So we're getting miniatures eh?

[Wildhorn]

I just hope that they are already painted and are ready to go....

Yes. They are better to be prepainted, else I wont buy them.

[isel]

i prefer that this game dont have miniatures, maybe one for the mage, but for all cards...., this would be bad for the game, because a expesive game lost many players.

[Sailor Vulcan]

I'm hoping that the miniatures will be optional and maybe for a different version of the game. I would hope they're made out of plastic so I can afford them though.

[Lord0fWinter]

I think these will be more of an accessory than anything else. Much like the extra spellbooks, you only need to buy them if you want them. I also doubt they will be making minis for anything other than the Mages, although I could be wrong. I'm pretty sure it would be extremely expensive to produce minis for every card, which means it would be expensive for us to purchase them.

[Wildhorn]

I'm hoping that the miniatures will be optional and maybe for a different version of the game. I would hope they're made out of plastic so I can afford them though.

It is just to be cool (to not say AWESOME!). Instead of a card, you have a 3D model of your mage.

[ringkichard]

I know the price of prepainted minis has gone through the roof; It'll be interesting to see how that plays out here.

[Moonglow]

There probably is a bit of practicality involved also, the current mage cards and their zone can get a little buried in cards, the miniature, depending on base size could alleviate the clutter slightly.