Posted By ckissee on 07/18/2007 1:11 PM
According to Lidda in the chat window, the blister pack with have a new sculpt of the Large Green Dragon, she *thinks* it may have new stats, but was not sure, and the two-player scenario is something like the LGD + the new Drow versus the PC "good guys".

Posted By Vrecknidj on 07/17/2007 8:41 PM
I hope a WotC insider hops on this thread.

Posted By lurkinglidda on 07/18/2007 1:42 PM
It turns out most of this info, but not all, is correct. Here are the product details:

Release date: April 4, 2008
US MSRP: $14.99
Contents:
   5 non-random minis
   Stat cards
   2 double-sided battle maps
   Rulebook
   d20 w/ custom pip (not a spindown)

Other good to know stuff: 
   The five minis are exclusive to the starter. They will not be included in the randomized boosters being simultaneously released. 
   The minis and d20 will be fully visible through a clear blister.

Posted By lurkinglidda on 07/18/2007 1:42 PM
   The five minis are exclusive to the starter. They will not be included in the randomized boosters being simultaneously released. 

Posted By lurkinglidda on 07/18/2007 1:42 PM
It turns out most of this info, but not all, is correct. Here are the product details:

Release date: April 4, 2008
US MSRP: $14.99
Contents:
   5 non-random minis
   Stat cards
   2 double-sided battle maps
   Rulebook
   d20 w/ custom pip (not a spindown)

Other good to know stuff: 
   The five minis are exclusive to the starter. They will not be included in the randomized boosters being simultaneously released. 
   The minis and d20 will be fully visible through a clear blister.

Posted By lurkinglidda on 07/18/2007 1:42 PM

US MSRP: $14.99

Posted By lurkinglidda on 07/18/2007 1:42 PM
It turns out most of this info, but not all, is correct. Here are the product details:

Release date: April 4, 2008
US MSRP: $14.99
Contents:
   5 non-random minis
   Stat cards
   2 double-sided battle maps
   Rulebook
   d20 w/ custom pip (not a spindown)

Other good to know stuff: 
   The five minis are exclusive to the starter. They will not be included in the randomized boosters being simultaneously released. 
   The minis and d20 will be fully visible through a clear blister.

Posted By LCS on 07/18/2007 3:12 PM

I 'm glad to see the price on the starter set go down so that it's effectively at the price of the Fantastic Locations products.

Hopefully this turns out to be a cost efficient way to distribute new maps.

Posted By Olaf the Stout on 07/18/2007 5:19 PM

I'm happy to see that:

 

1.  The 5 minis will not be included in the actual set.  No chance of getting doubles that way (unless you buy multiple starters of course).

2.  The Large Green Dragon will be a resculpt.

3.  It is $14.99 and not $19.99.

 

Olaf the Stout

Posted By Thousandsofminis on 07/18/2007 8:09 PM

Does this also then signal a major shift in the release of new sets, as we have had a first weekend of March release the past two years.  We've been March, July, November for scheduling for a long time.  This would signal a change to that scheduling, can you shed any light on the Lidda?

Posted By lurkinglidda on 07/18/2007 1:42 PM

Other good to know stuff: 
   The five minis are exclusive to the starter. They will not be included in the randomized boosters being simultaneously released. 
   The minis and d20 will be fully visible through a clear blister.

Posted By Vrecknidj on 07/17/2007 8:41 PM
New starter = good
Non-random = questionable
New rules = questionable (hopefully good, maybe line templates?)
Release date = weird

Maybe Dungeons of Dread will come out in March, like usual, and then the blister starter will come out in April? I hope a WotC insider hops on this thread.

Dave

Posted By LCS on 07/18/2007 3:12 PM



I 'm glad to see the price on the starter set go down so that it's effectively at the price of the Fantastic Locations products.

Hopefully this turns out to be a cost efficient way to distribute new maps.

Posted By Vrecknidj on 07/19/2007 5:57 AM

Does this alter the release schedule? I thought that, typically, the spring set of randomized boosters came out in March, with a pre-release at D&D Experience.

Posted By Arandae on 07/19/2007 3:03 AM

Hmm. That's great news for the skirmishers, but for RPG-only buyers, $14.99 for just five minis  that you can't get by any other means (plus lots of stuff you don't want) isn't great. Better than the previously listed $19.99, of course.

Posted By gss_000 on 07/18/2007 11:02 AM

A few things: 4th ed, not even announced, many years away.

WOTC wanting to make money:  Of course they do.  Every new set is them trying to get more money.

WOTC and individual singles:  they don't care in terms of sales of a single fig. Since they sell by the booster, what an individual piece does on a secondary market they are not involved with is imaterial.

*rant on, not directed at anyone* Here, with what people are saying, is a perfect example of customers not knowing what they want.  If you look at a lot of what has been said over time people have been looking for 1) a new starter, 2) more dragons, 3) non-random minis.  Maybe it's not the same people commenting here, but people have been asking for these things.  They give what people say they want and people aren't happy.  No one can ever win with anything new.  *rant off*

Sorry about that.  Just I've heard similar sentiments in a lot of different areas recently and I needed to vent.

Anyways, for me, I can see why the price and the lack of figs.  Sure, I'd like it is it was a little cheaper, but I don't think this is a bad idea or a price.  This model has worked for other lines, and I think it is a great one for a starter.  It seems set up for a better 1 on 1 play (dragon vs everyone else) than the other starters so far, plus it would encourage new players and collectors.  I think everything here is going to be new in terms of sculpt. But with it being almost a year away we'll have to wait to see what this turns into.