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6 years ago ::
Sep 11, 2007 - 12:12PM
#21
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Date Joined:
Apr 30, 2004
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As much as I'm against the idea of buying v-minis, I should note here that according to Didier, there will be a way of representing monsters on the Game Table without the minis (probably the way we do now, with tokens of some kind).
I can just imagine. A free library of things like erasers, pennies, dice, M&Ms, coins, etc.  While it would be funny to see, I'm hoping that the Game Table will leave the days of weird stand-in minis behind. And they can do that by providing a good selection of minis as part of the standard cost of DDI or D&D books, or by allowing third parties to create minis for free.
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6 years ago ::
Sep 11, 2007 - 12:31PM
#22
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Date Joined:
Aug 24, 2007
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If the game table does not include the V-mini's and all sourcebook material for free then I will definetly not subscribe.
Everything should be included in the subscription. Otherwise I'll stick to pen, paper, my battle map and figs.
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6 years ago ::
Sep 11, 2007 - 5:08PM
#23
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I can just imagine. A free library of things like erasers, pennies, dice, M&Ms, coins, etc. While it would be funny to see, I'm hoping that the Game Table will leave the days of weird stand-in minis behind. And they can do that by providing a good selection of minis as part of the standard cost of DDI or D&D books, or by allowing third parties to create minis for free.
"I thought the troll was the eraser?"
"No, the giant is the eraser. The troll is the pencil."
"Then what's that fuzz?"
"Oh, that's just fuzz..." :P
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6 years ago ::
Sep 11, 2007 - 11:33PM
#24
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Date Joined:
Aug 23, 2007
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"I thought the troll was the eraser?"
"No, the giant is the eraser. The troll is the pencil."
"Then what's that fuzz?"
"Oh, that's just fuzz..." :P
Exactly. Why was this example given in the promotional video? If it is one of the issues they are supposidly trying to repair (in the case of the Game Table) then how are they repairing it with the same solution we have in real life: "Buy minis"...
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6 years ago ::
Sep 12, 2007 - 10:36AM
#25
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Date Joined:
Aug 12, 2004
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I really dislike the taste of both having to pay a subscription fee and then payments for items inside that subscription. I can kinda see the point of payments to unlock books (as it includes extras beyond just the electronic book). But having to pay to get every small little thing after having to pay a not insubstantial price per month is like trying to go to the mall and having a cover charge to get in.
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6 years ago ::
Sep 12, 2007 - 11:53AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 13, 2007
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I don't like the idea of paying for v-minis at all.
I hope that, if this happens, there is an option for using non-3d custom images as a "token" mini on the board. That would be what I am doing.
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6 years ago ::
Sep 12, 2007 - 11:54AM
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Jan 11, 2005
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Exactly. Why was this example given in the promotional video? If it is one of the issues they are supposidly trying to repair (in the case of the Game Table) then how are they repairing it with the same solution we have in real life: "Buy minis"...
PRECISELY.
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6 years ago ::
Sep 12, 2007 - 5:33PM
#28
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The one thing I would support is if the activation cost of the MMs was $5-7 dollars more than for other books in order to cover the extra cost of producing the v-minis. That would be the smart way of charging for v-minis, one that people probably wouldn't notice.
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6 years ago ::
Sep 12, 2007 - 7:00PM
#29
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Date Joined:
Aug 12, 2004
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The one thing I would support is if the activation cost of the MMs was $5-7 dollars more than for other books in order to cover the extra cost of producing the v-minis. That would be the smart way of charging for v-minis, one that people probably wouldn't notice.
I'm not a big fan of things that screw DMs. Making them pay extra for books isn't a good reward for WotC's largest evangelists.
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6 years ago ::
Sep 12, 2007 - 7:36PM
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I don't think that paying a price based on the amount of content received is screwing the DM.
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