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Well, after the whirlwind of pros and cons related to 4e, I had become a definite fan of the latest incarnation of D&D.  I was hoping for a similar reaction to Gamma World - it looked like the transition would work and the prospect of the cards (though I'm not fond of the "collectibility" aspect) seemed to be an interesting addition to the new mchanics.

I am seriously disappointed.  First of all, the rulebook is a joke.  From the box size, I expected a rule book with similar dimension to the D&D hardcovers and content that delivered the same sort of PC choices for character building.  The small, flimsy book is not going to be taken seriously by any of my players - nor I believe anyone over the age of 10.  A choice of up to 6 powers isn't really a choice.  Ten levels, and different character build system?  Why bother?

Second, the box is a more than a bit of a marketing gimmick.  It's easily twice as big as it needs to be and it peeves me as a consumer.  Make the packaging represent the content.  Right off the bat I felt ripped off.

Third, the maps are small and don't have nearly the "general use" purpose as they should.  If they had been coated for use with dry/wet erase markers, this disappointment could have been forgiven.

Finally, I know the price of CCGs have gone up, but $4 for 8 cards?  These cards are not worth 50 cents a piece - with everything else that is wrong, this just added the proverbial final straw.

I am bringing the whole pile of paper and cardboard back to my local store for a refund.  I feel bad for them - they don't deserve having to deal with the hassel.

So, a general warning to anyone expecting a good product - stay away from this green box.

Oct 10, 2010 -- 2:00AM, icarusfallz wrote:

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Booster are $2.35 at our FLGS.  You paid too much..

Dang I want to come to you FLGS, then Id maybe buy the boosters.
3.99 is MSRP, and online the best Ive found is 2.80 a pack. 

I still love the game, but think the boosters are too much $$ for what they do. 

Oct 10, 2010 -- 12:06PM, spellbinder5150 wrote:

The boosters at my local FLGS are $4 a pack as well, which I found to be a bit steep.

I like the game overall, but I can understand where the OP is coming from.  The size of the box definitely give the impression of getting something a bit more substantive.

I'm not sure why they used the box style that they did. In fact I would say it was a poor design choice. Content wise, they could have fit everything into a red box style container and come away with a slightly better product.

* Character sheets could have been full sized and better layed out (I think the smaller cramped versions suck)

* Rulebook fewer pages and likely better binding (some have had issues already).

I think one of the reasons they went with the bigger, board game style box was risk managment. I think, not sure, there are fewer boxes per case than with a red box style. If so, then it would make sense. If not, then it was just bad design, IMHO.

I'm kind of conflicted on the boosters. For the most part, I think the boosters are overpriced. On the other hand considering how much use you'll get out of the cards maybe not. It all depends on how often and how many cards they release for the game. If it's infrequently, and in very small sets, then the price isn't that bad. Otherwise, I think they are shooting themselves in the foot and will end up alienating their target audience and the game will die.

I don't mind the extra room in the box. I plan on getting Famine in Far-go and Legion of Gold (which I understand are also boxed sets); rather than carry around all three boxes, I'll just add the books, token sheets, and maps from the other two (not to mention my growing set of booster cards) to the core box.