Thoughts on the Tolkien world of Gaming - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Gil-Galad · 09-02-2004, 08:36 PM

I'm not sure if this goes here, but if it doesn't feel free to move it where it should go...

We've all seen Lotr merchandise, weather it be action figures or trading cards, but what are your thoughts on these items? i for one enjoy the Games Workshop Miniatures of Lotr but i think sometime they go to far...take pokemon for example

DO you think it will crash? or will they keep basic sense and don't go to outragous...

rutslegolas · 09-03-2004, 12:46 AM

Well that depends on the people of give rights to produce these mini figures,if they keep it simple they will seel till the end of time ,

ya i agree pokemon was taken too far ,and if lotr does not take any lessons from their mistakes it will fall too.

09-03-2004, 08:03 AM

I think that the merchandizing has gone too far, too fast and will most likely run aground and sink to the bottom of the sea. After it gets there they'll most likely try to revive it and it will burst in to flames. But you don't have to listen to me as I'm one of those people who were into LOTR before it started to get popular, long before the movies were anounced.

Witch_Queen · 09-03-2004, 08:59 AM

Don't think I'm trying to be mean but there is an old saying. "All good things must come to an end." The LOTR merchandise has yet to go too far. Now where they begin making Barbie Dolls that look like Arwen. Now that will be taking it over the cliff.

Gil-Galad · 09-03-2004, 04:36 PM

all we have to hope for is no Uruk-Hai Band-Aids or Gandalfs magic train of adventure!

Encaitare · 09-03-2004, 05:00 PM

Oh, I don't know, I think Urul-hai Band-aids would be kinda fun! You could stick them to everything!

Gil-Galad · 09-03-2004, 05:01 PM

Sticking Urk-Hai and fuzzy elves on your mortal wounds... its like if you got stabbed by a uruk-hai and then they gave you a band-aid with there picture on it...

Encaitare · 09-03-2004, 05:04 PM

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its like if you got stabbed by a uruk-hai and then they gave you a band-aid with there picture on it...

.. just to remember them by before you go... plus, it's a warning to all who would cross the fighting Uruk-hai! Like a We Were Here sort of thing: "Fear us, for we came, we fought, and we stuck little sticky bandages! GRRR!" Ah, the irony. I can just see Boromir lying there dying and covered in Uruk-hai Band-Aids...

Gil-Galad · 09-03-2004, 05:11 PM

strange how we have the same twisted visons of absurdity...

But i still say that the LotR minitures was a good investment, it will last long and prove a wealthy investment

Gil-Galad · 01-12-2005, 09:55 PM

Right now there not going overoard, rather downsizing the LOTR merchandise

09-02-2004, 08:36 PM	#1
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	Thoughts on the Tolkien world of Gaming I'm not sure if this goes here, but if it doesn't feel free to move it where it should go... We've all seen Lotr merchandise, weather it be action figures or trading cards, but what are your thoughts on these items? i for one enjoy the Games Workshop Miniatures of Lotr but i think sometime they go to far...take pokemon for example DO you think it will crash? or will they keep basic sense and don't go to outragous... __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

09-03-2004, 12:46 AM	#2
rutslegolas Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In Elven Lands of India Posts: 549	Well that depends on the people of give rights to produce these mini figures,if they keep it simple they will seel till the end of time , ya i agree pokemon was taken too far ,and if lotr does not take any lessons from their mistakes it will fall too. __________________ If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with the bull - The Phantom.

09-03-2004, 08:59 AM	#4
Witch_Queen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pandora's box... "LET ME OUT OF HERE!" Posts: 344	Don't think I'm trying to be mean but there is an old saying. "All good things must come to an end." The LOTR merchandise has yet to go too far. Now where they begin making Barbie Dolls that look like Arwen. Now that will be taking it over the cliff. __________________ And when this life is over... and I stand before the God... I'll dream I'm back here standing in my nowhere land of Oz.....

09-03-2004, 04:36 PM	#5
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	all we have to hope for is no Uruk-Hai Band-Aids or Gandalfs magic train of adventure! __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

09-03-2004, 05:01 PM	#7
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	Sticking Urk-Hai and fuzzy elves on your mortal wounds... its like if you got stabbed by a uruk-hai and then they gave you a band-aid with there picture on it... __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

09-03-2004, 08:03 AM	#3
Arithron Guest Posts: n/a	I think that the merchandizing has gone too far, too fast and will most likely run aground and sink to the bottom of the sea. After it gets there they'll most likely try to revive it and it will burst in to flames. But you don't have to listen to me as I'm one of those people who were into LOTR before it started to get popular, long before the movies were anounced.

09-03-2004, 05:00 PM	#6
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 2,033	Oh, I don't know, I think Urul-hai Band-aids would be kinda fun! You could stick them to everything!

09-03-2004, 05:11 PM	#9
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	strange how we have the same twisted visons of absurdity... But i still say that the LotR minitures was a good investment, it will last long and prove a wealthy investment __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

01-12-2005, 09:55 PM	#10
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	Right now there not going overoard, rather downsizing the LOTR merchandise __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.