arbados
Underboss
1446 Posts
    
New York, USA
 | | 05/07/2006 12:40 AM |
| | Sorry all, but I can live without any huge elementals. All I wanted was an aboleth! | |
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Humble Minion
Sneak
121 Posts
| | 05/07/2006 1:02 AM |
| It boggles my poor little mind that so many people are so certain X11 is an eldritch giant.
Maybe I'm just easily boggled and just as easily deluded (or the eldritch giant talk was started by someone who's seen the leaked pics), but it looks almost embarrassingly obvious to me that the pic in question is not a giant at all, but some sort of monstrous humanoid. Look at the legs. Those aren't giant/humanoid legs - they're too bandy and the knee and foot of the left one make it look to me as if the creature is actually digitigrade. Compare it to X14 to see what I mean. My money is on it being a gnoll, tell you the truth. | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3398 Posts
Netherlands
| | 05/07/2006 4:29 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Humble Minion
It boggles my poor little mind that so many people are so certain X11 is an eldritch giant.
Maybe I'm just easily boggled and just as easily deluded (or the eldritch giant talk was started by someone who's seen the leaked pics), but it looks almost embarrassingly obvious to me that the pic in question is not a giant at all, but some sort of monstrous humanoid. Look at the legs. Those aren't giant/humanoid legs - they're too bandy and the knee and foot of the left one make it look to me as if the creature is actually digitigrade. Compare it to X14 to see what I mean. My money is on it being a gnoll, tell you the truth.
sorry, but: a huge Gnoll????
D. | |
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I Tyrant
Warrior
178 Posts
| | 05/07/2006 6:46 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Dordledum
quote:
Originally posted by Humble Minion
It boggles my poor little mind that so many people are so certain X11 is an eldritch giant.
Maybe I'm just easily boggled and just as easily deluded (or the eldritch giant talk was started by someone who's seen the leaked pics), but it looks almost embarrassingly obvious to me that the pic in question is not a giant at all, but some sort of monstrous humanoid. Look at the legs. Those aren't giant/humanoid legs - they're too bandy and the knee and foot of the left one make it look to me as if the creature is actually digitigrade. Compare it to X14 to see what I mean. My money is on it being a gnoll, tell you the truth.
sorry, but: a huge Gnoll????
D.
I think he's talking about #14, I frankly would like it to be a gnoll. | |
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Arandae
Sergeant
713 Posts
UK
| | 05/07/2006 6:50 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Humble Minion
Maybe I'm just easily boggled
LOL! I think I know how you feel. I must be easily boggled too - maxminis is some sort of boggle-fest for us all. I never knew there were so many strong opinions on absolutely everything! [:)] | |
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doubtofbuddha
Commander
3371 Posts
| | 05/07/2006 9:58 AM |
| Assuming this is a correct list:
Aspect of Bahamut - Ok
Aspect of Tiamat - Ok
Black Dragon with rider - Yea!
Dracolich - Yea!
Giant on Mammoth(preview x?) Yea!
Eldritch Giant(preview x?) - Ok.
Uncommons:
Purple Worm - Ok.
Bluespawn Godslayer - Ok!
Huge Fiendish Spider - Ok.
Huge Fire Elemental - Yea!
Mountain Troll(preview x?) - Yea!
mystery mini - ?
So I am liking it. :P | |
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Gloom_
Sergeant
583 Posts
| | 05/07/2006 10:41 AM |
| From 'eyeing' it, the Redspawn does look huge to me.. but I'm just hoping thats a picture error. A huge Redspawn would suck.
I'm a fan of the huges.. Dracolich, Tiamat, Purple Worm, Huge Fire, Huge spider, Huge Black.. | |
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True_Blue
Underboss
2386 Posts
| | 05/07/2006 11:17 AM |
| | I'm hoping the Good factions get plenty of Huge love too. It seems they are lacking a little bit.. which I hope is not the case =) | |
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MarioCleanstuff
Warrior
325 Posts
San Diego, CA
| | 05/07/2006 3:54 PM |
| Aspect of Bahamut - Looks great.
Aspect of Tiamat - Looks great, closest thing we've gotten to a hydra.
