Is this the END of Token Totin’?!?

I don’t know if I can DO this anymore.

I picked up the Dark Knight Rising Starter set of HeroClix this week, and was disappointed with some of the quality control. The figures were fine — no breakage, the cards were pristine.

But the map…the MAP!

It was very poorly folded, with corners not matching or anything. After years of excellently folded maps in every single HeroClix release I’ve ever seen, this was a new low. Also, the coating on the map appears to have not been quite dry when folded, resulting in glued-together portions of the map that peeled and make the map look like it’s endured a year of rough play instead of being brand-new.

Worse still was the rulebook. It, too, was folded over in half — which is kind of intolerable given that the 2011 rulebook fit in three different starter sets (Lord of the Rings, Street Fighter and Avengers Movie) just fine. For some reason, instead of printing the 2012 version at the same size, they went back to a larger format, necessitating the crude foldover.

But back to the subject du jour. The new tokens in the starters now are TOO FAT to do most of the Token Totin’ methods!

The newer, fatter one is on the left. The original style, on the right.

It’s a bit distressing to me. (Not really.)

Anyway, the series will continue. But it will continue with the old-style tokens, with notes as to whether the new tokens can be held without damaging them as well.

1 comment

  1. All new clixs will be equipped with the mighty grip feature which will allow them to both hold and swing objects

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