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    Profit > Eco friendly.

    I've never really cared much for manuals myself though. If I want to know what the game is about after I baught it, I'd play the game. One thing I do miss though is things like Unit/weapon Profiles in games, explaining the story and features of the things shown. These days there isn't even anything, they just make something that looks cool and stop there without thinking about why it would look the way it does in the game world.

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    These days the manuals included are so poor that having them included makes no difference...

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    I can't remember the last time I actually opened a manual. The only time I even touch them is when they slip out of the cover and I have to push them back in, or if I have to get a CD key from them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toxin View Post
    Yeah, I was about to ask why they even bother with manuals these days. Ever since they stopped filling it with background stories they basically become useless.

    My favourite manual is still the Warcraft3 manual. Massive backstory in that one.
    I have to agree with you. I remember reading over the Warcraft II manual over and over when I first got it back in the day, it had so much background story about all the characters, locations, different factions...

    The manuals of today can hardly be classified as manuals, they don't make 'em like they used to. So doing away with them now is really a non-issue for me. Although what really does annoy me is putting the manual on the game cd/dvd in PDF format!

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    I actually like manuals , whenever I get a game and am waiting for it to install (Or when nature calls ) I always read the manual. Does anyone remember how thick Civ IV or Rome:TW's manuals were? They were EPIC!!

    No I don't buy this eco friendly bullshit, they just want to maximize profits that's all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duke Dude View Post
    I actually like manuals , whenever I get a game and am waiting for it to install (Or when nature calls ) I always read the manual. Does anyone remember how thick Civ IV or Rome:TW's manuals were? They were EPIC!!

    No I don't buy this eco friendly bullshit, they just want to maximize profits that's all.
    Same here, but lately some manuals are quite poor.

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    pfft...

    this is a manual!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tank View Post
    pfft...

    this is a manual!

    Remember the Jane's Combat Flight Sims? You needed the damn manuals or you couldn't even get your chopper/airplane started - nevermind off the ground.

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    that's exactly what falcon 4.0 was all about!

    you needed that manual otherwise you might just blow up the plane without even taking off...

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    FINE! If they really HAVE to take the manuals out...but at least then spray the inside of the case with that new-game-manual smell.

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