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Respawn RSP-200: A New Heir in a Long Line of Chairs - MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited November 2017 in News & Features Discussion

imageRespawn RSP-200: A New Heir in a Long Line of Chairs - MMORPG.com

One of the biggest considerations in the conversation about gaming chairs is price. Is it possible to get a decent quality, racer-style gaming chair on a budget? Respawn would like to think so.

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  • ForgrimmForgrimm Member EpicPosts: 3,059
    Why are the chairs on Amazon 3 times more than the price listed here and on their website?
  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    edited November 2017
    https://www.rakuten.com/ $190
    https://www.newegg.com/ $215
    https://slickdeals.net/ $170

    Shopping through Google
    A lot of price variation there.


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  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,412
    Just bought a leather chair. Got tired of Bonded Leather ripping apart. The parent company is the worst culprit of this happening.
  • KooturKootur Member UncommonPosts: 352
    a "gaming chair".

    It's like those "gaming glasses" that got sold a while back.
  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722
    edited November 2017
    If "Lots of plastic - concern for over-time breakdown" is listed in the con list, then i stay away from it.

    It doesn't have to last 10 years, but if it starts getting loose and flimsy after a few months of daily use then it's not worth the asking price.

    I feel like gaming chair brands focus on design instead of durability. They all look really cool, but they all look like they will break after a few swings.

    Just my thoughts.
    Avarix




  • TalonsinTalonsin Member EpicPosts: 3,619
    I feel that gaming chairs are a racket. Many of them are just sub-standard office chairs with large price tags and cool flashy colored material. I prefer a good quality office chair with fabric rather then leather. I have had my current chair 10 years and only now has the fabric started to tear, just in time for a black Friday sale!

    Go to an office supply store and find a good chair you can sit in before buying.
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  • Solar_ProphetSolar_Prophet Member EpicPosts: 1,960
    Just go to your local Goodwill or Salvation Army store. They get good office chairs in all the time, and they're rarely over $50. My current chair is sort of a recliner / office chair hybrid, very comfortable, and is made with mostly metal supports and a solid hardwood base. No wheels, but slides easily enough on carpet. Paid $25 on sale. Some of the base bolts came loose over time, but a little Loc-tite fixed them right up.

    If I'm going to pay $215+ for a chair, it had damn well better be made of METAL, not cheap plastic. For that much, I'd rather go buy an antique reclining office chair made by a company or craftsman who took pride in their work, a piece that will still be beautiful and functional a hundred years after one of these stupidly expensive 'gaming chairs' has been broken and thrown into a landfill.
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  • Octagon7711Octagon7711 Member LegendaryPosts: 9,000

    Solar_Prophet said:

    Just go to your local Goodwill or Salvation Army store. They get good office chairs in all the time, and they're rarely over $50. My current chair is sort of a recliner / office chair hybrid, very comfortable, and is made with mostly metal supports and a solid hardwood base. No wheels, but slides easily enough on carpet. Paid $25 on sale. Some of the base bolts came loose over time, but a little Loc-tite fixed them right up.



    If I'm going to pay $215+ for a chair, it had damn well better be made of METAL, not cheap plastic. For that much, I'd rather go buy an antique reclining office chair made by a company or craftsman who took pride in their work, a piece that will still be beautiful and functional a hundred years after one of these stupidly expensive 'gaming chairs' has been broken and thrown into a landfill.



    That's what I do. Got one from a resale store a few months ago ($40) after the other one died. Got that one from a resale store also and it lasted around three or four years.
    Grunty

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  • Grendizer73Grendizer73 Member UncommonPosts: 71
    Instead of paying so much money for that chair I'll rather go to Ikea...
  • holdenhamletholdenhamlet Member EpicPosts: 3,772
    I got a cheap (for gaming chairs) gaming chair not too long ago for like $90 off Amazon. It's super comfy, but as expected, it is falling apart a bit after a couple months. These things are actually great if you can find and afford a good quality one.
  • khadijavyekhadijavye Member CommonPosts: 1
    Damien, how has the mesh held up?
  • GruntyGrunty Member EpicPosts: 8,657
    edited September 2018
    Talonsin said:
    I feel that gaming chairs are a racket. Many of them are just sub-standard office chairs with large price tags and cool flashy colored material. I prefer a good quality office chair with fabric rather then leather. I have had my current chair 10 years and only now has the fabric started to tear, just in time for a black Friday sale!

    Go to an office supply store and find a good chair you can sit in before buying.
    The original gaming chairs of the 80's were high dollar automobile semi-racing seats.  The most popular one's were Recaro car seats.  Then cheap mass produced gaming chairs started copying the looks but most certainly not the quality of the original.
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