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Post by vivdunstan on Aug 26, 2022 17:31:43 GMT
It's more due to the price rises for me but I do expect to buy less from Big Finish next year. Probably significantly less. I'm trying to preorder what I can before the price rises kick in. I find the boxset pricing model really offputting already, the way the price rises quite steeply after a few months. If I don't preorder the chances are I won't buy, certainly not at the higher cost. And that's before the price rises kick in.
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Post by Ela on Aug 26, 2022 18:57:40 GMT
I'm ordering less, but it's more that I have a backlog of things I haven't listened to yet than an increase in the cost of living. I can't justify the expense of increasing my library of Big Finish releases when I have so many on my yet to be heard listening queue. But I will be honest, I'm also not that happy with the change since the Monthly Range was discontinued. Many of the story synopses sound like rehashes of things that have already been done. And I am not a big fan of Jacob Dudman, to be honest. He's a talented guy, no doubt, but when I hear his voice in place of a Doctor or other well-known character, it takes me right out of the story. So when I've looked at stories that sound interesting and see that Jacob Dudman is one of the voice actors, I've opted not to get them. I know that many love him, but his acting style is just not my cup of tea. It's mostly, though, because I feel the need to get through my backlog before I order a lot more stuff.
I've ordered a few things I really want, like Bernice Summerfield, River Song, The Robots, the Eighth Doctor, the Fourth Doctor and some War Doctor stuff, but I'm being a lot more choosy about what I pre-order. I usually go for things with Colin Baker in them, as well, as I'm a big fan of his work. Oh, and I forgot to mention Gallifrey. I love Gallifrey, especially if it includes Narvin.
I do enjoy Sherlock Holmes and Countermeasures, so will probably order more of that, if available. But I'm not as enthused about UNIT as I used to be.
And this is from someone who used to pre-order everything I thought I'd want to listen to eventually. Now I'm more in a wait and see mode.
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Post by pawntake on Sept 6, 2022 11:10:35 GMT
Need to pre-order a few things before November. After that will look at the new prices?? Have quite a backlog so plenty for me to listen to.
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Post by The Brigadier on Sept 9, 2022 18:44:43 GMT
Big Finish has been one of my guilty pleasures for over eight years now, but with the cost of living right now it is increasingly one that is difficult to justify indulging in. It certainly doesn't help that with just two months to go until a pre announced price increase we are still none the wiser exactly how much that price increase will be.
So yes, reluctantly I will be cutting back in 2023. Right now I'm baulking at pre ordering anything. Besides, the backlog has grown sufficient large enough that it achieved sentience ages ago and it could do with going on a diet - albeit one consisting of the occasional sale, bundle or Ebay bargain.
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Post by Kestrel on Sept 10, 2022 6:05:34 GMT
Not so much due to the cost of living, but Big Finish has always been overpriced and they already increased their prices last year (making the upcoming price hike the second one in as many years) and that's definitely leading me to buy less. Though, admittedly, I have not been a Big Finish fan for very long (I basically just dove right in during the early days of the Pandemic).
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