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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 3636719" data-attributes="member: 53">In my area:Games Workshop - significant space, but slightly shrinkingPrivateer Press - medium and growingReaper - between Reaper & GW, but shrinkingDDM - one counter of display, but cases behind counter & in storage for replenishmentWhen Reaper starts their new line they will need to pull space from some place, and more than likely it will be Reaper's current area.  When DDM puts out a new set it doesn't take up any more shelf space.  By the time two or three new sets come out, two or three older sets go out of print.  Being able to have a constant storage area is a big advantage to stores that often have a very limited amount of display area.True.  I'm not sure if these would sell enough to be worth moving to plastic (given the number of people who ask for commoners in DDM, I expect they would), but certainly this is an advantage of Reaper's line.Conversely, there are two advantage of the DDM line (to those not wedded to a single line).  They can release official D&D monsters that are easily found ("what was the name of Reaper's mind flayer thingy").  Secondly, they can release miniatures that are not popular enough to release as a singles line.  A large number of D&D monsters would never be made into a miniature if it wasn't for the DDM paradigm.Both lines should do a very good job of complementing each other.  Each can do something the other can't.For the most part, exotic minis don't tend to skyrocket in price.  The older ones might be harder to find, but the expensive figures are the ones that are likely to keep reappearing (look at the expensive Harbinger figures - Displacer Beast, Owlbear, etc).I don't think the intent is to belittle it.  It is in response to people attacking the DDM model because the Reaper line is coming out.</blockquote>

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