Amurayi
Underboss
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Harneloot
Sergeant
575 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 8:41 PM |
| | Once a year!!! | |
"What is to give light must endure burning" -Viktor Frankl
Champion of the Large Myconid
Deacon of the ANY aligned Raistlin. | |
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XenoZephyr
Underboss
1083 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 8:51 PM |
| | Cost too much for myself and I'm sure others to want Huges any more frequently than they are. Of course if they came out with 3 huge sets in a row I'd still buy just as many though. (: | |
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Zozo
Warrior
218 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 9:31 PM |
| | Once a year, around the same time every year, kinda like a holiday![:D] | |
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zoroaster100
Sergeant
873 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 10:06 PM |
| | I'd like a huge set once per year. At least, I'd like a huge set every 18 months. Two years between huge sets is way too long. | |
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FeranEldritchKnight
Sergeant
385 Posts
Kansas City, MO USA
| | 05/04/2006 10:13 PM |
| | I want a huge set every 5 sets, with distribution similar to this set except 9 packs in a case. That way, it's exactly 1/2 of the rares from the set in a case like a normal set, and we can be guaranteed a full set of commons and uncommons, also like a normal set. This should make pricing for a case very similar to normal. This should aleviate people complaining about price differentials. | |
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CarrionCrawler
Underboss
1760 Posts
| | 05/04/2006 10:21 PM |
| | With both gargantuan and colossal minis becoming a regular thing, I would be fine with every five sets.... | |
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qillan_dvra
Underboss
1588 Posts
Oztraylya
| | 05/04/2006 10:25 PM |
| I don't think one set in three is too much to ask for.[:D]
And I think they could probably increase the Icon production also - perhaps produce 1 for every set of minis they produce. [:p] | |
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Can of the Cave Beer
Commander
2838 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 1:27 AM |
| I think every four sets is good. More often than that, and I won't be able to afford it. Less often, and it becomes too long in between and we'll "never" get the Huge Elementals and Dragons taken care of.
Only once every four years would there be a year with no Huges, and that won't be so bad. | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5100 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 05/05/2006 1:42 AM |
| I like Dariustad's plan [^]
Barring that the one every four (starter-normal-huge-normal) rotation would be the next best.
I'd also like to toss my support behind more huge-friendly maps [:D] | |
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Runelord151
Underboss
1203 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 1:57 AM |
| | I like trueblue's idea. A forth set, once a year with huges. It probably woundn't sell well enough to warent.[:(] | | | |
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Arandae
Sergeant
713 Posts
UK
| | 05/05/2006 6:57 AM |
| Every three sets - definitely more often than at present.
I like Dariustad's idea too.
My big problem with the current arrangement is that the slots don't come around very often and it is becoming increasingly clear that a fair few of them will be filled by things that will see very little use. So from my (RPG) perspective, that might mean only 7 or 8 useful huges every two years! That's not nearly enough for me. | |
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Ghendar
Warlord
12441 Posts
The G Spot
| | 05/05/2006 9:47 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Runelord151
I myself would like to see hugh sets more often
Me too.
One a year would be fine for me. | |
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JodyJ
Warrior
260 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 10:26 AM |
| Every 3-4 sets and preferably 3. I don't think the volume that they are selling now is sustainable beyond the next 3 years (and likely less if the Core:Niche ratio continues to slide) and the number of huges I still want is more than a set's worth.
3 years is another 9 sets or twice the current number of sets (another ~540 models).
And if WotC tries to drag it out by delaying marquee pieces, it is just more likely that the line gets shelved for a few years (to let the market recover) before we see them.
I'm not saying the skirmish market is doomed to failure, but the sustaining force of the RPG sector is not a sure thing. At some point enough is nearly enough, and metal and custom sculpting/proxies will become just as satisfying.
DK, AF, UD, and War Drums nailed a huge section of the remaining must haves. So far while there are a few marquee figures in WotDQ it is starting to be diminishing returns for the RPG buyer with limited funds (~$200 per set). My current concern isn't spending X0.00 more dollars on a huge set occasionally but on spending X000.00 more dollars on painted toys over the life of the RPG game. If I have 5 bookshelves full of figures now, I don't need 15 six years from now, or even 10 shelves 3 years from now. | |
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PatEllis15
Commander
4463 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 10:58 AM |
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With Huges being more rarely used in RPG and being restricted to Epic play in Skirmish, I'm happy with the current scheme that they have been going with.
But what is there scheme... Originally we had:
Starter (100 pt)
Blended set (100/200 pt)
Standard set (200pt)
Extreme Set (Huge)
Then we got:
Starter (100/200 pt)
Standard Set (200 pt)
Standard Set (200 pt)
Expanded Set (200 pt with Epic cards)
Now:
Starter (200 pt)
Extreme Set
Blood War (200 pt with Epic cards)
I don't see much of a pattern.
Frankly, I like the idea of Starter, standard, Huge, Standard. Rinse Repeat. That breaks things up nicely.
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Zaukrie
Underboss
2007 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 11:20 AM |
| tough question.
the huge minis are great for kids and others who like the really cool minis. However, they are not cheap. I think some kind of mini-huge set (as suggested above) would make sense every year. Throw the barmaids and other wierd minis in there (tables, chairs, mimics, commoners) with a huge (maybe 2-4 other minis) and charge $12.99. This would be quite popular with many RPG folks, I think.
