So I'm just looking for some input.

I own descent and play it... and this game is kinda pricy with expansions etc. But I've enjoyed it.

So my dilemma is this, I own rune wars miniatures game and this is my intro to this style of game with units moving on a 3 x 3 foot field etc.

I'm fine with it... however I can't understand now going anywhere with it. Maybe this just isn't the game for me at all.

Some expansions are 25 bucks for 4 miniatures? that just get added into already existing spots. They aren't new, you take out a spearman and replace him.

The golems for instance are 35 bucks for 2 miniatures. So I got one in base game.... ok.

The expansions for the other races are 60 respectively. But the base game was 100. So it costs 10 extra to play a different race?

I admit to some extent maybe all ffg games come at a cost for profit. Understandable... but this game - I don't know if I see the value in continuing?

Can anyone shed letter on the value you get for getting anything other than base game? and perhaps he core expansions of other races.

Everything I've seen so far that is 25-35 I'm just rolling my eyes at.

The one crossbow daqan expansion is like.. ok 25 for 8 miniatures. But I dunno.

Sigh

Well, first of all - the game was balanced around 200 point games.

Other than that - it's getting different choice, I see that you're not really impressed by the upgrade units, but to me they are AMAZING. They look great and are very unique and they give the Accuracy symbol some meaning as in a core game - it's useless.

Also, seems that you're only counting miniatures - but each of those expansions also comes with a lot of new cards and different upgrades. Those require design and testing time too (arguably even more testing time than models do) so you're not just paying 25 dollars for 4 miniatures

In any cases, it doesn't seem like you're excited about getting more stuff, and if you're not excited, by all means - don't

If the value proposition for you is # of minis/$$, then this is not the game for you. But then again, neither is Descent.

You're really paying for the game experience, which includes well written and balanced rules. The easiest comparison of course is Warhammer 40k in terms of cost and game experience. For example, 8th edition 40k was just released and I spent $122.50 on rule books that I needed to play the game, without purchasing any miniatures at all. Last weekend I played with what I think my typical army will be, and the price for that army at retail would cost $539. So I'm at $661.50 for an typical sized game of 40k, with almost no extra minis to spare.

Compared to Runewars minis, I have a Waiqar army with a few models to spare and my total investment at retail is a starter box, 2x Reanimate infantry expansions, 1 archer expansion, 1infantry command upgrade expansion, and Ankaur Maro for a total of $225. Even when I buy 2 carrion lancer expansion, pay a buddy $40 for the waiqair out of his core box and 2 copies of the death knights expansion, I'll have twice the size of a typical game points for another $160, or a total of $385. In other words, twice the game experience for half the cost of Warhammer 40k.

Now, the quality and detail of GW minis is much higher than in Runewars. Maybe that's worth twice as much to you. But the game play and quality of Runewars is way better than 40k.

In any case, going back to the price per mini equation, in 40k you get 10 tactical marines for $40, or 5 terminators for $50 and they don't include rules or components. Compare that to 8 Reanimates for $25 or 4 Oathsworn for $25. Suddenly Runewars starts looking like a great value.

Now, to be sure, there's other even more economical games out there. But then you're back to balancing where you personally find value, whether it's in the quantity or quality of miniatures, or in the quality of the game experience, or for me when it comes to 40k the ease of finding opponents to play against even though I definitely don't love the rules and while I like most of the models, often find myself playing with ones I don't like because they're the best ones in the unbalanced game.