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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kae'Yoss" data-source="post: 3283073" data-attributes="member: 4134">I think I'll start a counter-petition: "WotC, don't abandon random minis, we want to be able to keep buying D&D miniatures period"Since so many people that are supposed to be in the know think that the non-random approach would kill the game, I'd think that a less-than-perfect distribution method (which would be something like "non-random minis with thousands of figures for mere cents, delivered within 24 hours to my doorstep") is preferrable to having no figures whatsoever. I really don't want to go back to metal minis. As much as painting the occasional figure can be fun, painting hordes of them is way beyond what I'm prepared to invest time-wise, at least in meta-activity. If I want to invest time in meta-activity, I whip up a great D&D campaign.And how many is "a lot", in absolute terms? 10% of all potential customers? 1%? I'd say less than 0.1%. Of course there are technophobes, who turn the monitor away when they undress because the government can watch you through it. But they're the minority, and the numbers can only dwindle. I doubt that Wizards could - even if they wanted - cater to small minorities. The majority seems to be okay with matters as they are now - they either buy several cases and get their "army packs" that way. Others have no problem whatsoever buying at Hubb's or other reputable eBay sellers.They bend, but they don't break!The bending can easily be fixed (done it dozens of times): Heat up some water, put the minis into it, and they revert to the intended form. Then put them into cold water and you're set to go.I had a metal mini (before DDM's time), and the sword didn't bend. It broke right off. Had to glue it back on several times. Of course, it ruined the paint job.</blockquote>

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