Boxed Sets

The Mad Kaiser

First Post

• Jun 20, 2004

• #1

Does anyone miss the old Boxed Sets from TSR and/or other companies? If so, do you miss the utility, or is it just the nostalgia kicking in?

 

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maddman75

First Post

• Jun 20, 2004

• #2

IIRC, boxed sets stopped because they are horribly expensive. From what I've heard TSR was taking a loss on most of them.

Yeah, there were a lot of goodies in a boxed set. But unless you're willing to pay out the nose for them I wouldn't expect to see the format return any time soon.

 

lior_shapira

Explorer

• Jun 20, 2004

• #3

I have almost 20 boxed sets from the golden 2e days, forgotten realms, planescape, spelljammer, ravenloft, al-qadim, dragonlance...

I like the book format of 3e but you simply cant beat the goodies that came in the boxed sets, the huge maps, the monster booklets... I still try to use a lot of that material as resources

 

DaveMage

Slumbering in Tsar

• Jun 20, 2004

• #4

I love box sets.

However, I expect more today from a box set than 2 books and a poster map.

There are a few coming out this year (Midnight, Wilderlands, D&D Basic).

 

Zappo

Explorer

• Jun 20, 2004

• #5

I liked boxed sets, but... well, for example, for Planescape I would have greatly preferred a hardcover. They're more durable.

 

GreyShadow

Explorer

• Jun 20, 2004

• #6

I liked the old box sets.

It allowed me to stick a bunch of extra accessories somewhere and keep my bookshelf tidy.

 

The Mad Kaiser

First Post

• Jun 20, 2004

• #7

maddman75 said:

IIRC, boxed sets stopped because they are horribly expensive. From what I've heard TSR was taking a loss on most of them.

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Yes, but TSR (read Lorraine Williams) was notorious for spending money it didn't have instead of finding good deals (Remember the fancy Savage Coasts boxed-set with the CD? Big $$$). Towards the end, TSR was taking a loss on everything for the same reasons.

 

Nifelhein

First Post

• Jun 20, 2004

• #8

I loved boxed sets and that is why am excited that FFg i making one for us Midnight fans... it comes out in august, if everything goes well... oh the anxiety!

 

megamania

Hero

• Jun 20, 2004

• #9

Boxed sets were fine but I honestly prefer a hardbound book. The one nice thing about the boxed set was there was always extra room to put in a few other books for referrence purposes.
As for maps, one still gets them in books and cards are good excelpt when you lose 'em.

However, the question was- would you buy one? I believe I would if it captured my attention and imagination while within my budget.

 

the Jester

Legend

• Jun 20, 2004

• #10

The best thing about boxed sets was poster sized maps.

Remember the old World of Greyhawk map??? Damn, that was a fine map!