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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Justinian" data-source="post: 1160627" data-attributes="member: 6358">*cough* This sounds a little obsessive compared to the rest of the thread, but perhaps I'm just balancing out some of the anti-miniatures crowd.I've gotten two starters (for the floor tiles) and around 40 booster packs. As you can see, I really like the miniatures. Here's what I like about them:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They're so light that you can easily store them without worrying about breakage. I keep mine in plastic containers, about 75-100 in each one.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They're easily distinguishable from one another. An earlier poster said that the colors run together, which is true in some cases, but an important note is that none of the forms are the same. You can tell each one apart simply by the stance or weapon used.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The fire elemental looks much more dangerous than a fire elemental counter, just to pick one. Not to bash counters, since I also am a huge fan of Fiery Dragon, but players who aren't as experienced get a better feel about a monster from a mini.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They're $1.25 each.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can drop them without problems. Good for me, since I tend to knock things off the table.</li> </ul>On the negative side I have only a couple problems:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Too many crested felldrakes. I don't care about human commoners, goblin sneaks, or wolf skeletons. I can see a use for a scythe-wielding horde, a goblin horde, or substitute skeleton figures for an undead horde. But felldrakes? They're not even in the Monster Manual! I suppose I could use them as Small green dragons, but how often do you need a dozen of those? This is kind of nitpicky, I understand.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I don't believe the distribution of rares/uncommons is equal. I could be using too small of a sample set, but I do have almost 350 figures, and I have lots of some rares, and none or one of some uncommons.</li> </ul>Overall, I'm hugely in favor of this line. I never had time to paint minis, nor did I have the money to buy expensive figures, because I use a lot of different monsters, as well as frequent large battles. The plastic minis fill both of these problems.</blockquote>

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