I'm actually kind of looking forward to these. They're another thing that, the packaging alone is appealing, and the $10 tag isn't too shabby. I know there's some beef with the partner Jedi/Sith figures, and I agree by all means, but $10 for a Clone, a spiffy package, and a chunk of **** for the fodder bin... Eh. You could do worse. Namely, $7 basic figures when you think about it in terms of bang for your buck.
I'm really doubting I go nuts on "multiples" though... At least not at first. I could see amassing a little "team" of the various troops and 1 of the "Commander" type guys.
And I'm actually happy to get robes like the one the Emperor has, and I'm thinking I can use the figure itself for fodder... They're definitely more appealing to me. Love the Marine with Mace, that's a pretty nifty variant I think. And I am a fan of the Utapau AT-RT Driver. To me that's the kind of figure that, if it were a basic repaint, I'd be all about army building since it's something that just makes sense to me.