The resin ones at GenCon were really, really nice. I'm glad I got the ones I wanted. I could not believe that prepainted ones were going to look anywhere near as nice.
If they were like the demo models that were apparently distributed early at GenCon, they were... not inspiring.
Perhaps the delay is due to line rework?
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I thought this was going to be about a group of all operative PC's and how they had trouble and got wiped out in the first game.
MDC
I did too.
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Maybe Paizo realized the game wasn't going to do very well and won't commission NJD to make a minimum amount afraid they won't sell enough. Somebody may want to call Wizkids...
Highly doubt that. According to Paizo the demand for Starfinder has actually exceeded their expectations.
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paizo: okay, we brought way more starfinder books to gencon than we could possibly sell...
Fans: Hold my mountain Dew...
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Maybe Paizo realized the game wasn't going to do very well and won't commission NJD to make a minimum amount afraid they won't sell enough. Somebody may want to call Wizkids...Highly doubt that. According to Paizo the demand for Starfinder has actually exceeded their expectations.
They. Were. Ordering. Reprints. For. Everything. While. Still. In. Preorder.
"Exceeded expectations" is an understatement :3
Maybe Paizo realized the game wasn't going to do very well and won't commission NJD to make a minimum amount afraid they won't sell enough. Somebody may want to call Wizkids...Highly doubt that. According to Paizo the demand for Starfinder has actually exceeded their expectations.
I suspect the exact opposite problem may have occurred. I don't think Ninja Division has ramped up their design and production for a new mini line enough to supply the demand that is obviously out there for Starfinder. I think they were planning a niche line, and somebody realized that they are gonna get a tiny, immediate sellout of the line, and a huge, angry crowd of pent-up demand.
Is it better to release a very, very small range of minis, sell out in minutes, and have nothing backed up, or not release anything but pawns until you have a genuine supply of minis? IDK.
Someone like Wizkids may not have done minis that were as nice and detailed as the planned NjD line, but they could have put out two dozen figs and resupplied them. Of course, WIzKids may not have been able to supply enough for the demand for the consistent Pathfinder mini line AND a new line, so Paizo may have decided not to screw up what was already working for Pathfinder.
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Maybe Paizo realized the game wasn't going to do very well and won't commission NJD to make a minimum amount afraid they won't sell enough. Somebody may want to call Wizkids...Highly doubt that. According to Paizo the demand for Starfinder has actually exceeded their expectations.I suspect the exact opposite problem may have occurred. I don't think Ninja Division has ramped up their design and production for a new mini line enough to supply the demand that is obviously out there for Starfinder. I think they were planning a niche line, and somebody realized that they are gonna get a tiny, immediate sellout of the line, and a huge, angry crowd of pent-up demand.
Is it better to release a very, very small range of minis, sell out in minutes, and have nothing backed up, or not release anything but pawns until you have a genuine supply of minis? IDK.
Someone like Wizkids may not have done minis that were as nice and detailed as the planned NjD line, but they could have put out two dozen figs and resupplied them. Of course, WIzKids may not have been able to supply enough for the demand for the consistent Pathfinder mini line AND a new line, so Paizo may have decided not to screw up what was already working for Pathfinder.
Removing all information and updates from their site must be the secret operative plan to quell an "angry crowd of pent-up demand". Would of been my strategy.
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Maybe Paizo realized the game wasn't going to do very well and won't commission NJD to make a minimum amount afraid they won't sell enough. Somebody may want to call Wizkids...
I don't think that how licensing works. Paizo don't commission minis from them. Ninja Division Studios pay Paizo for the right to make minis. Beyond that that, decisions about the line it's up to NJD (within the constraints of the agreement, which could well have other limiting terms beyond just the fees such as art approval, etcetera).
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Anyone got any suggestions for other good Sci-fi minis to use until Ninja Division gets their act together?
A few of the Reaper Chronoscope minis might work, and Warhammer 40k (if you don't mind the price)...other than that I don't really know any good Sci-Fi/Space related minis.
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I'm going to stick with the pawns. I'm not willing to invest huge money in what I hope will be a temporary solution.
We've found pawns and minis mix pretty well, so I can "phase in" minis as (if?) they become available.