Black Dragon with rider - Looks great even with the sorceror.
Dracolich - Looks great.
Giant on Mammoth(preview x?) -The base on this does not seem to be Huge.
Eldritch Giant(preview x?) - Will pass judgement when I see it.
Uncommons:
Purple Worm - I definitely understand and really like the Huge conversion.
Bluespawn Godslayer - Looks pretty good.
Huge Fiendish Spider - Whatever. If it turns out to be a Retriever or Bebilith, I'll be happier.
Huge Fire Elemental - Great uncommon piece.
Mountain Troll(preview x?) - Tree with a cello. Will pass judgement when I see the actual thing.
mystery mini - I totally hope this is a Remorhaz and, if needed, one of the possible rares is bumped down to uncommon, or the mounted pachyderm is actually large and the real Huge for that spot is a Remorhaz.
I just really want a Remorhaz. I'd much rather see an actual one than use a Behir to proxy for it... Players get more intimidated when you plop down the monster they're fighting rather than some other monster and saying "you're actually fighting something else". | |
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Amurayi
Underboss
1471 Posts
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Harneloot
Sergeant
575 Posts
| | 05/07/2006 9:51 PM |
| | What if mystery mini is a Huge Chromatic Dragon, riderless? | |
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Ridureyu
Underboss
1622 Posts
| | 05/07/2006 9:54 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Harneloot
What if mystery mini is a Huge Chromatic Dragon, riderless?
Then that sucks, because we were asking for Dragonlance minis, silly! | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3398 Posts
Netherlands
| | 05/08/2006 2:03 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Ridureyu
quote:
Originally posted by Harneloot
What if mystery mini is a Huge Chromatic Dragon, riderless?
Then that sucks, because we were asking for Dragonlance minis, silly!
Someone forgot a smiley! [:)] I think a huge uncommon riderless dragon (Green/White) would dispell all comments about the Huge black with rider. And be extremely cool to boot!
D. | |
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Arandae
Sergeant
713 Posts
UK
| | 05/08/2006 7:24 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Amurayi
Noooo.. mystery mini better be an elemental! ELEMENTAAAAAAAAAAL!
But if it's an elemental, it'll have to be an earth elemental due to Zenthrus' Rule [:)]:
quote:
Originally posted by zenthrus
Any list we concoct that seems too good to be true isn't likely to happen esepcially because every set must now include an earth elemental [:P]
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striderlotr
Commander
3370 Posts
| | 05/08/2006 10:01 AM |
| | One problem that I am having is balance for Skirmish. As of right now it looks like maybe one LG piece (Aspect of Bahamut, if that is what it is). There seems to be a real lack of good pieces in the huge category. | |
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Frank5471UK
Sneak
126 Posts
| | 05/08/2006 5:47 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Username
Out of the 'leaked' minis, I think the following are huge:
1
2
8
10
11
13
16
I agree, if you look carefully at the height/width ratio of the bases of the leaked figs, you can clearly see that
Fig 1 (Bahamut ?) is Huge
Fig 2 (Bluespawn) is Huge
Fig 3 (Lizard thingy) is Large
Fig 4 (Twig Blight ?) is Medium
Fig 5 (??????) is Large
Fig 6 (Mounted Talenta) is Medium
Fig 7 (Howling Dragon ?) is Large
Fig 8 (Dracolich) is Huge
Fig 9 (Corpse Colector) is Large
Fig 10 (Fire Elemental) is Huge
Of the remainder, 11, 13 and 16 look Huge, whilst 12, 14 and 15 look large although I would need to see the final piccies to be sure-ish.
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Anthraxus
Warrior
212 Posts
| | 05/08/2006 6:06 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Dordledum
Someone forgot a smiley! [:)] I think a huge uncommon riderless dragon (Green/White) would dispell all comments about the Huge black with rider. And be extremely cool to boot!
D.
Yeah, I think a riderless dragon(esp. green or white) would help. [:)]
Or the elemental! | |
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jgsugden
Commander
4320 Posts
Walnut Creek, CA
| | 05/08/2006 6:15 PM |
| FWIW: I would tend to think that the Eldritch Giant might be an uncommon, not a rare, if it is tomorrow's mystery mini as so many people believe. The paint is pretty easy for such a large frigure... if they follow the MM III design.
