zoroaster100
Sergeant
873 Posts
    
 | | 04/30/2008 6:51 PM |
| I saw that World of Warcraft has a new miniatures game. Does any one here know if
1) have they been released yet?
2) are they compatible with DDM (scale, type of base used, etc)
3) are they nice-looking? | |
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Bert the Troll
Commander
3964 Posts
Adelaide
| | 04/30/2008 7:45 PM |
| This thread has some user info and pics:Scale is 48mm so approx half as big again as D&D 'should' be. So Orcs might be usable as orge sized foes.
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greyhaze
Warlord
6725 Posts
| | 04/30/2008 8:29 PM |
| 1) no.
2) no. WoW's is larger.
3) yes, if you like WoW's art direction. | |
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Vrecknidj
Warlord
10425 Posts
United States
| | 05/01/2008 6:27 AM |
| What an interesting decision. I wonder why they didn't want to make their figures in the same scale. I would have thought that selling some to D&D players who would use them for their own purposes might have been an advantage.
I'm sure the folks who made the decision thought this through, so, I'm curious about their results.
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greyhaze
Warlord
6725 Posts
| | 05/01/2008 6:36 AM |
| | It's hard to get good detail at DDM scale, WoW would have wanted smoother detail and probably chose that scale for easier/better sculpting. (just my guess) | |
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Username
Warlord
5688 Posts
| | 05/01/2008 7:18 AM |
| | Not very intersted in these. I never was a fan of WoW's art. | |
Originally posted by Schooly_D
Username - he deals in minis
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Gryfalia
Sneak
105 Posts
| | 05/01/2008 7:57 AM |
| They also wanted them to be more substantial to justify the $5 a figure price tag. No, this isn't a supposition, they specifically stated that they wanted the figures to double as 'statues' or whathaveyou next to your computer monitor, and the high quality figures (with good paint jobs) were designed to maximize value.
Oh yes, forgot to mention. Some of the DDM folks last night were looking at the promo Gorebelly and say that he's the right size for an Enraged Orc (I think that was it). | |
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Username
Warlord
5688 Posts
| | 05/01/2008 8:39 AM |
| Some of the DDM folks last night were looking at the promo Gorebelly and say that he's the right size for an Enraged Orc (I think that was it).
Enlarged maybe? | |
Originally posted by Schooly_D
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mege
Sneak
67 Posts
| | 05/01/2008 10:56 AM |
| | While I bemoan the scale differences, and generally dislike the cartoony nature of WoW compared to other MMOs - the card art for the CCG and what we've seen so far of the CMG looks great. I have a feeling UDE will make it look very professional at the very least (production value will probibally be much much higher than that of DDM). | | | |
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TheChozyn
Skirmisher
3 Posts
| | 05/01/2008 11:36 AM |
| I'm more interested to see how the game plays out rather than how it looks for my buying needs.
I'll try anything once... twice if I like it.
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Turboman
Warrior
212 Posts
| | 05/01/2008 1:05 PM |
| | I still bust up laughing when I see those pauldrons. :D | |
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