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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 1028337" data-attributes="member: 3586">Okay, distribution is not particularly wonky, I think you just don't understand how the packaging method interacts with the # of figures.For every individual rare you get, you'll pick up 27*3/33= 2.45 of each uncommon figure, and 5.4 of each common figure.Because of the 3 uncommons & 4 commons in each pack, fewer common figures makes the gap between uncommons & commons different to how it might appear.###MageKnight Rebellion had 176 figures. But did it? With the multiple rarity system, it actually only had 64 different figures - fewer than the initial release of the D&D Miniature line!(Whirlwind had only 54 different sculpts).Personally, the fewer individual miniatures in a set, the more likelihood that you can get the one that you want - thus the 60 miniatures in later D&D releases sounds good to me.###80 sculpts in the initial release, 60 more to come shortly thereafter. That's a pretty big range, when all is said and done. Now consider how difficult it would for your FLGS to stock 140 different miniatures (there's no space in mine), and how well each would sell... the risk is actually quite high, causing a markup on the prices.Random packaging allows both a large range and low prices - the two don't otherwise go together.###JoeGKushner: From the shots we've seen, I think my biggest worry is that there are too many characters.The problem is that it doesn't take rarity into consideration. As I recall, most of the characters and large figures are Rare; you're far more likely to get goblins and orcs (or generic warriors) figures than a unique elf wizard.JoeGKushner: I need mind flayers, beholders, carrion carwlers, ogres, hill giants, fire giants and other big or hard to find figures. I've probably got about six mind flayers but those are form years of collecting and only about three of 'em look anywhere decent.This line won't be for you, then. For the most part, it will likely concentrate on common threats faced by PCs, with the more uncommon ones ending up as rares. Big figures are a problem, just because of packaging.An Ogre has to be rare just because of its size, alas! One drawback of random packaging is that the miniatures have to fit in the box - and several large figures wouldn't fit. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />I'm hoping we'll see some giants, or special sets of figures that include more big ones... I just picked up a Chainmail Ogre because I know that the D&D ones are likely to be difficult to acquire.Set List(Numbering is not official, this is taken from this thread on the Wizards boards: <a href="http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45060" target="_blank">D&D Miniatures board</a> 1.Dire Boar2.Umber Hulk3.Azer Raider4.Wraith5.Skeleton6.Mummy7.Displacer Beast8.Mindflayer9.Ogre10.Medusa11.Owlbear12.Centaur13.Minotaur14.Troll15.Earth Elemental16.Fire Elemental17.Troglodyte18.Ghoul19.Werewolf20.Hound Archon21.Wight22.Lizardman23.Kou-toa24.Wolf25.Hell Hound/Krenshar?26.Orc/Bugbear Archer?27.Eye of Grummsch28.Goblin Sneak29.Drow Priestess30.Orc Berserker31.Drow Ranger?32.Black Guard33.Bard34.Halfling/Gnome Druid?35.Monk (Ember)36.Elven Wizard (Mialee)37.Half Orc Berserker (Krusk)38.Huge Human Fighter? 39.Executioner?40.Human Wizard?41.Arcane Archer42.Axe Sister43.Cleric of Larethian44.Cleric of Order45.Cleric of Yondalla46.Dwarf Axe Fighter47.Elf Archer48.Elf Pyromancer49.Elf Ranger50.Evoker's Apprentice51.Gnome Recruit52.Half Orc Fighter53.Half Orc Monk54.Halfing Veteran55.Human Wanderer 56.Man at Arms57.Sun Soul Initiate58.Sword of Heironeus59.Tiefling Captain60.Wild Elf Barbarian61.Wood Elf Skirmisher62.Human Cleric (Jozan)63.Kobold64.Dwarf Warrior65.Orc with spear? (behind half orc fighter first gamma picture)66.Orc with sword? (behind half orc fighter first gamma picture)67.Human commoner? (behind half Mialee first gamma picture)68.Barghest69.Bearded Devil70.Grell71.Wolf Skeleton72.Half Orc AssassinGaming report have more miniature pics "We did get a starter box of the new D&D figures which we took some pictures of below. The figures are very different from WizKids. They are made of very springy plastic. This is designed to allow them to be dropped, stepped on, and worse without any breakage." - gaming report<a href="http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Diner_Wrapper&file=index&req=ShowFile&file_wrap=html/gencon2/gencon2-1.htm" target="_blank">here</a> Cheers!</blockquote>

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