WotC announced non-randomized minis

[Nebulous]

This. I have never had any wish to waste money on minis I have no intention of using. But then, I never collected stamps or baseball cards either, so it just wasn't my hobby. But this could change it.

I found that once i started collecting them i loved them, and looking back on older sets i never paid attention to, i regretted not snatching some of the cool models when i had the chance. Some of them are now impossible to find or ridiculously expensive.

 

[TerraDave]

THIS IS NOT A PROMISE. THIS IS A DIRECTIONAL PLAN

I should try that with my wife.

 

[S'mon]

US-based people seem to love Auggies. I'm in the UK, so I don't have personal experiences...

Cheers, LT.

I just bought several bunches of minis off this UK retailer - Welcome to Tritex Games, Specialists in Blood Bowl, Hero Quest and other War games, RPGs & MTG! - they seem fast and reliable. Nothing for 10p though; the cheapest was 35p and most commons are going for 55p, about $1.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

I think themed box sets are a great idea, and now that they have monsters siloed, it makes putting together the sets really easy. If I could get an entire tribe of humanoids-- a box set of 20-30 miniatures-- I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Especially if the packaging was smart, resilient, and could serve as storage after purchase. Putting 20 minis in a flimsy tube-box like the current minis would be a non-starter. Putting them into a box about 2" deep, 8" x 8" or so, stackable onto my game room shelves = Big Win.

Look over at the shelf, eyeball the distinctive box art for Kobolds or Hobgoblins or Orcs or Gnolls or whatever, pull the box down, and everything you need is right there inside.

 

[Alaxk Knight of Galt]

Thank you WotC. I love this move

 

[Drammattex]

Are we sure this isn't the new non-random DDM starter coming out in the spring?
I would bet that's what the announcement was referring to.

 

[Nebulous]

I think themed box sets are a great idea, and now that they have monsters siloed, it makes putting together the sets really easy. If I could get an entire tribe of humanoids-- a box set of 20-30 miniatures-- I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Especially if the packaging was smart, resilient, and could serve as storage after purchase. Putting 20 minis in a flimsy tube-box like the current minis would be a non-starter. Putting them into a box about 2" deep, 8" x 8" or so, stackable onto my game room shelves = Big Win.

I would prefer cheap, shoddy packaging in exchange for a full color battle mat to accompany the squad of miniatures. Either a terrain or village or environment you would typically find them in.

 

[Zaukrie]

My guess is that this will be good for those that have not yet really bought into the line, ok for retailers (as they order boxes and get stuck with inventory after the initial rush), and not so good for those of us that already own a ton of these minis. I cannot think of what box of lots of humanoids they could produce, at a good price, that I'd buy at this point.

Other than Orc Archers, you can get pretty much whatever you want on line, either from Auggie, other stores, or on maxminis/gleeeeeeemax/Hordelings. I just sold 150+ minis to someone myself at outrageously low prices.

 

[thalmin]

Are we sure this isn't the new non-random DDM starter coming out in the spring?
I would bet that's what the announcement was referring to.

No, specifically they are looking at putting out non-random minis, in addition to the random ones. No word on whether they will have different bases (I asked) but they are talking about boxed sets and singles. They also said they don't want to hurt the secondary market. They do want to reach people that are not buying the randoms.

 

[The Little Raven]

I should try that with my wife.

It's a trap!