Besides, like you say, enjoying picking out minis for characters & monsters, I really enjoy not having to have this fight over & over:
DM: "No, you aren't attacking the leader, that guy is on the other side of the chasm"
PC: "No, I definitely am attacking him, I said I was."
DM: "Well, considering he's on the other side of a chasm shooting arrows at you, & you are dual wielding longswords, no."
PC: "Well then I would have done my last three rounds differently!"
I hate that, & just having minis on the map-- I use the hex side-- dispels that. I use 'em as props & I'm really into that. Into the "vaguely tactical but not super high maintenance" role of minis in the game.
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DM: "No, you aren't attacking the leader, that guy is on the other side of the chasm"
PC: "No, I definitely am attacking him, I said I was."
DM: "Well, considering he's on the other side of a chasm shooting arrows at you, & you are dual wielding longswords, no."
PC: "Well then I would have done my last three rounds differently!"
I hate that, & just having minis on the map-- I use the hex side-- dispels that. I use 'em as props & I'm really into that. Into the "vaguely tactical but not super high maintenance" role of minis in the game.