ZOOMIE1980 -> RE: Why not put the manual up for download? (6/25/2004 6:29:54 PM)
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ORIGINAL: kaleun Actually my point is that, at this stage, we are all within days of buying the game. If one of our friends, who has heard from us how great the game is, or has seen us playing, wants to take a look at the manual, he would be able to. Essentially all of us who peruse this forums, will order the game, the minute it is available for purchase. While I was interested in taking a look at the manual earlier on, I am quite happy (resigned) to wait for the DD. And of course, I wouldn't want anyone at Matrix to waste time, at this stage, to put up the manual on the board. And BTW I often end up reading the manuals for 1 or 2 days, before I get to play the game (for logistical reasons involving the spouse unit)[;)] One thing the fanatics (and if you post regularly here, you are a fanatic) often forget is the companies like 2X3 exist to MAKE MONEY for their owners, not as some hobby venture for a collection of independently wealthy rich people with a lot of idle time and cash to throw at a recreational pastime. The absolute WORST thing that could happen to this game is to have the mainstream gaming industry attach the "Grognard's Only" label to it. Hopefully they've done a good enough job of being able to use game settings to turn off most of the micromanagment features we 'nards love to fiddle with to allow the game to be fun to play for casual wargamer as well. The guy that's looking for a break from his Halflife II time. And then convincing editors and reviewers at places like PC Gamer that this game can appeal to all levels of Wargamers, not just radical grognards. That will be the difference between the game moving 3,000 copies or 30,000, or 300,000.... A widely available reference manual would only assist in making sure that number remained close the 3,000 level....... Oh, and yes, I will spend several days just reading manual, and following the tutorial while reading the manual....
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