AJAG |
OK, my sincere apologies!
But every time I've searched this site for figs. I have failed to find that option. I must be blind! Will check again.
Having not been mentioned so far, in this thread, I didn't know the option was there.
Thanks for the heads up guys!
And sorry for misleading the community....Face palm! :/
:)
Steve Geddes |
Heh. I hardly think anything you wrote requires an apology.
Heres a decent place to start looking.
Depending on your preferences, I believe there are a number of sites around with lower prices. Personally, I prefer keeping my purchases in one place, but I've heard that there are some bargains around.
Cintra Bristol |
Got my case last night. Based on the reports here, I was expecting the issue with Feiya, and sure enough, mine is fairly dreadful. She has a big blob of black under her nose down to her neck - I'm calling her the Bearded Lady.
One thing I noticed that I think may be worth some attention - my Feiya has no chin, and the overall shape of her face/neck area is lacking definition. Seriously, below her nose, she slopes straight down to her neck, no mouth or chin could possibly be sculpted there. It makes fixing her myself pretty much impossible - I'm not a good enough painter to come up with something on a mis-shaped surface.
The same sort of issue happened with my King Irovetti from an earlier set - his entire face was a smooth surface, no sculpted features whatsoever. At the time I assumed they'd plastered on so much paint that they'd filled in the gaps, but with Feiya's missing mouth and chin, it makes me wonder if the problem isn't that they are having trouble getting plastic into the tiny bits in the molds - literally giving no detail to be accurately painted.
Just an observation I wanted to share, in case you (Vic et.al.) want to examine your larger sample size (and compare to a "good" Feiya) for the possibility. It might mean you want to reconsider how some of the faces are sculpted, to give the details enough size to come through the mold.
In the meantime I should also add - the entire rest of the case was Amazing! No breakages at all, thanks to the new bubble-wrap (and placement of the smaller figs) packing. And the quality of the sculpts and painting was generally quite good. I can't say enough about how amazing the Nazenha mini looks - truly spectacular sculpt and paint! So with just one mini to complain about, I'd have to conclude that this set well exceeded my expectations overall.
graywulfe |
OK, my sincere apologies!
But every time I've searched this site for figs. I have failed to find that option. I must be blind! Will check again.
Having not been mentioned so far, in this thread, I didn't know the option was there.Thanks for the heads up guys!
And sorry for misleading the community....Face palm! :/
:)
I have seen it take up to a week for Paizo's website to have the singles for a set. They have to have time to open cases that they ordered for this purpose and catalog the singles in the cases they opened.
This is my understanding of things and in no way represents an official explanation.
Liz Courts Webstore Gninja Minion |
AJAG wrote:OK, my sincere apologies!
But every time I've searched this site for figs. I have failed to find that option. I must be blind! Will check again.
Having not been mentioned so far, in this thread, I didn't know the option was there.Thanks for the heads up guys!
And sorry for misleading the community....Face palm! :/
:)
I have seen it take up to a week for Paizo's website to have the singles for a set. They have to have time to open cases that they ordered for this purpose and catalog the singles in the cases they opened.
This is my understanding of things and in no way represents an official explanation.
All of our Pathfinder Battles singles are available here, and we do our best to have them available on the street date for the set.
roysier |
I do have to say the reduction is models down to 45 seriously reduced the money I shelled out for mini's with this set. Normally I buy 2 bricks and then go to the mini market and pick up any more that I want which usually is around 15 more mini's.
This time I bought 1 brick and there were only 10 minis out there on the singles market that I wanted and I pretty much have a full set.
It seems to me that reducing the models also will reduce sales. Which seems like a catch-22 since the sets were reduced from 55 to 45 models because of lower then expected sales. I know there is a manufacturing cost reduction with less models but their will also be a coinciding sales reduction.
Vhayjen |
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You know, I've had the Rise of the Runelords case bundle plus the rune giant mini in my shopping cart for about a week and nearly spent the $600+ for it all. But that quality assurance gnome sitting on my shoulder where he always does told me to look around the forums to see what you fine folks have shared about the quality of them.
