This isn't a poster you get at Walmart; the canvas roll itself that it gets printed on is expensive, the inks for the large format printers are expensive, can't speak for the wood frame but I know it's part of the cost. All that adds up and while I'm sure they are still making some profit, it may not be as large as you think.Having said that, I wouldn't spend money on these. The box art covers aren't that original, the Expansion Set words at the top are annoying (although super easy to remove in photoshop with clone stamping...) so I'm just going to use the semi-hi-res images Wowhead has here, remove the Expansion words, and print it for myself at work.Blizz really should offer these as the cheaper poster option like the Garrosh one.