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Star Wars Collectible Miniatures Game Revealed
Klytus writes "As seen at GamingReport.com: 'A disturbance in the force seems set to take hold next summer, as news of Wizards of the Coast's plans to release their Star Wars Collectible Miniatures Game has surfaced. To debut August of 2004, the first set is to include prepainted figures from the classic era of The Star Wars Saga (episodes IV, V, VI).' Now I have to make room amongst my SW action figures..." There's more info and some packaging shots on a messageboard thread at the Creation Matrix gaming site.
Does anyone *really* care? I mean, really.
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Maybe it is just me, but Star Wars is expanding itself in anything and everything it can get its hands on. Now, I'm not trying to imply it can't work in role playing (c'mon, KOTOR would prove me wrong even though that is video games and not tabletop), but seriously...it is getting to be too much. In my opinion, they are stretching out SW too much and practically just making it an item to be sold rather than a story to be enjoyed.
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I can't wait for them to make star wars diapers again .
SO FIX THE PROBLEM Technically.
Put this energy towards something like:
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only a whole lot less stupid, and make it with a windows client, so you can get any dumbass to install it on their computer and maybe, if you can scare enough people with the primal orwellian fear then you can get a ubiquitous install base like kazaa.
Otherwise, you are probably just going to get your ipblock banned.
And besides, recently the best Star Wars stories are coming from people other than George Lucas (clone wars on Cartoon Network, New Jedi Order, etc.)
Marvel did it, Battletech did it, now Starwars. Whats next? A Matrix miniatures game? Lord of the Rings?
Personally, I'm getting sick of this obvious money grab.
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I have nothing against the attempts of WoTC to try and milk some more cash out of their license for the Star Wars franchise, it's a great franchise and people really like it. I don't think there are many people in the world who don't know what a Jedi is.
The problem is, the really horrible quality of WoTC miniatures. I'd advise anyone who likes nice things to stay right away from this. The WoTC D&D miniatures that came out were some of the worst I've ever seen. Cheap plastic, every minature in the pack is bent out of shape, they only used four colours, and the paint looks like it was fingerpainted onto each miniature by a four year old kid in some third world country. (I may not be far from the truth, either!).
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What has WotC done with Star Wars? Does anyone play the SW:TCG? I havn't heard much about it, but i was deep in the old Decipher SW:CCG before they lost their liscense.
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Too bad "collectible" is secret gaming industry code language for "this is going to suck like a Hoover in overdrive."
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the Ultra Rare Vader minature is worth more than the classic Vader with retractable saber action figure?
F'eh.
The D&D Minatures don't look too bad from the pictures at Wizards. Hopefully the SW ones will be a little more detailed, but close to the scale of the old Micro Collection...
Hmmm... do I dare add another line to my already crowded SW collection. Too many decisions, I tell you, too many decisions!
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