Dangerous Delves Preview II

[JustKim]

Yeah, don't worry about the medusa being $25, it will never happen, it won't be popular enough. A rare beholder on the other hand...

I ended up paying around $25 for the Harbinger medusa a few years ago, IIRC, and I do shop around. The beholder was around $50 at the same time though, so maybe prices have dropped. I got out of DDM several sets ago.

 

[avin]

It's just me disturbed by the blue dress on harpy?

Cartoonish devils, full dressed monster (google harpy and see images), bright colors. Wotc is trying to attract children and kicking adults from game.

 

[Charwoman Gene]

It should be a devil in a blue dress, not a harpy.

 

[Ktulu]

It's just me disturbed by the blue dress on harpy?

Cartoonish devils, full dressed monster (google harpy and see images), bright colors. Wotc is trying to attract children and kicking adults from game.

And the alternative is minis that all look drab and boring (think the argument made about 1st person shooters being just differing grays and browns), and stuff that would push the bounds of a PG rating too much.

I, personally, think it's better than previous iterations of the Harpy mini in DDM, and can easily touch it up with some paint if I didn't like it.


To say WotC is trying to kick out adults from the game is just hyperbole that doesn't even make any sense.

 

[Phaezen]

"Boomslang"? Really these silly compound names need to stop. Oops wrong thread

Translation would be "Tree Snake", for what its worth, Afrikaans does use compound words.

 

[avin]

And the alternative is minis that all look drab and boring (think the argument made about 1st person shooters being just differing grays and browns), and stuff that would push the bounds of a PG rating too much.

There's a lot of other tones of colors and shades to use. Would be boring only if the painter wants it.

I, personally, think it's better than previous iterations of the Harpy mini in DDM, and can easily touch it up with some paint if I didn't like it.

I personally want to buy a product that I don't need to repaint.

To say WotC is trying to kick out adults from the game is just hyperbole that doesn't even make any sense.

Of course is a hyperbole (the kick part) but it's far from don't make any sense.

"Teach a kid to play"

http://www.enworld.org/forum/genera...eminar-rouse-discusses-d-d-8.html#post4763113

All I see is an effort from Wotc to attract younger players.

 

[JustKim]

All I see is an effort from Wotc to attract younger players.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

 

[chaotix42]

Some creatures are too long and complex to completely fit on the stat card, such as the extremely complex solo aberrant that you'll find in the next preview.

Beholder.

 

[Shazman]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

If they change the game so much to cater to childeren, that it is no longer appealing to adults, then that is a very bad thing indeed.

 

[JustKim]

In order to survive, the game needs to attract new players. It needs to attract these players when they're young. Avin has quoted Rouse saying "Teach a kid to play" as though it's a revelation of betrayal when really, it's the most sincere way to keep the game alive.

It's not a bad thing. It's the best thing.