Minions are:

[phil500]

Wanted to get a vibe

 

[Protagonist]

Wanted to get a vibe

look no further

 

[phil500]

you were in before poll, yo

 

[Fiendish Dire Weasel]

My only complaint is them not taking damage on a Miss that causes damage.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

I voted for: Awesome, I cant wait to hack through them/mob my players with them

They will add lots too my game, and will be just plain fun.

 

[frankthedm]

I love low level minions.

 

[Protagonist]

you were in before poll, yo

ah, this explains a lot

I voted #1, too. Minions will appear in my 3.5. game on Sunday.
And the mechanics don't bother me. I will probably even go as far and use "dynamic minions", for example by throwing a mob of 50 ninja minions at my players and the last mook standing will receive an instant upgrade to normal monster status (or even elite).

 

[Wormwood]

Minion Rush! kekeke!

 

[phil500]

My only complaint is them not taking damage on a Miss that causes damage.

that would mean a level 1 wizard could kill 9 level 30 mobs with an at-will. Initially i was upset, but am glad they avoided that.

 

[Fiendish Dire Weasel]

that would mean a level 1 wizard could kill 9 level 30 mobs with an at-will. Initially i was upset, but am glad they avoided that.

I have litte problem with this, as none of my DMs are so pathetic as to do somthing like that.

It just creates some odd situations. I can live with it, and won't even house rule it, there are some scenarios where this is kinda weak. It probably is the best way to deal with a tricky rules situation.