Fans accuse OTK and Moistcr1TiKaL's new venture Starforge Systems of price gouging despite announcing $100 price cuts
Moistcr1TiKaL and OTK group recently announced their pre-built PC venture Starforge Systems to much fanfare. However, many fans have criticized Starforge for what they describe as "price gouging." The allegations against the company for charging high prices for their pre-built PCs did not subside even after they slashed almost everything by a hundred dollars.
A Redditor going by the moniker "DudeWhereMyWednesday" commented on the issue in a thread about the pricing problem. Referring to the recent price cuts, they sarcastically said:
One True King (OTK) and Charlie "MoistCr1TiKaL" White Jr.'s announcement of their new joint venture, Starforge Systems, sent the internet into a frenzy. It marks the American streamers' entry into the pre-built PC market.
Customer service is another area where Starforge Systems will pay a lot of attention because it is still a problem for many PC makers. A few custom PCs have also been given away globally by the project to chosen winners.
The streaming community was massively hyped about the launch as big streamers such as MoistCr1TiKaL and Mizkif touted their products on their social media and Twitch streams. According to an official tweet by OTK, the custom builds will be livestreamed on their channel as an added bonus for those who can see their PCs being built online with thousands of others.
The overwhelming hype, however, quickly died down as more and more fans started questioning the pricing. MoistCr1TiKaL also addressed the issue before the official Starforge Twitter handle announced a price reduction for all of their prebuilt lineups, saying:
In that regard, the low-end Horizon PC will now be sold at $899.99 and will probably have a better processor than its current Core i3. However, many
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