Right now, I'm glad I didn't buy them. I'm going to remove them from my cart and consider the pawns or another alternative. I love minis but will NOT spend my money for the quality of these things.
So, thank you all for bringing up the quality so I can be informed. I always do my due diligence and here it paid off.
Hobbun |
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Actually, the RotRL set, including the Rune Giant, is a great set. I don’t remember any issues in regards to QC at all for this set.
It’s your call, obviously, but you would be passing up one of the best sets that have been released.
Edit: I can only speak for my miniatures, of course. But I bought two cases of RotRL and I believe I only received one broken mini. And I don’t remember any horrible paint jobs like that have cropped up more recently. IMO, there was actually a lot of wonderful paint jobs in RotRL.
graywulfe |
graywulfe wrote:All of our Pathfinder Battles singles are available here, and we do our best to have them available on the street date for the set.AJAG wrote:OK, my sincere apologies!
But every time I've searched this site for figs. I have failed to find that option. I must be blind! Will check again.
Having not been mentioned so far, in this thread, I didn't know the option was there.Thanks for the heads up guys!
And sorry for misleading the community....Face palm! :/
:)
I have seen it take up to a week for Paizo's website to have the singles for a set. They have to have time to open cases that they ordered for this purpose and catalog the singles in the cases they opened.
This is my understanding of things and in no way represents an official explanation.
Just to be clear I was not being critical. I was trying to suggest patience. Thank you for the clarification.
Drogon Owner - Enchanted Grounds, President/Owner - Enchanted Grounds |
Quality control seems to have been punted, once again. I have left my thoughts in a review here.
I really wish Wizkids would get their s@%* together and stop turning out such terrible paint jobs on such interesting miniatures. And I really wish Paizo would realize that action poses are an integral part of a miniature's look on a playing surface. Bored, static poses make a mini completely uninteresting when used in a combat game.
Hobbun |
Has anyone ever corresponded with WizKids (email) on their stipulations in regards to what can be exchanged? I think we can all agree that the bad Feiya minis are exchangeable, but what about Nazenha's 'clown face' (lips stretched from side to side) or Queen Elvana's misplaced lips and eyes?
I know many will say "just touch those up and you should be fine". But I'll be honest, I am not really a miniature painter and I buy these so I don't 'have' to paint them.
For those who have dealt with WizKids, will they exchange extremely bad paint job minis? And my concern is they exchange it with the same paint job, how do you assure that doesn't happen?
And this question goes to Paizo, but when you open your cases up to sell your singles, do you pick out those miniatures with the really bad paint jobs/molds?
Like if you sell a Queen Ileosa (Legends of Golarian) I assume you get rid of the ones where her face is one big bubbly mess? And the same will apply with Feiya, you only sell the 'good' Feiyas?
Joana |
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I know many will say "just touch those up and you should be fine". But I'll be honest, I am not really a miniature painter and I buy these so I don't 'have' to paint them.
This. I have zero artistic talent. I doubt I could do as good as the 'bad' Feiya. Telling me to "touch things up" is telling me to make them worse.
Kor - Orc Scrollkeeper |
I have now received and opened my set. My comments:
1. Overall, the sculpts are again exceptional. (Except for Feiya's face which had no detail on it, other than a slight hump where her nose should be.)
2. The paint jobs (as many has mentioned) are the worst I have seen yet. Many of my bases have a lot of over-paint and dry-brushing on them, and a few messy globs of glue where figures were mounted to the base. My Feiya is pretty much the same as those mentioned above in this post. It is really aweful to look at. Sadly, I think the sculpt is mostly to blame. It is hard for the painter to give good detail to the eyes, nose and mouth, when they do no exist on the sculpt. That said, a reasonable effort should have been made to paint on a face. My Feiya's mouth is painted on her neck. The sloppy paint jobs appear on many of the minis (even the ice elementals which only have 2 colors -- clearly they need to practice their dry-brushing techniques.)
3. The flesh washes applied to the human characters was horrible! WizKids took a step back about 10 years, to when they applied a rusty-brown colored wash to their Mage Knight figures which made them look cheap. They used the same wash now and it does not blend well with the flesh colors used, and it didn't settle into the low areas like it should. Instead my figures have splotchy faces which makes them appear to be diseased, rotting or sun-burnt. As much as I appreciate the use of washes on these figures (something almost unheard of for the D&D line), in this case I would have preferred that no wash was used, rather than the haphazardly executed flesh washes these minis received.
