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<blockquote data-quote="Dragon Snack" data-source="post: 3636027" data-attributes="member: 9810">Point(s) of Information:Reaper puts out over 200 new miniatures a year, that beats WotC already.Reaper's metal lines are NOT going anywhere.The Dark Heaven Legends line has over 1200 sculpts in it.&nbsp; Sure, not all of those sculpts will see a plastic version, but it's a huge line to draw from.Can we get over the SKU argument already?&nbsp; Game stores will stock what sells, who cares how much shelf space it takes up.&nbsp; Look at the wall space Games Workshop, Privateer Press, and Reaper take up at most* game stores (*yeah, I know, not at YOUR FLGS).&nbsp; If this was really a concern for WotC, they wouldn't be putting out 3+ books a month.Reaper has said that the miniatures that people request* are consistantly under-performers.&nbsp; While Orcs and Skeletons may not excite you (or me, for that matter), I bet Reaper knows what they are doing and they will sell.&nbsp; *Yes, Reaper has had multiple threads on their message board for &quot;Minis you would like to see&quot; and YES, they have produced minis from those threads (I myself asked for a fat Bathalian pirate on one of them - 2 out of 3 ain't bad!&nbsp; We'll ignore the fact that the campaign ended before he was out though...).And personally, I could care less about the &quot;depth&quot; of the line.&nbsp; I want good figures, a lot of what WotC puts out is filler.&nbsp; Wrackspawn, Quori (a RARE?), I'm looking at you.&nbsp; Not limited to those 2, they're just the most blatent...BTW - I have thousands of DDM (but, to be semi-on topic, I've never tried to collect a full set), it always surprises me how people want to pit Reaper up against WotC.&nbsp; Reaper is a family business (albeit a BIG one), not a multinational corporation.&nbsp; They won't be killing off DDM anytime soon, despite all the paranoia (which itself says something).&nbsp; Reaper will not be flooding the market with the Legendary Encounters.&nbsp; Reaper has survived by not stretching themselves thin.&nbsp; Don't confuse small initial production runs with an unsuccessful line.&nbsp; Reaper has also said that as long as a product contributes something to the bottom line, they consider it successful.In any event, VARIETY IS GOOD.edit: removed the joke at the end, because I'm sure SOMEONE would have made it an issue...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragon Snack, post: 3636027, member: 9810"] [b]Point(s) of Information:[/b] Reaper puts out over 200 new miniatures a year, that beats WotC already. Reaper's metal lines are NOT going anywhere. The Dark Heaven Legends line has over 1200 sculpts in it. Sure, not all of those sculpts will see a plastic version, but it's a huge line to draw from. Can we get over the SKU argument already? Game stores will stock what sells, who cares how much shelf space it takes up. Look at the wall space Games Workshop, Privateer Press, and Reaper take up at most* game stores (*yeah, I know, not at [i]YOUR[/i] FLGS). If this was really a concern for WotC, they wouldn't be putting out 3+ books a month. Reaper has said that the miniatures that people request* are consistantly under-performers. While Orcs and Skeletons may not excite you (or me, for that matter), I bet Reaper knows what they are doing and they will sell. *Yes, Reaper has had multiple threads on their message board for "Minis you would like to see" and YES, they have produced minis from those threads (I myself asked for a fat Bathalian pirate on one of them - 2 out of 3 ain't bad! We'll ignore the fact that the campaign ended before he was out though...). And personally, I could care less about the "depth" of the line. I want good figures, a lot of what WotC puts out is filler. Wrackspawn, Quori (a [i]RARE[/i]?), I'm looking at you. Not limited to those 2, they're just the most blatent... BTW - I have thousands of DDM (but, to be semi-on topic, I've never tried to collect a full set), it always surprises me how people want to pit Reaper up against WotC. Reaper is a family business (albeit a BIG one), not a multinational corporation. They won't be killing off DDM anytime soon, despite all the paranoia (which itself says [i]something[/i]). Reaper will not be flooding the market with the Legendary Encounters. Reaper has survived by not stretching themselves thin. Don't confuse small initial production runs with an unsuccessful line. Reaper has also said that as long as a product contributes [i]something[/i] to the bottom line, they consider it successful. In any event, [b]VARIETY IS GOOD.[/b] [SIZE=1]edit: removed the joke at the end, because I'm sure [i]SOMEONE[/i] would have made it an issue...[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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