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MerricB
Underboss
2353 Posts
    
Australia
 | | 08/03/2006 8:13 PM |
| G'day, all!
I'm just wondering who is going to be investigating Dreamblade, which will be released in only a few days.
Although I'm not particularly interested myself, two of my good friends, Sarah and Daniel, look like they'll be getting some and playing it... which I guess will drag me in just a little.
(I use DDM mainly for RPG purposes, btw).
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Shivan Darkeyes
Warrior
266 Posts
| | 08/03/2006 8:16 PM |
| | I'll be playing. I am REALLY looking forward to this game. I know Dagni, BShugg, Pat Lynch, CGroves, and many others are playing as well. | |
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emontedodger
Warrior
285 Posts
El Monte, CA
| | 08/03/2006 8:17 PM |
| | I'm still contemplating. Between MTG, D&D minis, and now possibly this, my wallet is going to be hurting. Knowing me though, I'd probably get a case or two. If I don't like it, I can always sell them off to get more minis.[:D] | |
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DaveMage
Skirmisher
29 Posts
| | 08/03/2006 8:19 PM |
| No Dreamblade for me.
Not interested in any more collectable games.
DDM is quite enough. | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5081 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 08/03/2006 8:24 PM |
| Already pre-ordered the Large pair of boots. I may snag one or two other singles for D&D use.
I haven't the time nor the income to support two plasticrack addictions. I have toyed with the Dreamblade rules/played a couple of proxied games and it's a well put together system.
I still prefer D&D/DDM, however. | |
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Username
Warlord
5687 Posts
| | 08/03/2006 8:26 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by DaveMage
No Dreamblade for me.
Not interested in any more collectable games.
DDM is quite enough.
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Wraithborne
Commander
4174 Posts
West Virginia
| | 08/03/2006 8:30 PM |
| | I may pick up some singles for rpg use if they're cheap enough, but have no interest in playing the game itself. | |
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jgsugden
Commander
4320 Posts
Walnut Creek, CA
| | 08/03/2006 8:33 PM |
| I'll be fringe.
I'll buy a few figures for RPG, and I'll buy a few singles to build a few warbands for friendly play, but I plan to keep my costs per expansion to less than $50 (with ~$100 devoted to the first cycle). | |
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dumdragon
Sergeant
684 Posts
Amityville, NY
| | 08/03/2006 8:49 PM |
| Not for me. I only get to game so many days of the month. And if we're playing games we're probably going to use the time to play D&D.
Unless the wives want to play games, then we play Talisman. | |
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yack
Commander
3254 Posts
Gatineau Canada
| | 08/03/2006 8:55 PM |
| | Maybe the odd single depends how hard they are too get off the base for D&D. So basically prob not.. | |
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Kithmaker
Commander
3926 Posts
| | 08/03/2006 8:56 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by DaveMage
No Dreamblade for me.
Not interested in any more collectable games.
DDM is quite enough.
I'll second that emotion. | |
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Kunimatyu
Sergeant
725 Posts
| | 08/03/2006 8:56 PM |
| | Maybe a few common/uncommon singles, tops. $15 packs are a bit much to stomach. | |
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Ridureyu
Underboss
1622 Posts
| | 08/03/2006 8:59 PM |
| | I'll buy into the game. | |
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glauron
Underboss
1379 Posts
Sydney, Australia
| | 08/03/2006 8:59 PM |
| Thanks for the head's-up. Having just visited the website, I think I'm going to have to buy into Dreamblade.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dbm/gallery
Some nice looking stuff there.
Like Merric, I collect for RP purposes. Even dabbled in the huge SWM set for figures to use in D&D adventures. Dreamblade looks pretty good to me.
Spare bedroom is just about full with D&D minis though. Probably have to move to a bigger house. Now to convince spouse that it is all her idea. [)]
Of course, you all know she indulges me. | |
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Bert the Troll
Commander
3964 Posts
Adelaide
| | 08/03/2006 10:21 PM |
| | I may grab a few singles for RPG. | |
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delguidance
Sergeant
394 Posts
| | 08/03/2006 10:24 PM |
| | I'm checking it out because of the big cash prizes. | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5081 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 08/03/2006 11:36 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by glauron
Like Merric, I collect for RP purposes. Even dabbled in the huge SWM set for figures to use in D&D adventures. Dreamblade looks pretty good to me.
Just bear in mind it's on the 40mm scale, so anything you pick up would be Large.
There are some decent RPG minis (the Griffon looks very nicely done). | |
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jacksonm
Warlord
5560 Posts
River City
| | 08/04/2006 12:18 AM |
| I'm going to be taking a pass on this one. Sure some of the figures look cool but then again just as many of them are kind of goofy.
Overall it's just too much money to invest in games with DDM, the odd bit of Star Wars, not to mention the SW Battleships game that looks more interesting to me. | | | |
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xuthal
Sergeant
649 Posts
Boulder, CO
| | 08/04/2006 12:28 AM |
| Not even remotely interested.
Don't much like the sculpts. Have no emotional or nostalgic attachment to the concept. Pretty unappealing, all things considered. Give me DDM any day.
SGB | |
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Beast
Sneak
143 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 12:36 AM |
| | I will be dabbling in it, probably just buying singles and the occasionaly booster for competitive play. | |
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realmaster
Underboss
2010 Posts
Home of the 2002 Winter Olympics
| | 08/04/2006 12:54 AM |
| | I have already bought a complete promotional pack and a couple of extra promo sets so maybe a full set IF I can find a steal of a deal. | |
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Jax
Sneak
138 Posts
Montreal, Canada
| | 08/04/2006 1:04 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Kithmaker
quote:
Originally posted by DaveMage
No Dreamblade for me.