4. Packaging-wise, the way these were packed did seem to work. I only received 1 broken mini - which was an eagle which had sheered off where the flight stand meets the base. Given how many of these minis were on flight stands and so little breakage I received, it appears that just wrapping the minis in bubble wrap and randomly putting them in the with the large mini package does seem to work. (Although oddly enough, I had 1 box where all the minis were wrapped in just plastic bags -- I guess they ran out of bubble wrap, or someone didn't get the memo). The down side of sticking these in bubble wrap, is that every mini which was holding a weapon has that weapon bent, warped and twisted. I'm not thrilled by this, but a broken weapon disappoints me more than a bent weapon.
Overall, from a collector's point of view I do really like the variety of miniatures in the set. From a GM's point of, I really don't see me using many of these minis, however when buying an Adventure Path themed set, I really can't be critical of this aspect. Of course, if I ever do run RoW, I'm sure I'll be very happy to have purchased this set. If they can just get the sloppy painting addressed for future sets, I will continue to be a happy customer :)
Vic Wertz Chief Technical Officer |
Vic Wertz wrote:The randomization model is not about marketing, and it's not chosen because it's awesome—it's chosen because it's necessary. One of our other customers wrote up a pretty solid explanation of why it's necessary here. I hope you find it enlightening.Many thanks for your quick response Vic.
Not arguing, just saying...Whilst you say "it's necessary", I believe there is nothing prohibiting you to offer a complete set of any given line of figures, except for the cost to the customer.
Pricing is a big deal. While you may be willing to spend $350 for a full set, if you look at the early reaction to the Pathfinder Battles line, there was as much discussion of the "high price" as there was about the randomization. When I say "it's necessary," I mean that doing otherwise would be cost prohibitive.
If there were a pricing model, that absolutely guaranteed "at least" one of each figure or "only one" of each figure, I am sure many would make that purchase, whatever the price may be.
We require WizKids to do their best to ensure that each sealed Pathfinder Battles case contains a complete set of minis—we've been insistent about that since day 1. Because human error is possible, though, they can't *guarantee* it, but if you look at people's case reports online, you'll find that they meet that goal with very few exceptions.
Curmudgeonly |
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Finally got my case.
The good:
Some of the sculpts are really great. I particularly love the Male and Female Ice Trolls. Most of the rares have great paint jobs, the only exception being Feiya (though mine isn't as bad as the picture posted above). No real complaints from my end on the quality of the actual minis I received.
The bad:
Too many animals for my taste. I voiced my frustration when the Wolliped was revealed, as it's not even a creature you fight in the AP. My frustration was compounded when I got 4 of them... 4 Falcons, 4 Foxes, 4 Ravens, 4 Owls, 4 Goats, 4 Giant Weasels... I don't know what I'm going to do with all of these. I sure would have liked more interesting creatures that are actually in the AP.
Final Thoughts:
So many cool minis we missed out on. Hydra, Dracolisk, a number of different fey, Baba Yaga's Hut, etc... I feel that despite the actual quality in the minis I received, I am left disappointed because of the choices of what minis made it into the set. It doesn't help that I feel robbed of at least 10 more sculpts.
Lo-Fawn |
Like in my Review of the Product associate my view with Curmudgeonly.
I got myself some "cheapy" Ikea cabinet showcases for the miniatures.
The WOTR Set looks marvelous...all these different Figures and all look amazing.
When i look at the ROW showcase right next to it i have a full board of Wollipeds and giant Weasels :)...it would be nice if like Cumudgeonly said the Monsters or Figures from the Cases or sets would be linkable to the AP.
I have not played the AP but had a look at the Pawns and don't find, except for the iconic/rare Characters much that resembles the figures from the Set.
I understand that the number of different Figures was cut down but what am i supposed to do with an army of Goats accompanied by 4 Catoblepas figures.
I can only link myself to the opinion that the sets should more align with the AP.
