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Arralen -> Re: Arralen (6/18/2002 1:28:57 AM)
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[B]Originally posted by Gary Tatro
Along another note.
It is important to encourage new people instead of discourage. If you don't like someone's question don't read it or answer it. Matrix is having enough problems with cash flow at this time to have forum members bashing new people. They NEED the word of mouth support![/B]
I think I did -and am still doing- quite my share of mouth support. (Keep in mind, though, that SPWAW is free so advocating it does not generate matrix that much sales after all.
[B]Yes the answer is easily found in the manual. But the manual is difficult to navigate and not so easy to print out.[/B]
Strange. My manual is an pdf file. Acrobat can search the whole text, and if you check the "Contents" page, you can even click on the page number and it will get you there...
I must admit, that while "Preferences Screen" is listed there 3 times, you may start out with "Getting Started" and find only “Command Control” and “OpFire Confirm” mentioned .. but there's a hint that the rest is explained later.
Sadly the "Detailed Player Guide" in the last pages of the doc will only mention that too, so you have to resort to the 2nd mentioning in "Changes to gameplay", what may not be the most intiutive place to look for the info.
On the other hand, whole search did cost me about 1:30 ...
and do you really think that someone who cannot cope with the SPWAW manual will by Uncommon Valor ?? I heavily doubt so !
(an Combat Whatever is still months, or even years in the future..)
[B]I disagree with your statements that "sometimes it is to much and sometimes some poor little fellow gets the bashing". This is just your excuse to vent on some newbie who made a mistake.[/B]
I don't think that I "vent" that much on him.
After all, as simple "RTFM" is the standard usenet answer to such questions ... and I did only tell him what he did wrong and gave him the info nevertheless.
[B]You could have easily left #3 out of your post.[/B]
Ah, no. Hope it has some educational effect. Experienced the same when I was newbie to usenet ...
Such questions waste not only my time, but his also, and matrix' bandwith and server capacity (as the rest of this thread does :(
[B]Really, if reading the forum aggravates and frustrates you that much you should reconsider why you come and visit.[/B]
Why I do that?
.... mmmhhhh...
1) get info
2) help those folks with real problems/questions
3) have some nice discussion about various topics ;)
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