holyswordofgod
Skirmisher
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 | | 04/24/2008 1:20 PM |  Alert | | what is the picks for the all star set. Can someone tell me which figures are coming back and when they will be bringing them back. Will there just be downloadable stat cards or will there be new figures that you have to buy. I am a little out of the loop in all of this but if someone could help me that would be great. | | | |
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Pedro
Commander
3442 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 04/24/2008 1:28 PM | Alert | Welcome to the boards!
They are going to release downloadable stats (cards), so you need to get the minis elsewhere.
The All-Star figs can be found here:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mi/20071121
The stats will be up for download ain about 3 months. | |
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Vrecknidj
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United States
| | 04/25/2008 6:21 AM | Alert | I would imagine that quite a few players are hanging on to their All Star figures, waiting to see which will be the most popular, and that we'll see a price increase this summer for some of them, and a drop for others.
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Wraithborne
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West Virginia
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XAos
Underboss
2316 Posts
London
| | 04/27/2008 6:04 AM | Alert | The all stars are nearly 100% rares (why ???) So it's virtually impossible for WotC to release an all-star set of minis. It would cost too much to make.
From a game balence viewpoint, if the all-stars are 10% more cost effective than other minis. Then no one will play anything else. In particular no one will play figures from future sets. So you can take it as aximotic that WotC won't "cut their own throats" commercially. By making the allstars the most cost-effective units. Conversly there is actually some (commercial) sense. To making the allstars well below par in cost-effectiveness.  | |
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holyswordofgod
Skirmisher
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| | 04/27/2008 9:46 AM | Alert | | I know it is a great idea that I held onto most of the figs i did have already. On top of that some of the rares they reprinted are expensive even now to try to get. Harbringer and archfiends figs are even harder to get now then when they we sub-par. | | | |
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Pedro
Commander
3442 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 04/28/2008 9:11 AM | Alert | Posted By Vrecknidj on 04/25/2008 6:21 AM
I would imagine that quite a few players are hanging on to their All Star figures, waiting to see which will be the most popular, and that we'll see a price increase this summer for some of them, and a drop for others.
Dave
Yes, that's logical. But the prices won't be that high, since what Xaos said will be legit. I don't think more than few figs will be really playable, the rest will be just okay. I, for myself, have about 7 of the All-Stars (just traded for a Marut). | |
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Bert the Troll
Commander
3595 Posts
Adelaide
| | 04/29/2008 7:11 PM | Alert | | Its rare for any set to have more than few viable top pieces. Don't see why all stars will be different to all else. I just hope the non T1 ones will be okay enough for fun games. | |
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Tooninki
Warrior
229 Posts
Finland
| | 05/04/2008 2:56 AM | Alert | Does WotC make beta versions first of the All Stars?
It would be great if they printed actual cards for All Stars! :D | |
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Dordledum
Commander
2937 Posts
Netherlands
| | 05/04/2008 3:31 AM | Alert | Posted By Tooninki on 05/04/2008 2:56 AM
Does WotC make beta versions first of the All Stars?
It would be great if they printed actual cards for All Stars! :D
Keep the dream alive, don't count on it though.
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Sirohk
Commander
3544 Posts
USA
| | 05/04/2008 4:02 AM | Alert | IMO the All Stars will more than likely make a number of the other current figures more playable (ie Wilderness).  Maybe be great counters to the Eternal Blade.Â
IMO we'll have more than a few of the All Stars be playable, but it will only be in certain combinations.Â
Most of the All Stars are high cost and will be immediate targets of attacks, so they better be semi decent.Â
I would love to see All Star cards released by WotC, but like others have said, don't count on it.Â
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Tooninki
Warrior
229 Posts
Finland
| | 05/05/2008 2:10 PM | Alert | | Wait and see... | |
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