WotC changes how D&D mini's are going to be sold.

[mlund]

Political content removed. -- Henry

 

[Fifth Element]

I suggest no one respond to the above political post. It has been reported to the mods and will just be deleted anyway.

 

[Korgoth]

Well, for 5E they can just publish a "basic deck" of power cards with the rulebook and you get spiffier ones when you buy the Hero Packs. Of course you have to have the power card to use the power!

The Hero minis don't have to be randomized if the power cards are. "Wow... I got the Super Rare Ultrafoil 'fireball' power. It does 10d12 damage and it's a 3rd level Encounter Power. W00t!"

Or "Man, I'll trade you one of my spare Scorching Rays for a Great Cleave. I really want to build a Fighter."

 

[justanobody]

"unique power cards"

Does this invalidate DDM 2.0 and the release of future sets converted to DDM 2.0 rules by starting with a new game?

 

[Fifth Element]

Does this invalidate DDM 2.0 and the release of future sets converted to DDM 2.0 rules by starting with a new game?

I'm curious as to what this means for the skirmish game as well.

 

[Treebore]

I like the 1 visible figure. Makes it more likely that you'll get at least SOMETHING you're interested in. However, I can imagine a horrible future where FLGS's are overflowing with Wrackspawn visible monster packs...

The one thing that kind of made me choke though... $10.99 for THREE PC figures? Am I reading it wrong? And they're going to put new powers in there just to anger us RPG completionists? Well, I want to make a wizard, but let me flip through my two books and sixteen powercards before I figure out the optimal build...

Yep, makes me happier with my metal Reaper figures all the more. Plus I get to see all of the ones I am going to buy, before I pay.

 

[Fifth Element]

Of course you have to have the power card to use the power!

This is another place this hypothesis falls apart. Who's going to enforce this? At a official tournament, maybe. But at any reasonable DM's table, a power is a power.

 

[Henry]

Good for those who love it -- YUCK for me. Not that it makes a difference - I stopped being able to afford them when they shot up over $12.99 per booster pack a year or so ago, so it's not like they're losing me; however, they're DEFINITELY not regaining me with this tactic, either. I'd rather have the random packs; at least I could treat myself every three or four months to another pack or so. But three minis in a pack? Just not worth it.

 

[Qwillion]

Sweet I can finally buy what i want to buy, lol

Oh wait I can do that on ebay.

 

[mlund]

Political Contents removed. -- Henry

When Hasbro adjusts its practices to picks its vendors with more discretion they'll have my interest in their miniatures lines again.

- Marty Lund