Steve Geddes |
Finally got my case.
The good:
Some of the sculpts are really great. I particularly love the Male and Female Ice Trolls. Most of the rares have great paint jobs, the only exception being Feiya (though mine isn't as bad as the picture posted above). No real complaints from my end on the quality of the actual minis I received.
The bad:
Too many animals for my taste. I voiced my frustration when the Wolliped was revealed, as it's not even a creature you fight in the AP. My frustration was compounded when I got 4 of them... 4 Falcons, 4 Foxes, 4 Ravens, 4 Owls, 4 Goats, 4 Giant Weasels... I don't know what I'm going to do with all of these. I sure would have liked more interesting creatures that are actually in the AP.
Final Thoughts:
So many cool minis we missed out on. Hydra, Dracolisk, a number of different fey, Baba Yaga's Hut, etc... I feel that despite the actual quality in the minis I received, I am left disappointed because of the choices of what minis made it into the set. It doesn't help that I feel robbed of at least 10 more sculpts.
I feel very similarly.
Feiya was within my tolerance range and most figures were pretty good, but the reduction in number of sculpts really has me wondering why I'm subscribing. Buying two bricks and the three or four missing rares seems like the obvious thing to do. Even then, it feels like I'm missing out on something.
Hobbun |
Feiya was within my tolerance range and most figures were pretty good, but the reduction in number of sculpts really has me wondering why I'm subscribing. Buying two bricks and the three or four missing rares seems like the obvious thing to do. Even then, it feels like I'm missing out on something.
Well, to be fair, the price is much cheaper now if you subscribe. But I do understand in wanting more sculpts.
I am interested to hear the results of Erik’s encouraging meetings with WizKids on the paint job issues. I just hope the resolution that was proposed is something that is consistent. Not like where WotR improved greatly after LoG problems, but then issues cropped up again with RoW.
The paint jobs are usually good to stunning, but there have still been too many that are bad, and more rarely, really bad (Feiya, Queen Ileosa to name a couple). I am ok with the less sculpts if it means that each one that went through was in, at the least, that ‘good’ quality.
Steve Geddes |
I think the pricing change is a paizo subscription policy rather than related to the reduced number of sculpts. The retail price per figure hasn't changed, has it?
Getting half a dozen owls/goats/ravens/etc is just a bit of a letdown for me - especially when I used to get a larger spread. If it weren't for Internet shopping paranoia, I'd probably get the figures elsewhere via two bricks and a few singles. The promo figures (which have all been excellent) are the main thing keeping me subscribed to a full case now.
Hobbun |
Well, I don’t think the change in the subscription price is a direct result of the lessening sculpts, but the price difference is still there either way.
As for too many animals, I guess it doesn’t bother me too much. In our home campaigns, I don’t know how many times we’ve found situations where it would be nice to have an animal represented. And now, there is a good selection of them to do so. But then we use miniatures a lot, and not only for combat, so I can see why the animals would be more useful for us.
That said, I would like to have more sculpts as well, but I am more concerned about getting consistent, good quality paint jobs/sculpts for all the minis. Quality over quantity.
armac |
I'm fine with the set size dropping to 45 figures, but don't think that I would like to see it drop any further without changing the booster/brick/case size, price and format.
If I recall correctly, Erik said that the reduction in sculpts was partly for WizKids to control costs. I'd rather see that, and keep booster prices the same, than have everything jump in price. It was already hard to justify buying a case of each set when I've got plenty of minis, and was able to play just fine without them in the first place. If their having to pay for less sculpts keeps them from raising prices, I am fine with that.
We're still getting the same amount of minis in a case, and with Paizo's subscription prices we're getting them cheaper. And if Paizo chooses the figures right, I like the amount of commons and uncommons we're getting with this set.
Curmudgeonly |
@Armac,
Yes, I'm fine with the number of common / uncommon minis we are getting. My frustration is that for this set, those minis are all animals, and most have little or nothing to do with the AP.
This sentiment gets compounded when the set was originally announced as 55 sculpts. I would be ok with this many animal sculpts if we had received 10 additional cool monsters from the AP. I just can't help feeling frustrated by how cool this set COULD have been.
