TOPIC: Feedback on Token Changes This Year

Mike Steele wrote:

Jeff Martin wrote:

Wade Schwendemann wrote: I think they look awesome. I like the year stamp quite a bit, and definitely think the tokens overall are much better looking.

I did get a very miscut defender platemail, but I think that was the only one out of over 1000 tokens.

Feel free to send in the bad token for a replacement with a transmute order. No worries.

Or you might find a collector that collects misprinted tokens.

I'd trade you for it, and we're probably going to be on the same run, so what could be easier?

I'm definitely not complaining, just describing my experience.

I'm planning on keeping it for now.

Personally Id hang onto it. Mis-cuts are always cool and unique.

Oh...and I forgot to mention something else which was pretty cool -- for me at least.

In the past we have always used a graphic artist who worked for my sign shop to do all the token artwork. However, for the 2017 tokens this was not possible, so I decided to learn Photoshop and do the token artwork myself (all but the new Trade items). I had a blast doing the whole token creation process from start to finish. I think I learned a lot and we should have even better looking tokens in 2018. Thanks for the feedback in the TD Forums to make my meager skills look better.

For your first go-round with Photoshop, they look really good.

But remember, if you need to move onto more Lordly tasks, you have this 20 year Photoshop / Illustrator soldier at the ready.

I loved getting my order and having a colorful surprise, orange and white are the only token colors I'm currently missing that I know of.

The * fronted tokens seemed to have better backs than the dimpled, specifically the r's looked better all around but there were fewer to compare as well, and I did find one mis-cut in my condensed order but all things considered I was happy. I don't remember what it was, and can't find it right now.

The graphics are beautiful across the board.

the artwork absolutely pops on these tokens. Love the new higher resolution.

The art on the individual tokens is great. But after sifting through several thousand, I would say my favorites are the ones that aren't monochrome.

For example, at least 3/4 of the uncommons are just green, which makes a big pile of them harder to sort, so I appreciated the Earcuff, Handaxe, and Frostnut just because they are non-green.

But that's kind of meta.

Jeff, very smart of the dimples on the front. You can't feel them, like the year on the back.
This could mean a shift away from the wands if you wanted.

I'm liking the changes especially the bright yellow for the treasure pulls.Makes them a lot harder to miss when sorting a random pile of tokens.


the only "flaws" I've encountered so far, is an odd graphics issue on the charm of synergy. The year symbol on the front is over-laied on the outer circle oddly so there is a flash of white where there should be black. Nothing big, just odd because it isn't present in the onyx version.