Personally, I think the red thing is a medium figure with an incomplete base in the preview (not the first time) because of the width of the glare on the base.
My bets:
Aspect of Tiamat - HR
Huge Dracolich - HR
Preview X #16 (Something on Elephant/Mastodon)- HR
Mounted Black Dragon - HR
Preview X #1 (Something of Bahamut) - HR
Bluespawn Godslayer - HU
Huge Fire Elemental - HU
Huge Finedish Spider - HU
Purple Worm - HU
Preview X # 11 (Eldrtich Giant)- HU
Preview X # 13 (Giant with Club) - HU
I think Preview X #s 3, 7, 12 and 14 are not huge.
That leaves us with 1 more huge rare - and I'm hoping for a Nalfeshnee. | |
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ehren37
Sergeant
642 Posts
| | 05/08/2006 6:43 PM |
| | Since the huge fire elemental is cg/ce, I'm guessing we'll see a huge water thats lg/le. | |
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Lab Monkey
Commander
4136 Posts
| | 05/08/2006 7:37 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by jgsugden
FWIW: I would tend to think that the Eldritch Giant might be an uncommon, not a rare, if it is tomorrow's mystery mini as so many people believe. The paint is pretty easy for such a large frigure... if they follow the MM III design.
Personally, I think the red thing is a medium figure with an incomplete base in the preview (not the first time) because of the width of the glare on the base.
My bets:
Aspect of Tiamat - HR
Huge Dracolich - HR
Preview X #16 (Something on Elephant/Mastodon)- HR
Mounted Black Dragon - HR
Preview X #1 (Something of Bahamut) - HR
Bluespawn Godslayer - HU
Huge Fire Elemental - HU
Huge Finedish Spider - HU
Purple Worm - HU
Preview X # 11 (Eldrtich Giant)- HU
Preview X # 13 (Giant with Club) - HU
I think Preview X #s 3, 7, 12 and 14 are not huge.
That leaves us with 1 more huge rare - and I'm hoping for a Nalfeshnee.
Quoted because I really want you to be right. One more really cool huge rare (such as a Nalfeshnee) would really make me happy. | |
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Amurayi
Underboss
1471 Posts
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Vash
Underboss
1995 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 10:43 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Amurayi
What do you think will be the 12th huge mini?
I have a feeling we wont find out until release day.
It better be a thing of absolute majesty if that's the case. | |
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Blood War Called Shot: Phoenix
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lingster
Sergeant
778 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 10:57 AM |
| Assuming this is a correct list:
Aspect of Bahamut - Ok
Aspect of Tiamat - Ok
Black Dragon with rider - Ok
Dracolich - Oh Yea!
Giant on Mammoth(preview x?) Yea!
Eldritch Giant(preview x?) - Nah.
Uncommons:
Purple Worm - Ok.
Bluespawn Godslayer - HEL NO
Huge Fiendish Spider - Oh Yea!
Huge Fire Elemental - Oh Yea!
Mountain Troll(preview x?) - Ok
mystery mini - ?
that's 3 "Oh Yea!"s, 5 Oks, 1 Nah, and One H.N.
The Oh Yeas are a must have multiples of. Oks I can do without if I don't get them. the rest can go away. | |
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striderlotr
Commander
3370 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 10:59 AM |
| So why not a G-Cube???
I mean bring on the Elementals, but a G-Cube would be great. | |
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Arandae
Sergeant
713 Posts
UK
| | 05/16/2006 11:00 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by striderlotr
So why not a G-Cube???
G-Cube is only Large now, IIRC. | |
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Benimoto
Underboss
1125 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 11:01 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by striderlotr
So why not a G-Cube???
I mean bring on the Elementals, but a G-Cube would be great.
Gelatinous Cubes got hit by the errata stick and are large sized again.
