Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 4664396" data-attributes="member: 18182">For the sake of argument, let's say that we are all in agreement that no matter how good or poor the sculpt/paint job of the nightwalker was, that it ended up being a poor choice for an uncommon slot.Doesn't change what Charles is saying, that a company trying to gauge what their customers want and providing that is actually rocket science (or at least, quite difficult).&nbsp; Do our customers want a nightwalker mini?&nbsp; What rarity do we make it?&nbsp; Will we get the stats &quot;right&quot;?&nbsp; Will the concept sketch we think is cool translate into a good sculpt?&nbsp; How will the paint job look? (especially on a monster that is a pure black &quot;hole&quot; in reality)&nbsp; How will the mini fit in with the rest of the set?&nbsp; Soooooo many variables.When you claim these sorts of issues aren't &quot;rocket science&quot;, you are essentially saying that the folks behind the D&amp;D minis line are idiots and that you could do better.&nbsp; Heck, that a child could do better.&nbsp; And that is insulting.&nbsp; It's also arrogant, condescending, and flat out incorrect.&nbsp; My counter-claim that it *is* rocket science does not imply that WotC can't do better, that's a ridiculous leap there.&nbsp; WotC most certainly can learn from their mistakes and produce better product in the future, and I imagine that they will do just that.&nbsp; If they were incapable of doing better, all of my minis would have &quot;Harbinger&quot; quality . . . .I own quite a few D&amp;D Minis, although I've never bought by the caseload.&nbsp; Probably 4-5 boosters per set plus the various starter sets (and the icons).&nbsp; There are many of the minis I own that I think are sucktackular, either in sculpt, paint job, or both.&nbsp; There are minis that I have too much of, probably because the distribution was off (such as the nightwalker, I do have too many of those).&nbsp; But overall, I think WotC has done an amazing job with the D&amp;D Minis line, and I realize the complexity of pulling this off.If it were easy, not &quot;rocket science&quot;, then WotC would have a lot more competition in this area instead of just the, now defunct, WizKids.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 4664396, member: 18182"] For the sake of argument, let's say that we are all in agreement that no matter how good or poor the sculpt/paint job of the nightwalker was, that it ended up being a poor choice for an uncommon slot. Doesn't change what Charles is saying, that a company trying to gauge what their customers want and providing that is actually rocket science (or at least, quite difficult). Do our customers want a nightwalker mini? What rarity do we make it? Will we get the stats "right"? Will the concept sketch we think is cool translate into a good sculpt? How will the paint job look? (especially on a monster that is a pure black "hole" in reality) How will the mini fit in with the rest of the set? Soooooo many variables. When you claim these sorts of issues aren't "rocket science", you are essentially saying that the folks behind the D&D minis line are idiots and that you could do better. Heck, that a child could do better. And that is insulting. It's also arrogant, condescending, and flat out incorrect. My counter-claim that it *is* rocket science does not imply that WotC can't do better, that's a ridiculous leap there. WotC most certainly can learn from their mistakes and produce better product in the future, and I imagine that they will do just that. If they were incapable of doing better, all of my minis would have "Harbinger" quality . . . . I own quite a few D&D Minis, although I've never bought by the caseload. Probably 4-5 boosters per set plus the various starter sets (and the icons). There are many of the minis I own that I think are sucktackular, either in sculpt, paint job, or both. There are minis that I have too much of, probably because the distribution was off (such as the nightwalker, I do have too many of those). But overall, I think WotC has done an amazing job with the D&D Minis line, and I realize the complexity of pulling this off. If it were easy, not "rocket science", then WotC would have a lot more competition in this area instead of just the, now defunct, WizKids. [/QUOTE]

Verification