[Poll] Who DOESN'T use minis?

[Tsyr]

To those who say "we don't use minis, maybe my imagination is better that yours?" I say... well, you're being an insufferable, egotistical poop-head. I seriously doubt that your imagination is superior to that of someone who uses miniatures.

Well, I mean, if there are people who claim they can't imagine how to do combat without minis, that they can't do it as well... But there are people who not only do play combat without miniatures, but do it well, and in fact prefer it... One has to think there is a difference somewhere...

Finally, minis aren't horribly expensive; in fact, painting and collecting them is much cheaper than buying PS2 games or going to a baseball game or what have you. after an initial outlaying of cash for some paint pots and brushes, a good miniature that'll give you hours of painting fun costs between 2-3 dollars.

It's a bit more costly than that. Paint, brushes, etc cost money, and minis can cost more than 2-3 dollars if you have to order them to get them (Which a lot of people do), or if you want to get ones that match your characters (Which could take buying some of the more expensive brands).

Of course, you have to like painting. And if I wanted to be rude, I might say that maybe you don't paint minis because you're a clumsy oaf with no artistic talent. But, of course, i would never say that; i'm a nice guy.

And because it could be wrong, of course. I've won the FLGS mini-painting contest before. I still don't actualy like doing it. It's boring, and time consuming, and tedious. I'll paint my own characters mini, for games that require minis, but I couldn't envision doing it over and over for orks and skeletons and NPCs and stuff.

 

[mmu1]

Well, I mean, if there are people who claim they can't imagine how to do combat without minis, that they can't do it as well... But there are people who not only do play combat without miniatures, but do it well, and in fact prefer it... One has to think there is a difference somewhere...

Yeah, the difference is that some of the people are actually playing a game, while others use their superior imaginations to imagine they're playing a game when they're actually being told a story.

 

[apocalypstick]

Well, I mean, if there are people who claim they can't imagine how to do combat without minis, that they can't do it as well... But there are people who not only do play combat without miniatures, but do it well, and in fact prefer it... One has to think there is a difference somewhere...

Agreed; it was the specific

Maybe we have better imaginations than most?

that bothered me.

As for the cost, I still say that after dropping $50-$60 on a selection of paints, brushes, knives (granted, this isn't a cheap outlaying of cash), if you enjoy painting, it's far less expensive than other hobbies.

But, yeah, it has to be something you enjoy. If you don't like to paint, then just use counters of some sort in your game. Personally, i like painting, and personally, I like tactical exercises as well as roleplaying.

And because it could be wrong, of course.

It wouldn't be the first time I was wrong.