Pantherbait Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Maybe minor to some, but damn, it's good to see a real, paper manual again. I detest pdf manuals. Yes, heard all the reasons, and don't buy a single one of them. It's a cop-out For that matter, after years of buying their products, I haven't bought a single one of their recent ones, when another company switched to pdf. Thanks again ! Charge extra, make it optional, whatever, but keep those paper manuals coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Isn't it funny that they always claim that pdf's keep the prices of games down, but the prices always seem to go up. [ October 08, 2002, 11:06 PM: Message edited by: Speedy ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
second amendment Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 I would like to second both the above posts ...and thanks for a fantastic game also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Originally posted by Pantherbait: I detest pdf manuals. Yes, heard all the reasons, and don't buy a single one of them. It's a cop-out I don't think it's always a cop-out. In the case of a small company with a product that is foreseen to have a small production run, the cost of producing a printed manual can drive up the cost of production dramatically, enough to cut seriously into sales. That would make a project that is economically marginal completely unfeasible, no matter how excellent the game itself may be. That said, I admit that I too detest PDF manuals. I find myself wishing that I lived in a world where the hard realities of the marketplace were mitigated enough so that products which were "merely" excellent had a chance to survive and thrive. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Thanks BFC. Having a manual means a lot to me. I have aleady read it once and will re-read it many times. Besides, it's kinda awkward balancing the monitor on your knees while your in your "private office". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Or you could save the manual to disk, take it into work and print it out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 But, but, that would be well, uh, WRONG! - Almost as bad as stealing a pencil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-E Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 There is at least one dissenter to having a hard copy manual about the house. He's a parrot and obviously hates CMBB as evidenced by his attack of said manual. Luckily the manual was saved from total destruction by an in attentive owner with a quick reaction time. That same owner learned much about CMBB from the AAR of this quick battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou2000 Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Originally posted by Speedy: Isn't it funny that they always claim that pdf's keep the prices of games down, but the prices always seem to go up.Thats what they say ... but they mean PDF's keep production costs down and profit margins up. Now if the profits were going to the game designers / coders then I have no problem with that .... but when the profits go to a lame german software distribution company (name withheld ) then that annoys me. Lou2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Back during my Beta work I had lobbied for a pdf manual to replace the paper one. BFC hunted me down, dragged me into an alley, and beat me to within an inch if my life for making such a suggestion. Now that the stitches have been removed I must say they had a point. [ October 09, 2002, 10:08 AM: Message edited by: MikeyD ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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