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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 1031861" data-attributes="member: 3586">Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: beating a dead horseI believe that the proof is in Mage Knight.The original figures for that looked awful. Okay, there were one or two good ones, but in general, the original figures weren't good.However, it sold extremely well.You could also do comparisons with those little plastic army men - are they as good as metal miniatures? Not a chance! But they're cheap. And cheap means a lot."Pre-painted" and no "assembly required" also mean quite a deal.The time and money spent preparing miniatures means a great deal to some people, like myself. I have a couple of dozen Chainmail figures that I bought when the game first came out. They still aren't painted, despite my having used them in D&D games.Just buying the paint - how many colours would I need? - is a significant expense. Sure, it amortises out over all the figures, but still, it's a big start-up cost. Especially to a miniature novice like myself. I've been playing RPGs for 20 years. I have about 100 miniatures, none of which I've painted myself.But I like using miniatures. I want to play some miniature games!There is a difference between "good" and "good enough", especially where price is concerned, and the new D&D miniatures will be "good enough" for my purposes; and I expect a large number of other people. With a price that ranges from a third to a fifth of the cost of metal miniatures, you can understand why.Cheers!</blockquote>

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