Boxed set versus Hardcover - FIGHT!

Boxed set or Hardcover: Your choice?

  • Always liked opening a boxed set...It's like Xmas every day!

    Votes: 49 47.1%
  • Hardcover for me--Easy storage and no lost pieces

    Votes: 41 39.4%
  • Doesn't matter - AS long as the info is the same, I don't care

    Votes: 10 9.6%
  • I would buy BOTH!!! And yes, I'm related to Bill Gates

    Votes: 4 3.8%


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Hardcovers. I have no use for giant overland maps that only hang on walls and never get any actual use, and all the extra stuff only gets lost.
 

Box set, every time.

Done well, it's just the best way a RPG can possibly be presented.

Might I just add, that in my humble estimation, cloth maps are teh rh0xen? Thank you, that is all.
 

That said, I did wonder if there was scope for doing a "Starter" boxed set that included the hardcover core rulebook (also available separately) as one of the components. (That is, the same hardcover core rulebook as the 'main' game uses.)

They had a starter boxed set for 3.5. Had a softcover(Sweet! I hate hardcover rulebooks for stuff I'm going to use all the time.) player's handbook, a set of ten really ugly dice, a character sheet and three little booklets to help with character creation, rules basics and a solo adventure. Also had a booster of the WotC minis shrinkwrapped to the outside.

Quite a nice little set, really. The booklets are of limited use and I'll never use the minis because I play online mostly, don't DM, and the people I know IRL refuse to play D&D ever, but more dice is always good and of course the softcover PHB is a thing of joy. And the box is useful for storing crap.

Wish they'd do a Player's Kit like that for 4e. Mmm, softcover rulebooks. Mmm, dice. Not that I can't, you know, buy more dice myself, but. :P

I'm fond of the Planescape boxed set. I like multiple giant fold-out maps, softcover booklets and not having to try to pull anything out of a book.
 

For physical books, I like hardcovers. For digital products, I prefer "boxed set" style, with multiple smaller documents/printable maps/counters/whatnot.
 


Wish they'd do a Player's Kit like that for 4e. Mmm, softcover rulebooks. Mmm, dice. Not that I can't, you know, buy more dice myself, but. :P

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Roleplaying-Starter-Introductory/dp/0786948205/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252624446&sr=8-1]They did produce one[/ame], I bought it as an Xmas gift for my future brother-in-law.
 

Generally, for most purposes, I consider the hardback book to be the pinnacle of game publishing formats. However, for things that benefit from being a box, I definitely prefer a boxed set. If it contains maps, several booklets, and one or more visual aids, counters, or toys, it should be in a box. Starter kits, mega modules, and some campaign settings should come in boxes.
 

They did produce one, I bought it as an Xmas gift for my future brother-in-law.

No, that's the 4e equivalent of the 3.5 Basic Game sets. The one I'm talking about was a box set with the actual full Player's Handbook and some other stuff to help a single player get started, rather than an introductory rules thing.

I can see a 4e version of what I'm talking about including the following:

Softcover PHB
Set o' Hideous Dice
Booklet with quick rules reference
Booklet with character creation guide
Booklet with a solo adventure (Not really needed, but it's kind of traditional. Damn you, Bargle!)
Character sheet for easy photocopying thereof.
Perhaps a CD with the L1-3 trial version of the Character Builder for the three people in the world without internet access.
Perhaps a random Player's Handbook Heroes pack, or a couple of generic PC minis

Basically a 'here's what you need to get started as a player in a game, without you having to try and figure out what you might need or try to find it seperately if you don't have a FLGS' set.
 


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