D&D Miniatures - Thumbs up or down?

[MerricB]

Well, the D&D Miniatures have now been out long enough for most of us to get an opinion of them.

What's yours?

Cheers!

 

[Eternalknight]

Thumbs up from me.

 

[John Crichton]

Up. Way up.

I don't play the skirmish game often (for the moment) but the minis have really gone over well with my group. Now I have to get better terrain.

 

[d4]

i like 'em.

can't wait til next August when the Star Wars minis come out...

 

[BigFreekinGoblinoid]

i like them, but I wish I could just buy a few of the monsters I want, so I am not buying any of the random packages. I have plenty of metal character types
so i don't need or want to pay for those

i'll probably buy the random star wars packs though, as i don't have many sci-fi character types

 

[Hawklord]

Thumbs up from me too... although like some others have said it would be nice to be able to get specific monsters rather than taking pot-luck all the time ( although I have to admit it's quite exciting opening the cellophane on a box to see what you'll get ).

I think WotC hit the mark here ( although not sure how they're selling) - a friend on mine who DM's and hadn't bought minis for nearly 20 years has bought loads of these to start up his collection - doesn't have the time to paint metal anymore...

 

[FireLance]

Thumbs up. Would be even more up if I could find someone in Singapore to trade with.

 

[Olive]

Thumbs up. Would be even more up if I could find someone in Singapore to trade with.

Well, trade to Australia!!!

Anyway, almost more interesting would be to find out how people felt about them before compared to how they feel now. I was always keen on the idea, but I want to know if there are any converts.

 

[pogre]

I voted sideways, but I am glad they are popular. More mini gaming is a good thing. I hope it draws a few people into other aspects of the hobby. Available minis means that D&D will continue to emphasize minis use, which I like.

I also hope that the current minis lead to something closer to the original design team's wishes of recurring purchases. Minis were always a key component in the business strategy IIRC.

 

[Guillaume]

I voted that I do not like them. I bought the starter pack and an expansion pack. I am glad to have bought them since it increased rapidly and cheaply may miniature collection. However, I am very disapointed with the finish product. Alot of the miniature I got are, I feel, badly "painted" : misshapen eyes, incomplete colouring, etc. Furthermore, a few of the miniatures I got were had pieces bent and since they are made of plastic, I can't seem to unbend them. For these reasons, the miniatures do not get my vote.