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Hot Wheels now makes die cast star ships for Guardians of the Galaxy, and Star Wars, they even come with clear plastic bases to put them on.
All for about a dollar each.
Easily found at Toys R Us.
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Hot Wheels now makes die cast star ships for Guardians of the Galaxy, and Star Wars, they even come with clear plastic bases to put them on.
All for about a dollar each.
Easily found at Toys R Us.
It's a shame Toys R Us is going bankrupt and closing stores, then.
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They aren't closed yet, so my original point stands.
And bankruptcy doesn't mean it's the end. :-)
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I thought this was going to be about a group of all operative PC's and how they had trouble and got wiped out in the first game.
MDC
But how could you tell?
"Sir, the Ninja Division has been wiped out."
"Dammit!"
"Or, possibly, they succeeded. Or they might be taking comp time."
"Well? Which is it?"
"We don't know. We can't find them."
"Dammit! I told the brass this was a bad idea."
Any official word on this from the Paizo peeps?
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From Paizo twitter, there's going to be an announcement on the 27th
They are, but that's already been announced a couple of times.
Granted this could be the "official" announcement.
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Yep, Kickstarter!
Dat Drow....
... MOONDOGGIES!!!!
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Complete BS. Why can't we get some minis without having to pay upfront and wait a year?
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my love for the ysoki mystic might have gotten me into this, but not at 100 bucks and not after my weekend with sculpy.
my love for the ysoki mystic might have gotten me into this, but not at 100 bucks and not after my weekend with sculpy.
You don't have to get the tier, you can just do $1 pledge and then increase for additional slots as needed.
Ysoki Mystic would be $10
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only a gaming company could do a kickstarter with this many rules...
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I was kinda hoping they were going to do painted minis that they were talking about.
my love for the ysoki mystic might have gotten me into this, but not at 100 bucks and not after my weekend with sculpy.
You don't have to get the tier, you can just do $1 pledge and then increase for additional slots as needed.
Ysoki Mystic would be $10
that would be a lot for a metal mini. Much less resin.
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Removing all information and updates from their site must be the secret operative plan to quell an "angry crowd of pent-up demand". Would of been my strategy.Maybe Paizo realized the game wasn't going to do very well and won't commission NJD to make a minimum amount afraid they won't sell enough. Somebody may want to call Wizkids...Highly doubt that. According to Paizo the demand for Starfinder has actually exceeded their expectations.I suspect the exact opposite problem may have occurred. I don't think Ninja Division has ramped up their design and production for a new mini line enough to supply the demand that is obviously out there for Starfinder. I think they were planning a niche line, and somebody realized that they are gonna get a tiny, immediate sellout of the line, and a huge, angry crowd of pent-up demand.
Is it better to release a very, very small range of minis, sell out in minutes, and have nothing backed up, or not release anything but pawns until you have a genuine supply of minis? IDK.
Someone like Wizkids may not have done minis that were as nice and detailed as the planned NjD line, but they could have put out two dozen figs and resupplied them. Of course, WIzKids may not have been able to supply enough for the demand for the consistent Pathfinder mini line AND a new line, so Paizo may have decided not to screw up what was already working for Pathfinder.
i am pretty surprised they did not go with reaper honestly
The quality on the bones has been.. meh. If they're going plastic I can see why they wouldn't.
I wouldn't mind another Kingdom Death teamup.
But those are even more expensive.
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The minimum to get any minis out of that kick starter is 100 smackers. Uh, no
No, they have the $1 pledge and then you can get additional slots starting at $10.
Basically the "I don't want the tiers I want the addons" Kickstarter approach.
Post on the Paizo Blog on the Ninja Division team up.
All, I've been speaking with the guys from Ninja Division and they believe that a shipment of the Starfinder resin minis will be coming in next week. If they do, we should have ours the week after so stay tuned.
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If you guys are interested, I've taken a few reaperminis and modded them with the help of a friend (actually, he did most of the modding) and I'm painting them up. There is a small local convention that I'm going to demo Starfinder at, so I figured it's be nice to have some minis that kinda looked like the people on the iconic's character sheet.
I'm not a great painter, and they don't look perfectly like the iconics, but I can post pictures and tell you what we did to them, if you guys want.
Sure, if you had fun doing them :3
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