Star Wars Minatures: Who's Buying?

Swiftbrook · Sep 4, 2004

The WotC Star Wars minatures are coming out this month and I was just wondering if you plan on buying?

I also noticed that the start set has gone from 16 miniatures to 8 random + Luke + Vader, but the price hasn't changed. Also the booster packs have gone from 8 to 7 minis. Not to stop the profiteering there, they have also added "very rare" minis - rumor has it it's one per four packs. Ouch.

I've ordered a start set and a booster. I watched the demo game at GenCon and it looks good .... if you have the right minis.

-Swiftbrook

Cergorach · Sep 4, 2004

I first need to know what's in the set before i start buying anything...

Angel Tarragon · Sep 4, 2004

One Question: How do they compare in size to the plastic collectable figures?

Olgar Shiverstone · Sep 4, 2004

Like to, but too many D&D/d20 products as is. I only need one crazy collectable hobby.

Swiftbrook · Sep 4, 2004

Cergorach said:
I first need to know what's in the set before i start buying anything...

WotC Product Page for SW Starter Pack

Set List with some pictures

Hope this helps.

-Swiftbrook

JediSoth · Sep 4, 2004

I've preordered the Starter Set and 1 booster from Amazon. The samples they had at GenCon looked amazing, and my group really needs the mini's for our Star Wars game (I'm tired of my scout looking like a Psychic Warrior

). Plus, I admit, I'm a bit of a Star Wars junkie. I used to get EVERYTHING Star Wars, but Lucas, thankfully, has disillusioned me enough that I don't do that anymore.

Plus, the mini game was pretty fun.

JediSoth

Cergorach · Sep 4, 2004

Swiftbrook said:
WotC Product Page for SW Starter Pack

Set List with some pictures

Hope this helps.

-Swiftbrook

Phat!!!
Thanks man, those rock! I'll be buying allrights, it's just a shame that those dewback riders, speeder bikes, and probedroids are very rare...
Current list:
1x starter
xx boosters
and a lot of loose commons and uncommons (Stormtroopa's!)
Is there any breakdown on what kind of common, uncommon, rare, very rare breakdown the starter and boosters have?

Ankh-Morpork Guard · Sep 4, 2004

I've got no money at the moment...but I'll soon have them! Eventually!...

cybertalus · Sep 4, 2004

I bought a starter and two booster packs at the local game store yesterday (and pre-ordered another starter and two boosters from RPGShop as well). My 8-year-old nephew and I have already played a couple of games, and I'd be hard pressed to tell you which of us had the most fun.

From what I've seen so far, except for the Darth Vader figure in the starter set, it looks like the rares and ultra-rares are going to be the best and most powerful figures. The starter set contains no randomized rares/ultra-rares (BUT Darth Vader, Dark Jedi and Luke Skywalker, Rebel -- which are included in every starter -- are officially listed as rares), so right now we've got one rare (4-LOM), and one ultra-rare (Imperial Probe Driod). In our two games thus far, 4-LOM has pretty much been the only one who can hit Vader with any regularity (he needs a 10+ on the dice to hit Vader, most other figures need a 15+, and some need a 17+).

Another thing I noticed with the amount of figures we initially bought is that we have pretty much the minimum number of figures we need to construct a 100 point team for each side. While there are a few figures left over, if we never get any more figures our teams are going to end up being virtually the same every time we play. I'm definitely looking forward to having more figures.

Favorite Figure so far (in the game): 4-LOM, because otherwise having Vader would be an automatic win.

Honorable Mention: Imperial Probe Driod. Nearby characters take damage when he's destroyed, which opens up a lot of strategic possibilites.

Least Favorite Figure so far: Royal Guard. He's melee-only with so-so abilities, and his only special ability (taking in damage instead of the Emporer) is useless unless you have an Emporer figure.

For anyone just interested in them as representations of Star Wars characters, all I can say is that they look amazing. I never bought any D&D minis past Dragoneye, but I've gotta say there is no comparison at all in terms of how well done these figures are. They absolutely blow all the D&D minis I have completely out of the water.