by Shagoosty
AnyoneForSnap wrote:
I only play competitively. It's $100 for six new heroes, plus the option and pieces to play cooperatively if I suddenly have the urge to do so. That's the same cost as the six Witcher heroes, and not incomparable to buying six Marvel ones. So it's not at all out of line with the price of other sets. Plus I get the alt art cards, which won't go to retail, meaning if I don't like them I can eBay them for profit a couple of years later to someone who missed out.
The only way to see this as extortionate is if you include the price of the extra minis.... but there's really no reason to buy those. They add zero to gameplay. I get that some people have their reasons for buying them, but you don't lose anything in gameplay by doing so, so for $100.— the same price as the two Witcher sets combined — you get six heroes, stuff to make it cooperative, and something to sell for profit down the line.
The only way to see this as extortionate is if you include the price of the extra minis.... but there's really no reason to buy those. They add zero to gameplay. I get that some people have their reasons for buying them, but you don't lose anything in gameplay by doing so, so for $100.— the same price as the two Witcher sets combined — you get six heroes, stuff to make it cooperative, and something to sell for profit down the line.
I actually argue that the minis hurt gameplay. Unmatched as a really easy to follow visual flow to it because all of the important characters are minis (heroes and villains) while the least important characters are tokens (sidekicks and minions). So at any given time you can glance at a board and get a good idea of the state of things. Once you make everything minis that board state becomes more muddled and it takes more effort figuring out who's who.
I've never understood the general want for sidekick minis.