Not interested in any more collectable games.
DDM is quite enough.
I'll second that emotion.
I'll third[)]that ! | |
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daelfslayer
Sneak
82 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 1:38 AM |
| | I already have some and I think it's ok. if the bases were smaller so we could use them for d&d it would be helpful. hasn't got me excited enough to buy any. I'll stick to DDM. | |
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maijstral
Underboss
2105 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 1:47 AM |
| | I'll buy a few singles if there not to expensive and if I either like the look or can find an RPG use. | | | |
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arbados
Underboss
1430 Posts
New York, USA
| | 08/04/2006 1:51 AM |
| | Although some look quite nice DDM is enough for me. I use them strictly for RPG so this may have something to do with it considering I am really not into the skirmish and such. | |
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Wayne
Underboss
1371 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 2:03 AM |
| I'll likely buy a few singles for D&D. There're some great-looking models there.
But I'm not at all interested in playing.
The only CMG (other than DDM) that has a chance of getting my money is the Star Wars ship-to-ship game. And that's iffy, since I don't play Star Wars RPG. | |
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Janos M.
Underboss
1015 Posts
Hamburg / GErmany
| | 08/04/2006 2:14 AM |
| I'll buy a few...
...cases. | |
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Wayne
Underboss
1371 Posts
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Ssylyss
Warrior
181 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 2:33 AM |
| | I'll be buying some. I'm going to work hard to get my lfgs to do dreamblade events. It's a really fun game. | |
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Prince o the Raven Banner
Sergeant
606 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 3:19 AM |
| I demoed it, and preordered the starter and a booster.
It's really fun.
I will not compulsively complete sets, and I don't think it will require a huge amount of figures to play it.
I am not seeing it being that expensive to play, could be wrong though, once the mental gymnists run it through the ringer. | |
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Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10980 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 08/04/2006 4:18 AM |
| | I'll be getting some singles only. I've little to no interest in the game itself, nor the time to explore it. | |
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Mama Cass
Warrior
286 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 6:39 AM |
| | I'll echo the sentiment around here, may buy some singles for RPG, but will not buy boosters or cases. Too many odd figures ... No interest in the game itself. I barely play DDM... | |
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orcdoubleax
Sergeant
694 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 6:56 AM |
| I have picked out about 8 minis that I will by as singles and rebase.
Hive Pinchers
Jack of blades
Blade hound
Boneclan hunter
lone wolf
savage orge
and a couple others i can't remember
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Ghendar
Warlord
12297 Posts
The G Spot
| | 08/04/2006 8:33 AM |
| | I'll be buying select singles for use in RPG but that's about it. I can't invest heavily in another game at this point. | |
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XAos
Underboss
2395 Posts
London
| | 08/04/2006 8:49 AM |
| I'll buy a few singles. But there is too low a percentage of playable units to make boosters cost-effective.
I expect expansions to only have a few playable units (since anything worse than the earliar sets is immediatly obsolete) But a base set should manage a lot better than 25%.
Looks to me as if WotC are trying to recoup the prize support by reducing the density of playable units.
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Richard II
Commander
3663 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 9:07 AM |
| | I don't really plan to get involved. I have neither the time, money, nor inclination to play another game. | |
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PatEllis15
Commander
4463 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 9:17 AM |
| Some long thoughts:
I will not for the first set be preorering any boosters. However, I'll get quite a few via my Delegate work, and I plan to do some sealed events.
I cannot envision having a "gotta get em all" mentality with this type of game. I'm sure Clix players have the same issue. What do you do with all the non-tier 1 pieces? With DDM, they move right over into my RPG box. But 90% of dreamblade pieces aren't D&D RPG suitable, so if they aren't tier 1 do I just throw them away?
I like competitive games, but I think I did as well as I did with DDM because I am familiar with D&D. With no basis for a starting strategy with Dreamblade, I'm not certain how I'll do with this game. I'm going to give it about 6 months, and see how I warm up to it. If I do well at some 1k or the 20k event, that will probably drive me to buy more figures, and play more.
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 9:22 AM |
| | Nope. I'll pick up a couple boxes to mine for new and unique creatures for D&D use, but that's it. | |
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RobWreck
Warrior
295 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 10:27 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by xuthal
Not even remotely interested.
Don't much like the sculpts. Have no emotional or nostalgic attachment to the concept. Pretty unappealing, all things considered. Give me DDM any day.
SGB
You summed up my feelings exactly. I saw a demo of the game and it seems kinda simplistic. Heck, the game doesn't even need mini's... it could be played just as easily with cards in the squares instead (unlike DDM where you actually need LoS from one creature to another and maps have terrain). I'm thoroughly not impressed by Dreamblade, and the idea of the big cash tournaments is more of a turn-off for me as it'll draw that many more hardcore competitors and less of the fun gamers.
Besides, every dollar I'd spend on Dreamblade is a dollar I won't be spending on DDM... and DDM pieces are also useful for my D&D gaming, whereas Dreamblade isn't.
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Lab Monkey
Commander
4136 Posts
| | 08/04/2006 10:33 AM |
| | I will not be buying any Dreamblade figures. | |
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