I hope Paizo takes this feedback to heart.
And this may lead Paizo to make generic sets more frequently (like Legends of Golarion or Lost Coast), which is totally fine. They can make an animal set, or a devil set or an NPC set, and I will have proper expectations on what it will contains as it's not tied to anything.
Just if you are going to name a set after an AP, I will expect monsters from that AP.
roysier |
It seems to me that they switched from 55 sculpts to 45 sculpts mid-stream in the design of this set and this caused a poorly picked choices for common sculpts. I personally would have loved to have seen more fey sculpts from book 1, 2 & 3 of the AP. If I recall correctly there is only 1 fey in the entire set. I also would have liked to seen a few more snow goblin sculpts.
armac |
Yes, I'm fine with the number of common / uncommon minis we are getting. My frustration is that for this set, those minis are all animals, and most have little or nothing to do with the AP.
Agreed, which is why I said they need to choose the figures right.
This sentiment gets compounded when the set was originally announced as 55 sculpts. I would be ok with this many animal sculpts if we had received 10 additional cool monsters from the AP. I just can't help feeling frustrated by how cool this set COULD have been.
Agreed here as well. I think that the animals might have been planned before the sculpts were reduced, and had things been known before the set was planned we might have had fewer animals.
I hope Paizo takes this feedback to heart.
I think they will.
Brell Stormforge |
I bought a Feiya single direct from Paizo hoping that they might check them before shipping them, but sadly her face was just as melted with the silly smiley face as the one from my case. Not that you should have to repaint or fix any minis that cost nearly $400 for a set, but even if I wanted to I couldn't because there is no detail left to her face.
Hobbun |
When did you order the Feiya figure, Brell? I’m hoping it was just an oversight and now that Paizo has alerted to the issues with Feiya, hopefully they are pulling the unacceptable singles for sale.
If I were you, I would contact Paizo and tell them of the situation and I’m pretty certain they will send you a (non-melted) figure (since you purchased it from them). You just may need to email a photo showing the bad Feiya.
952 |
So where do we stand? Earlier in the thread Vic mentioned that missing limbs shouldn't make it past quality control. Actually before I continue I'm REALLY impressed with Paizo staff's responses in this thread. Seriously, you guys are amazing for being up front and communicating directly to your fans/customers.
Getting back on track, I've got a Knight of Ozum here missing an arm, which sucks because unlike my other mini that was just broken off of the base, I can't glue it back on because the arm is AWOL.
I put in for a replacement on WizKids' website four months and all I've gotten back from them is their weekly spam newsletter.
So what now? Assuming the meeting with them went really well, what's next? More importantly, is there that realistically can be done?
Cpt_kirstov |
Getting back on track, I've got a Knight of Ozum here missing an arm, which sucks because unlike my other mini that was just broken off of the base, I can't glue it back on because the arm is AWOL.
I put in for a replacement on WizKids' website four months and all I've gotten back from them is their weekly spam newsletter.
It doesn't sound like you finished the replacement process. you need to ship the broken mini to them, and they replace it with another of the same rarity
Cintra Bristol |
It doesn't sound like you finished the replacement process. you need to ship the broken mini to them, and they replace it with another of the same rarity
Wait - what! They don't even provide you with a replacement of the same mini you sent them???
Bad enough that you have to pay the shipping back, so that for any but the most rare figures, you're better off putting that money into buying a replacement rather than making them correct their quality issues. But with "another of the same rarity," assuming you get the predominent perfect distribution in your case, you have exactly one of each rare, send them your one and only Feiya, and get - something rare. Wow!
Really makes me wonder why Paizo is partnering with them... They're not up to Paizo's standards for customer service. They're not in shouting distance. Frankly, they're not even on the same planet.
952 |
It doesn't sound like you finished the replacement process. you need to ship the broken mini to them, and they replace it with another of the same rarity
Oddly enough it was just an online form that said that if it was under six minis being replaced we didn't need to mail it in. Or something, it was four months ago, but I'll head over again. If the policy is that I get a random of the same rarity, then I'm still dissatisfied. I LIKE the Knight of Ozum. She's kinda awesome.
Regardless, thanks for the heads up.
