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D&D Minis... Who is bumbed about the end of production?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lancelot" data-source="post: 5436540" data-attributes="member: 30022"><p>Not bumbed. I have several thousand DDM figures, and my problem is rapidly becoming <strong>storage</strong> rather than quantity or variety.</p><p></p><p>For those lacking sufficient figures at the moment, there is a huge secondary market (incl. massive quantity and variety of all the basic figures you need).</p><p></p><p>Also, consider the next set of DDM if they <strong>hadn't </strong>made this decision:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The usual complaints about sculpt/paint from the "fans".</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 50% of the figures are going to be variants on things we already have in massive numbers (goblins, orcs, elves, etc).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A handful of PC minis that rarely, if ever, exactly match a player's concept of their character anyway (...so why not just use one of the many PC minis already released?)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rising production costs (oil, falling value of $USD vs China, etc) results in fewer "minis per dollar" (or more "dollars per mini"), leading to more complaints about the value of the product.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Decreasing demand (many gamers have already switched to buying singles, because they have thousands of DDMs already) leads to poor sales, which impacts WotC profitability, which impacts the entire D&D product line.</li> </ul><p>So, it's pretty difficult to feel bumbed. This is a decision that is probably <strong>positive</strong> for our hobby, as it focuses WotC's efforts on successful, money-making products (which, in turn, should guarantee a continued flow of such products).</p><p></p><p>...but I'd love to see a one-off Gamma World minis set. Gun-toting badgers, vegepygmies and froghemoths for the Win!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lancelot, post: 5436540, member: 30022"] Not bumbed. I have several thousand DDM figures, and my problem is rapidly becoming [B]storage[/B] rather than quantity or variety. For those lacking sufficient figures at the moment, there is a huge secondary market (incl. massive quantity and variety of all the basic figures you need). Also, consider the next set of DDM if they [B]hadn't [/B]made this decision: [LIST] [*]The usual complaints about sculpt/paint from the "fans". [*]At least 50% of the figures are going to be variants on things we already have in massive numbers (goblins, orcs, elves, etc). [*]A handful of PC minis that rarely, if ever, exactly match a player's concept of their character anyway (...so why not just use one of the many PC minis already released?) [*]Rising production costs (oil, falling value of $USD vs China, etc) results in fewer "minis per dollar" (or more "dollars per mini"), leading to more complaints about the value of the product. [*]Decreasing demand (many gamers have already switched to buying singles, because they have thousands of DDMs already) leads to poor sales, which impacts WotC profitability, which impacts the entire D&D product line. [/LIST] So, it's pretty difficult to feel bumbed. This is a decision that is probably [B]positive[/B] for our hobby, as it focuses WotC's efforts on successful, money-making products (which, in turn, should guarantee a continued flow of such products). ...but I'd love to see a one-off Gamma World minis set. Gun-toting badgers, vegepygmies and froghemoths for the Win! [/QUOTE]
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