Jefe Bergenstein
Legend
Well, in fairness, the only reason so far given in the proposed situation of CMG players not forming the target demographic basically amounts to "We don't understand miniature wargames, but we do understand collectible games, so let's do that instead!" — which is a reason, yes, though an arguably bad one. I could be wrong, but I think that this is what Chris Pramas was getting at — that WotC chose to cater to CMG players, because they weren't sure how to market a minis game to wargamers or roleplayers.
No, you just didnt listen. Limited number of SKU's. Go into your local gaming store. Count the number of, say, Aberrations boosters around. Go count the number of dust covered reaper/rackham/whatever minis. Which takes up more space in a game store?
Blind packaging leading to more purchases to get chase rares - something which you could easily benefit from on the secondary market, picking up cheap commons/uncommons.
If people wanted to pay 3 bucks for a poorly painted orc mook, Reaper's line wouldnt have tanked, and WOTC's would have folded early instead of raking tons of sales.
There are plenty of reasons for the random model. You just dont like them because they arent "Here, buy whatever mini you want for a nickel."
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