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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gith Galath" data-source="post: 1158373" data-attributes="member: 10849">I think it's great that the boards provide a space where debates about D&D products can exist. Occasionnally, these may even provide the industry with feedback on their product, which is a good thing.On the issue of whether the new incarnation of DnD requires the use of minis, I would say that I've never felt constrained by the rules to do this or that, or to buy a product. I mean you could have a complete campaign based on exclusive role-playing sessions, and it would be Dnd. You could play mostly skirmish and mass combat session with occasionnal roel-playing, and it would still be DnD. You can play munckin PCs and focus on roll-play and still it is DnD.I have always seen the rules as suggestions of what you can do, and the more suggestions you have, the better. Same for products.So I do not feel constrained to use minis, but for the first time I can have minis ready for play just out of the box. I do not have the time to paint even though I would love to. True the paint jobs range from fair to poor on most minis, but I'll do with them, mostly because they are cheap. If playing with minis does not work for my group, I'll revert to miniless games and still be playing 3.5E.As for WotC marketing their minis inside and outside other products, it is fine with me. It's a tough, competitive world out there and you survive in the gaming industry as in any other, by selling your products. You don't sell, you're out of business.My main gripe with WotC's minis is that they look way better on the boxes and in the ads than in reality. As a customer, I would have liked more honesty in the marketing of this product.Just my two cents,G.G.</blockquote>

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