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<blockquote data-quote="Jefe Bergenstein" data-source="post: 3754181" data-attributes="member: 31506">Such a product would end up costing way over 60 bucks. Probably over a hundred easily. Miniature scale maps have historically been expensive. I havent bought any of the DDM map packs, but you get what... 4 of them and a cruddy little adventure for 15 bucks? So right off we're looking at 4 times the maps right there. 20 minis is a little low for something thats taking the PC's from levels 1-5, unless they REALLY like fighting the same orcs and goblins over and over. It would likely be higher. But sure, lets toss in 20 orcs and goblins. WOTC will probably charge you at least a dollar a piece. Of course, if you arent a tin foil hat wearer you can buy them off ebay for less than a quarter each. But then the government would beam signals into your fillings! Regardless its going to ramp up the price of the set.Then what about the guys who dont use minis? Who arent interested in this stuff? Right there, with the focus of the product, you alienate customers. Combining products doesnt increase your market unless the price point is low. 60 dollars for a RPG product is not low. So you're going to be moving less units of this box set than you would if it were broken into several smaller products. Lets also not forget TSR sold its boxed sets for a loss.There is a market for this. Its a small one. While I wouldnt be surprised to see a few small mini adventure sets, something of this magnitude is very unlikely. Even the icons line has a murky future. Stores are wary of being caught with 60-80 dollar items that just dont move. Particularly when the alternative is 14 dollar boosters that fly off the shelf.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jefe Bergenstein, post: 3754181, member: 31506"] Such a product would end up costing way over 60 bucks. Probably over a hundred easily. Miniature scale maps have historically been expensive. I havent bought any of the DDM map packs, but you get what... 4 of them and a cruddy little adventure for 15 bucks? So right off we're looking at 4 times the maps right there. 20 minis is a little low for something thats taking the PC's from levels 1-5, unless they REALLY like fighting the same orcs and goblins over and over. It would likely be higher. But sure, lets toss in 20 orcs and goblins. WOTC will probably charge you at least a dollar a piece. Of course, if you arent a tin foil hat wearer you can buy them off ebay for less than a quarter each. But then the government would beam signals into your fillings! Regardless its going to ramp up the price of the set. Then what about the guys who dont use minis? Who arent interested in this stuff? Right there, with the focus of the product, you alienate customers. Combining products doesnt increase your market unless the price point is low. 60 dollars for a RPG product is not low. So you're going to be moving less units of this box set than you would if it were broken into several smaller products. Lets also not forget TSR sold its boxed sets for a loss. There is a market for this. Its a small one. While I wouldnt be surprised to see a few small mini adventure sets, something of this magnitude is very unlikely. Even the icons line has a murky future. Stores are wary of being caught with 60-80 dollar items that just dont move. Particularly when the alternative is 14 dollar boosters that fly off the shelf. [/QUOTE]

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