Enlight_Bystand |
Cpt_kirstov wrote:It doesn't sound like you finished the replacement process. you need to ship the broken mini to them, and they replace it with another of the same rarityWait - what! They don't even provide you with a replacement of the same mini you sent them???
Bad enough that you have to pay the shipping back, so that for any but the most rare figures, you're better off putting that money into buying a replacement rather than making them correct their quality issues. But with "another of the same rarity," assuming you get the predominent perfect distribution in your case, you have exactly one of each rare, send them your one and only Feiya, and get - something rare. Wow!
Really makes me wonder why Paizo is partnering with them... They're not up to Paizo's standards for customer service. They're not in shouting distance. Frankly, they're not even on the same planet.
It's a case of not being able to guarantee getting the replacement - they'll give you a Feiya, until they run out of Feiyas and then they'll move to other rares
Hobbun |
It's a case of not being able to guarantee getting the replacement - they'll give you a Feiya, until they run out of Feiyas and then they'll move to other rares
And my question above (about a week ago) remains the same:
Has anyone ever corresponded with WizKids (email) on their stipulations in regards to what can be exchanged? I think we can all agree that the bad Feiya minis are exchangeable, but what about Nazenha's 'clown face' (lips stretched from side to side) or Queen Elvana's misplaced lips and eyes?
For those who have dealt with WizKids, will they exchange extremely bad paint job minis? And my concern is they exchange it with the same paint job, how do you assure that doesn't happen?
Are those minis considered 'broken' or 'defective' and therefore replaceable?
I would say so, but WizKids may not view bad paint jobs as a defective mini.
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Liz Courts Webstore Gninja Minion |
I bought a Feiya single direct from Paizo hoping that they might check them before shipping them, but sadly her face was just as melted with the silly smiley face as the one from my case. Not that you should have to repaint or fix any minis that cost nearly $400 for a set, but even if I wanted to I couldn't because there is no detail left to her face.
We did ship out several single Feiya miniatures before we pulled the rest of our stock. I am not 100% sure what our plans are regarding singles replacements for this miniature, but I am sure that we will let folks know once we have a plan in place. :)
Anguish |
Brell Stormforge wrote:I bought a Feiya single direct from Paizo hoping that they might check them before shipping them, but sadly her face was just as melted with the silly smiley face as the one from my case. Not that you should have to repaint or fix any minis that cost nearly $400 for a set, but even if I wanted to I couldn't because there is no detail left to her face.We did ship out several single Feiya miniatures before we pulled the rest of our stock. I am not 100% sure what our plans are regarding singles replacements for this miniature, but I am sure that we will let folks know once we have a plan in place. :)
Thanks for the info Liz. I had her and a handful of others in my shopping cart, waiting for a couple other items to make a single transaction, then noticed she's out of stock. I'd love to buy one, but given the QC issues it's best she's pulled (at least for now).
Vic Wertz Chief Technical Officer |
Brell Stormforge |
Erik's talks with WizKids at Origins did bear fruit. We need firm details before we say anything specific, though. (You'll read about it in the Paizo blog first.)
I hope wizkids does the right thing this time. In one of the previous mini expansions they said they would replace faulty minis, but you had to pay to ship your bad minis to wizkids and then pay for the shipping of the replacement minis. After which you would have paid more in shipping than you would if you just bought replacement minis and the faulty minis. Was quite the dirty deal on their part.
Cpt_kirstov |
Cpt_kirstov wrote:It doesn't sound like you finished the replacement process. you need to ship the broken mini to them, and they replace it with another of the same rarity
Oddly enough it was just an online form that said that if it was under six minis being replaced we didn't need to mail it in. Or something, it was four months ago, but I'll head over again. If the policy is that I get a random of the same rarity, then I'm still dissatisfied. I LIKE the Knight of Ozum. She's kinda awesome.
Regardless, thanks for the heads up.
As Enlight_Bystand says, they'll replace them with the same until they run out. after that they can't guarantee anything. See This fan made - step by step guide on the replacement process.
