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10 months ago ::
Jul 31, 2012 - 4:31AM
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Jan 27, 2006
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I know it's probably somewhat of a challenge to put a product out based on items no longer being sold, but as a long time collector and user of the D&D Miniatures product line since Harbinger and a fan of the new Dungeon Command game I for one would enjoy seeing DC expansion packs of order cards and creature cards, probably with themes for related creatures, that use the many older D&D minis I already have. The cards could really be used with any miniatures of the right scale. I'm sure producing a pack of cards for a 12 miniature squad would cost less to produce than a full set with tiles and miniatures. Naturally, the card pack should also include cards for the adventure system games too. I can't be the only customer out there with thousands of minis and dungeon tiles already who wouldn't mind spending a few bucks for a good card pack that lets me build a squad with miniatures I already have. I would think there would be demand for this - am I wrong?
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10 months ago ::
Jul 31, 2012 - 10:55AM
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/signed!
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10 months ago ::
Jul 31, 2012 - 12:16PM
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I'm in the same boat (lots of old D&D miniatures) however I wouldn't hold my breath on them selling cards for the old miniatures. It would be great, but that's a lot of R&D development time (creating new creatures, balancing and playtesting them) for a restricted audience.
Personally, I'd just like to see them release Order card packs that bring the number of each type of Order card to 4. These "tournament" packs would allow constructed Order decks without having to re-buy all the tiles, etc. I don't want to have to buy 4 copies (and frankly *won't* buy 4 copies of the game) just to be able to get 4 copies of the same card.
Hopefully, if Wizards doesn't come through, then they will at least have created enough copies of the game to keep the "singles" aftermarket stocked with figures and card decks.
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10 months ago ::
Jul 31, 2012 - 1:47PM
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I don't think you'll see creature cards for miniatures that are not specifically in a Dungeon Command set, at least none that are WOTC sanctioned.
The community might (and likely will) create their own creature cards to expand on play options, but these would not be legal in DCI tournaments.
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10 months ago ::
Jul 31, 2012 - 2:17PM
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Legendarius, I am hoping for this as well.
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10 months ago ::
Jul 31, 2012 - 3:11PM
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May 24, 2012
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Kinda was hoping that the DDM Guild would come out with Cards converting the New Minitures (I know they are 95% repainted) to the DDM game, and come out with cards for the old minis converting them to the DC game...hoping for alot there, but still.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 01, 2012 - 1:21PM
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Jan 27, 2006
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I know it's kind of a pipe dream but I think it could sell well. I think the R&D costs to design and play test the stats for the creatures and the new order cards could be prohibitive. A DDM Guild type arrangement could work.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 01, 2012 - 6:28PM
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I know it's kind of a pipe dream but I think it could sell well. I think the R&D costs to design and play test the stats for the creatures and the new order cards could be prohibitive. A DDM Guild type arrangement could work.
At the same time, though, aftermarket values on some of these figures are huge. I wouldn't want to have to buy a costly figure to be competitive if I didn't get it through DDM, to say nothing of new players who have none of the older minis.
I get you were saying "just let them use anything" but that's still a barrier to entry; presumably they couldn't use minis that might create confusion, so no DDM minis that aren't the specific one, and that leaves buying other brands, which is probably not desirable.
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9 months ago ::
Sep 01, 2012 - 5:56AM
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Mar 12, 2012
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I concure with the desire to have more creature and order cards. That would be great.
I am looking for a template for either Photoshop or MTG Set Editor. I would like to use the cards in our normal D&D campaign as an alternate combat mechanic.
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9 months ago ::
Sep 01, 2012 - 3:26PM
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I think it would be a fairly untenable business model to produce new creature cards card for out of production minis, or even to sell creature card packs for Dungeon Command minis that come from previous sets. I do however think it would be nice if WotC provided a print your own PDF for creature cards connected to pre-existing minis as a token to those who have invested so much into their previous minis products and will continue to support the new ones.
I'd REALLY like to see some booster support for Dungeon Command down the road. Something that provides 6-10 Order Cards and 4-6 randomized minis, perhaps? Releases with set sizes small enough not to create excessive R&D overhead, but still diverse enough to encourage additional sales and band customization while still being attractive to the RPG market. DC seems to be potentiall quite well suited to a MtG hybrid model.
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