I like the huge minis so far. A nice mix of old and new in my eyes. | |
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yack
Commander
3268 Posts
Gatineau Canada
| | 05/16/2006 11:22 AM |
| | not enough old in my eyes... but then again we do not know the whole set. One case for this set. | |
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JodyJ
Warrior
260 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 12:03 PM |
| Since the last huge slot is uncommon Nalfeshnee, Hydra and Aboleth are probably out.
We've seen red and blue clear plastic so I'll guess the last slot is Huge Water Elemental. | |
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Ragecage
Sergeant
362 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 12:07 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by JodyJ
Since the last huge slot is uncommon Nalfeshnee, Hydra and Aboleth are probably out.
We've seen red and blue clear plastic so I'll guess the last slot is Huge Water Elemental.
Boy, if that's true, then this set will really turn into a dud for me as far as huges go. An elemental would be cool, but a huge set without a huge demon would be a titanic waste IMHO. | |
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The Beer Baron
Underboss
1553 Posts
"Champion of the Centaur Commander. Knight of the Gnoll Druid. Vindicated Champion of the Dragon Wrought Kobold!
| | 05/16/2006 12:33 PM |
| What if the last huge is another rider on a dragon? You know how they balance things out - Huge Red & Huge Gold in GoL, Aspects of Tiamat & Bahamut in this set (speculation mind you). If we have a Sorceror on a Black Dragon, would it not stand to reason that we would also get a good huge with rider?
Paladin on huge Silver Dragon
Wizard on huge Copper Dragon
Cleric on huge Bronze Dragon
or
Swashbucking Rogue on Brass Dragon
Or maybe it will be a Giant Space Hamster with Gnome Cavalry. | |
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trismegistus
Sneak
80 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 12:42 PM |
| I'm very disapointed that it looks like we're not getting a Nalfeshnee.
Very very very very very very very very very disapointed.
Now I'm going to have to put my money where my mouth is... | |
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Pazuzu, Pazuzu, Pazuzu! | |
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Felagund
Sergeant
922 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 1:43 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Vash
quote:
Originally posted by Amurayi
What do you think will be the 12th huge mini?
I have a feeling we wont find out until release day.
It better be a thing of absolute majesty if that's the case.
As long as I've been skirmishing, we've always known all of the minis before the prerelease (which is what I assume you meant). | |
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Lab Monkey
Commander
4136 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 1:44 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by JodyJ
Since the last huge slot is uncommon Nalfeshnee, Hydra and Aboleth are probably out.
We've seen red and blue clear plastic so I'll guess the last slot is Huge Water Elemental.
How do you know the Eldritch Giant is Rare? Unless there's a spoiler that I'm not aware of, the Eldritch Giant could be either and Uncommon or a Rare. | |
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Harneloot
Sergeant
575 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 1:47 PM |
| | The last Huge is Huma on a Silver Dragon! | |
"What is to give light must endure burning" -Viktor Frankl
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JodyJ
Warrior
260 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 2:23 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Lab Monkey
How do you know the Eldritch Giant is Rare? Unless there's a spoiler that I'm not aware of, the Eldritch Giant could be either and Uncommon or a Rare.
I'd love to be wrong. The glass is just half full today. | |
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Kelemvor
Warrior
223 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 2:25 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Harneloot
The last Huge is Huma on a Silver Dragon!
Are you Serious!!!??? That would be ok with me I guess. [)] | |
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doubtofbuddha
Commander
3371 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 2:32 PM |
| I would be very happy if the Eldritch Giant was uncommon. It would make getting 3 copies much, much easier for me.
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Vash
Underboss
1995 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 2:34 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by doubtofbuddha
I would be very happy if the Eldritch Giant was uncommon. It would make getting 3 copies much, much easier for me.
Not to mention have a slot open for a Huge Rare that could make everyone happy. [:)] | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3398 Posts
Netherlands
| | 05/16/2006 2:36 PM |
| I think the Eldritch is Rare. Hope for another Elemental as the last Huge or an Uncommon Huge White Dragon or something similarly awesome.
D. | |
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doubtofbuddha
Commander
3371 Posts
| | 05/16/2006 2:42 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Vash
Not to mention have a slot open for a Huge Rare that could make everyone happy. [:)]
Yes. Its a win win situation!
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