What're your opinions of the new D&D Miniatures line so far?
- Thread starter Green Knight
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Otherwise I care not a whit.
applenerd
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SamuraiY said:
They weren't profitable.
Personally I'm looking forward to these in a big way! I have a feeling my obsessive collecting nature might cause me to buy more of them than I should. Has there been any official word on when they might start showing up in stores?
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Green Knight
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September 2003. So about two months after D&D 3.5 comes out.
Knight Otu
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If it weren't for the collectible part, I'd be very happy. This way, I'm rather happy and somewhat wary.
Nightfall - Were did you see the the Sandmasker/Scorpionfolk mini/information? I don't seem to find it.
Nightfall - Were did you see the the Sandmasker/Scorpionfolk mini/information? I don't seem to find it.
Mercule
Adventurer
The figures look nice. I do a passible paint job, but really don't much like to do it, so I'm more than happy with the prepainting. Overall, I'd say the figures are quite enticing to buy.
That is, until you throw in the random factor. Not even remotely interested in buying them randomly. I'd rather pay $10 for one figure I want than $10 for 20 figures I don't. Since our FLGS is in the process of closing, there won't be any secondary market repackaging.
I doubt I'll be buying any of these minis. Never say never, but I really can't imagine a scenario where the randomness didn't prove to be a (negative) deciding factor. Okay, I guess if I was independently wealthy or some such, but that doesn't describe any gamers I know.
That is, until you throw in the random factor. Not even remotely interested in buying them randomly. I'd rather pay $10 for one figure I want than $10 for 20 figures I don't. Since our FLGS is in the process of closing, there won't be any secondary market repackaging.
I doubt I'll be buying any of these minis. Never say never, but I really can't imagine a scenario where the randomness didn't prove to be a (negative) deciding factor. Okay, I guess if I was independently wealthy or some such, but that doesn't describe any gamers I know.
I have been gaming for 20 years, I have alot of old minis. I would like to see some pics of these new minis with some of the reapewr stuff, and old ral patha stuff, for scale. I doubt I will be picking any up, too. People that play RPG's don't want random figs, we want to pick and choose what we get. It would not be that bad if the did the packs by type "orcs" "humans" "beasts" ect.
Pramas
Explorer
applenerd said:
Actually, the D&D line the pre-dated Chainmail was profitable. However, the business manager in charge of minis at the time didn't know thing one about minis. The whole point of metal minis is that it's a cast to order business. Got reorders? Spin more minis. Make too many? Throw them back in the pot and make something else. Those D&D minis sold well and the lion's share of them sold out of their initial run. Then reorders came in, there was no product to fill them, and the business manager refused to authorize the production of more minis to meet the demand. Pure genius.
This has to be one of the dumber ideas to come out of WotC in awhile. I'm really aghast.
They sound great - cheap, prepainted, and made out of polystyrene - not the flexible stuff you may be thinking of but hard plastic.
But they make them random. I want to play D&D with these. If there's a side game that I can play the minis with too, that's great. But it will never take precedence.
I can see it now - orcs will be common, dragons will be rare even though there's a dragon in every freakin adventure that WotC publishes.
Much like Chainmail, they are producing another miniatures game that no one wants. They want the Heroclix money and are stiffing thier customer base in the process.
I'll not be buying any of these, not even as 'singles'. Life's to short to haggle over a plastic figure. I'll stick to dragonscale counters for my orcish hordes for now thank you.
They sound great - cheap, prepainted, and made out of polystyrene - not the flexible stuff you may be thinking of but hard plastic.
But they make them random. I want to play D&D with these. If there's a side game that I can play the minis with too, that's great. But it will never take precedence.
I can see it now - orcs will be common, dragons will be rare even though there's a dragon in every freakin adventure that WotC publishes.
Much like Chainmail, they are producing another miniatures game that no one wants. They want the Heroclix money and are stiffing thier customer base in the process.
I'll not be buying any of these, not even as 'singles'. Life's to short to haggle over a plastic figure. I'll stick to dragonscale counters for my orcish hordes for now thank you.
