WizKids did Baldur’s Gate 3 soiled with its new D&D Icons of the Realms assortment of miniature figures. The anticipated assortment based mostly on the beloved RPG (my private 2023 GOTY) launched in April, and a few consumers seen that the characters look nothing — and I imply nothing — like how they have been marketed. These cursed recreations of Shadowheart, Astarion, Karlach, Gale, Wyll, and Lae’zel appear to be unlicensed knockoffs when they’re, in actual fact, formally licensed by Wizards of the Coast. And, it prices $50 for the set!
Anybody who has performed the sport, or a minimum of seen its cowl artwork quite a few occasions, is aware of what these characters ought to appear to be. They don’t appear to be 3D-printed discards predestined for the rubbish bin, with little to no effort made to look genuine, except maybe you’re squinting from 10 ft away.
In response to consumers posting footage of the botched figures on social media and retail websites, and certain from GamesRadar and different websites posting about it final week, WizKids posted an apology to consumers — and to Wizards of the Coast. In it, it particulars the best way to get a refund or a substitute to anybody who purchased them on-line or at an area video games retailer. Maintain them, exchange them, destroy them, pray to them. It’s as much as you.
