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That musta been a good time I imagine
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As of today, Coolstuffinc has sold out of Brawlers/Braves and only has 3 Dwarves/Repulsors in stock. The other site-supporter retailers seem to have everything still – maybe this just reflects Coolstuffinc’s aggressive “high volume, move the product” kinda philosophy. They have the lowest prices per pack, so maybe they’re the first to sell out.
Whatever. Which retailer has sold out of which pack isn’t really the point here. I just think it speaks highly of Wave 9’s performance that we’re seeing units sell out by 2 months after release. Unless this is just a momentary restocking hiccup and I should just be ignoring it. Oh, and maybe Wave 1 is starting to dry up, too – they’re out of Romans and have <20 of Gruts and Snipers/Vipers. All of which got me thinking about the HOT! SEXY! NEWS! about maybe Wave 10 arriving 10/23. All of these units have been done for a good long while, right? The playtesters were doing Steamroller years ago, etc. Maybe Hasbro/WOTC is sitting on a bigger backlog than we realize, what with the company shift and all. Maybe Wave 10 (or whatever) has been in production for a while already, and they were planning to release in 2010 or something. Maybe these 10/23 rumors are a trial balloon to see if all the plasticrack addicts still have money/enthusiasm left over from the long delay between Waves 8 & 9. Maybe our aggressive purchasing over the summer is convincing WOTC to step up with HS plans moving forward into the future. …or maybe I’m just another overthinking fanboy. Your thoughts? Eagerly awaiting March of 2017 & August of 2019, when my little Grimnaks achieve the recommended minimum age for Master Rules... |
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My buddies and I just bought 6 packs from them. That may have skewed the results...
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I was stupid three or so years ago when I did not get all the sets of commons that I saw (I would get one or two when I eventually needed or ended up wanting three or four). When things started becoming scarce a couple of years ago and with the fiasco of wave 8 that could not be found for months, I wised up. Now I get three-to-four sets of commons for every new wave at release. As long as new waves keep coming, WotC will get hundred$ from most of us. I don't own more than one of each unique hero, with few exceptions, but some around here own multiple uniques. Who does not have three or more sets of ashigarus? Blastatrons? 4th Mass? 10th? Once you get hooked to plasticrack, you are hooked forever! I wonder how the drop out rate is. Even then, if you drop out and loose touch, and happen to walk accross a new wave, you want back in. It's a safe and sound addiction... for most... and better than most other addictions.
One more thing about Heroscape is that waves will sell well even out of season. With toy/games being highly seasonal, it is nice to have products like Heroscape that are less seasonal. What is selling hot than expansion sets outside of Christmas? I don't care about choosing my army based on strategy. I choose an army based on coolness and personal appeal... even if it means that my units will die trying. Hail to the glory of HeroScape and bravery. |
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Being new to Heroscape, and new to these boards, I realize that all you veterans are much less paranoid about our favorite game dying the death someday. But I can't help but wonder what the "glory days" were like.
I breezed through Wikipedia, finding that in the early years there were upwards of 6 releases a year, including multiple waves and even new master sets. In 2009, the year I discovered Heroscape, there has been ONE release. And as far as I can tell, that may be all we're due for. I've seen the arguments and debates. I know this is a transitionary period for WotC, and that HS generally "sells well," and that Cool Stuff Inc. has sold off most of their stock, but how can even the most die-hard amongst you not fear the demise? There were 6 expansions and waves in 2005, 6 in 2006, SotM and Marvel and 2 expansions in 2007, 3 expansions or waves in 2008, and now, 1 in 2009. Factually, things are tapering off. I've looked at videos and listened to podcasts from GenCons past, and things are tapering off. The arguments about a "different type of player" and a big change in distribution are sound, of course, but coming in this late in the game, there are signs I can't ignore. I walked through Toys R Us yesterday, and wondered why they had 8 versions of Monopoly, but can't carry even one master set? The manager there said Heroscape sold really well when they carried it, and wondered why is seemed to just disappear. So, count me in on the doom and gloom. I want to believe Wizards loves and serves our brand, but looking at the evidence objectively, it's hard to believe that the sky is not, in fact, falling. |
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Also, I don't believe this is factually correct. Six expansions/waves in 2005 and six more in 2006? I'm not so sure. I didn't start my Heroscape addiction until summer 2007, but since Heroscape began in 2004 and Wave 7 was only just coming out in 2007, I doubt 12 expansions came out in 2005-2006. Feel free to spread the doom and gloom, but not with incorrect statements.
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Even if he's counting Large/Terrain expansions separately there's only been 18 new expansions (including SOTM), and if we're counting them that way then 3 of them came out last year. And we really should count the re-releases as well, so 4 last year, 2 this year. Not bad. Really, dingofire, a little bit of fact checking. You aren't impressing anyone by moaning about things that never happened. |
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