Since that is unlikely, I'd go with once every 4 or 5 sets. 2 years is too far apart, but every year is too expensive for me, I think. | |
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Darthrau
Underboss
2233 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 11:44 AM |
| | Never unless they are gonna start making 2 SKU's. One huge and one normal. I think for the most part huges are for roleplayers. Maybe these ones will be priced right but I doubt it. I'm done mostly anyways besides maybe picking up the Eberron stuff and maybe some of the good faction stuff. Which from the numbers isn't looking really big for this set. | |
Champion of Jarlaxle
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Can of the Cave Beer
Commander
2838 Posts
| | 05/05/2006 11:22 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by JodyJ
If I have 5 bookshelves full of figures now, I don't need 15 six years from now, or even 10 shelves 3 years from now.
Very true.
However, the laws of supply and demand come into play here. As the quantity of older minis relative to the number of current players drops, the price for those older minis will increase. As the price increases, more of us who have been collecting since the beginning will begin to "thin" our collections.
This is a dynamic system, and we are not meant to hoard Clerics of Order, Tielfling Captains, or even Displacer Beasts indefinitely. Some of us will undoubtedly do so. But most of us will probably begin thinning the collection when the price to keep it becomes higher than the cost of obtaining more minis (including storage issues). | |
Champion of the Werewolf Lord, Knight of Anything Duergar, and Squire of Things Gnollish
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Liquidburn
Sergeant
944 Posts
| | 05/06/2006 12:00 AM |
| | So long as they limit them to 60 miniatures then I think they are on a good rotation. I love huge sets, just don't want to pump out the extra cash. | |
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Arnminster
Warrior
296 Posts
| | 05/06/2006 12:14 AM |
| | As stated earlier in this thread there will be a limit to what RPG players want. I think it would be great if they slowed down production to 2 sets a year with 1 being a huge. They have covered most of the core monsters at this point. I have purchased and completed every set and buying less as each set comes out filling in the rest through singles. After WotDQ (already pre-ordered my cases) I will only buy the minis I want and will stop completing sets. There are to many other "Disposable Income" purchases which I have been putting off to feed my DDM addiction. | |
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Dragon Snack
Warrior
285 Posts
| | 05/06/2006 12:35 PM |
| Every 2 years - if they cut out crap like the Dinosaur or mounted huge whatevers.
Every 4 sets if they insist on including crap suboptimal minis.
The separate set would be the best option, but then they would have to abandon the stupid "limited SKU" argument for randomization (if it sells, retailers will MAKE THE ROOM) so I don't see that happening...
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doubtofbuddha
Commander
3371 Posts
| | 05/06/2006 12:49 PM |
| | I am fine with 1/4 sets. | |
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VFults
Sneak
121 Posts
| | 05/06/2006 4:06 PM |
| I'm fine with every two years; financially, it's more practical on my wallet.
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wildmage
Sneak
123 Posts
| | 05/06/2006 9:22 PM |
| | 1 in 4 sets would be nice. In addition/alternatively I wouldn't mind having some of the "D&D Icons" series be much needed huges (such as additional huge chromatic dragons, huge gem dragons, a Nalfeshnee if it doesn't make the cut for WotDQ, other huge elementals, etc.) If the Icons line is strictly gargantuan and up, its RPG usefulness will remain limited. | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
11730 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 05/06/2006 10:50 PM |
| | Every 6th set, or one every two years works for me. My problem is that I like the huges a lot, and tend to collect a lot of them. GoL alone is already giving me storage problems. | |
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Dargoth
Underboss
1274 Posts
| | 05/06/2006 10:54 PM |
| | 1 huge set a year (Like SWM seems to be) | |
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Amurayi
Underboss
1471 Posts
| | 05/06/2006 11:18 PM |
| Every year would be better. As WotC insists to give us oddballs like the Blue Barneyspawn and Mounted-Minis-we-will-never-use-in-RPG we need more Huge sets. The chance is higher to get what we REALLY want then
What`s next?
Fishmen mounted on Aboleth?
Frost Giant mounted on goat?
Succubus mounted on Vrock? | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5100 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 05/07/2006 1:55 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Amurayi
Fishmen mounted on Aboleth?
Succubus mounted on Vrock?
You make it sound like these would be bad minis [:D]
Don't forget the howhah of drow mounted on a Huge Spider and the howdah of gnomes mounted on a dwarf [:D] | |
Knight Warlord a.k.a. Commander (#32) in only 6 months. Where's my pie?
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Ackrus
Warrior
282 Posts
| | 05/07/2006 12:52 PM |
| | One every year. Otherwise if they don't have the Huge you really want than you get disappointed. So one every three sets. Or since I am so Huge starved another Huge after Blood War set would be cool. | |
Champion of Halaster Blackcloak
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Mjollnir
Underboss
1489 Posts
Canary Islands - Spain
| | 05/07/2006 3:55 PM |
| | I've said it before and I will do as many time as necessary:once per year[:)]ΖD][:D] | |
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