Everthefool |
AJAG wrote:Vic Wertz wrote:The randomization model is not about marketing, and it's not chosen because it's awesome—it's chosen because it's necessary. One of our other customers wrote up a pretty solid explanation of why it's necessary here. I hope you find it enlightening.Many thanks for your quick response Vic.
Not arguing, just saying...Whilst you say "it's necessary", I believe there is nothing prohibiting you to offer a complete set of any given line of figures, except for the cost to the customer.
Pricing is a big deal. While you may be willing to spend $350 for a full set, if you look at the early reaction to the Pathfinder Battles line, there was as much discussion of the "high price" as there was about the randomization. When I say "it's necessary," I mean that doing otherwise would be cost prohibitive.
AJAG wrote:If there were a pricing model, that absolutely guaranteed "at least" one of each figure or "only one" of each figure, I am sure many would make that purchase, whatever the price may be.We require WizKids to do their best to ensure that each sealed Pathfinder Battles case contains a complete set of minis—we've been insistent about that since day 1. Because human error is possible, though, they can't *guarantee* it, but if you look at people's case reports online, you'll find that they meet that goal with very few exceptions.
With the past pages of quotes, and the above, being said...
I'm now thinking what I need to do is gather up all of my ruined-faced Iconics and Rares to take photos of. That is, all of those with terrible paint, not necessarily ALL of my Iconic and Rare Humanoids.
I've been sighing and feeling let down set after set with those key minis and thinking... "5 foot rule, 5 foot rule". Is WizKids planning to replace the horrible paintjobs (wouldn't think so...)?
But, in all honesty I've been quiet for a long time on this subject and now feel like I shouldn't have been. Sorry if this is overly critical, Vic and company, but it's really been bugging me for a long time now.
As for WizKids replacement methodology (and the post for the poor guy waiting 4 months now for replacement!), I know Paizo and WK have to protect themselves from people taking advantage, but honestly, the WK replacement model is ridiculously costly, complicated, and inefficient.
Hobbun |
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With the past pages of quotes, and the above, being said...
I'm now thinking what I need to do is gather up all of my ruined-faced Iconics and Rares to take photos of. That is, all of those with terrible paint, not necessarily ALL of my Iconic and Rare Humanoids.
I've been sighing and feeling let down set after set with those key minis and thinking... "5 foot rule, 5 foot rule". Is WizKids planning to replace the horrible paintjobs (wouldn't think so...)?
But, in all honesty I've been quiet for a long time on this subject and now feel like I shouldn't have been. Sorry if this is overly critical, Vic and company, but it's really been bugging me for a long time now.
As for WizKids replacement methodology (and the post for the poor guy waiting 4 months now for replacement!), I know Paizo and WK have to protect themselves from people taking advantage, but honestly, the WK replacement model is ridiculously costly, complicated, and inefficient.
The problem with this is ‘ruined faces’ or especially ‘terrible paint jobs’ is extremely subjective between consumer and manufacturer (i.e. WizKids).
With Feiya, it is already confirmed that her paint (sculpt?) job is unacceptable, and steps are being taken to resolve this.
But the question is on some of the other minis on what, if anything, would be done. I do agree there are some other minis (besides Feiya) that are not up to acceptable levels, and I am not even truly that picky. But when a face is a big blob (Queen Ileosa) or the eyes are painted on the cheeks/mouth on the chin (Queen Elvanna), that is not acceptable for me.
I think I have an idea what is going to happen with Feiya from what I have heard, but I don’t want to post anything as I don’t want to give inaccurate information (in case I am wrong) and I don’t want to post it ahead of Erik’s blog post. I do think everyone will be pleased with what is being done with Feiya (if I am correct), but I am certain I also don’t have the whole story, either. And I am also hoping Erik’s “encouraging discussions with WizKids” are some kind of assurances for future minis as well, and hopefully even resolutions for really bad paint jobs on other minis, besides Feiya.
But, I really want to see what Erik says in his blog post before I make any further criticisms.
Brell Stormforge |
Erik's talks with WizKids at Origins did bear fruit. We need firm details before we say anything specific, though. (You'll read about it in the Paizo blog first.)
That was posted on June 20. Either I missed the breaking news somewhere or it feels like the whole Feiya replacement has been blown off.