Future of D&D Miniatures

[pawsplay]

Generally the pieces chosen as legendary encounters are stuff that's obtainable as DDM commons/uncommons though. The line doesn't have nearly the same breadth of unusual options and never will. Oddball minis get produced in random sets because they are subsidized. When sculpts have to justify themselves through individual sale, the only things that get made are the most basic ones. I greatly prefer the random with buying singles online. Its in the end cheaper than legendary encounters and offers a diversity of options that just blows reaper's offerings away.

Human Blackguard -> Evil Human Fighter
Mind Flayer Telepath -> Bathalian
Large Red Dragon -> Young Dragon

Unless you are talking about buying a case at a time, Legendary Encounters is way cheaper.

 

[pawsplay]

My calculations included commons as well - since I figured in buying three of each figure that comes in a 3-pack (the "commons"). So you get multiples of these figures and singles of the others.

I agree that $3.28 is still relatively cheap, and I've bought a fair number of Reaper prepaints. But a 74% difference in price is not something that can be ignored completely.

Time spent selling junk on Ebay can't be ignored completely, either.

 

[pawsplay]

I'm trying not to beat a dead horse here but can you name some of these 'many purposes'?

It's a subset of "all purposes" that does not include the situations where you actually want an Orcus the size of King Kong. Not that I'm knocking that. I'm just sayin'.

 

[Nebulous]

I just can't justify buying a $75 mini of Orcus that i'll never use unless i happened to be using him as the BBEG. I would plop that mini down on the table to invoke utter terror in PCs of any level, heroic through epic, and it would be a tremendously effectively set piece, but for that amount of money i can buy more useful minis that cover a far wider range of encounters. And i could probably find a generic toy demon monster somewhere for less money if i really wanted to go that route.

And i just want to add that the DDM line has really done great with the see-through plastic effects, especially with fire based monsters. They look really cool.

All i really want to see in the future is themed sets that come with a battlemap and 3D terrain pieces.

 

[avin]

Most people will buy Orcus just to have it at a desk, not for using in their games.

 

[Sammael]

Most people will buy Orcus just to have it at a desk, not for using in their games.

And I'd do that if that thing looked remotely like Orcus. But it doesn't.

 

[Dice4Hire]

I don't see myself buying Orcus.

Mainly because I don't even LIKE Orcus.

 

[Dice4Hire]

What kind of gargantuan or Colossal creatures would everyone like to see?

I cold go for more dragons, especially a metallic or two.

Not sure what I would pay 50.00 plus for

I got the Gargantuan Blue just a month or so ago, and like it a lot.

 

[Sammael]

I'd like a 3.x style Gargantuan Green Dragon.

 

[pawsplay]

I'd like a 3.x style Gargantuan Green Dragon.

*sigh*