if u buy dom3...

parone · #1 February 4th, 2012, 04:32 PM

do u have to choose between download/hardcopy or can you download it and then receive the shrinkwrapped version(with all important manual) in the mail?

brxbrx · #2 February 4th, 2012, 06:17 PM

The manual is out of date, and there are torrents of it on the web if you really want it. Best to rely on the wiki.
Do the digital download. Fastest.

Torin · #3 February 4th, 2012, 06:21 PM

you can ask shrapnel. Perhaps you can have the manual. I find it nice to have physically

Gandalf Parker · #4 February 4th, 2012, 06:43 PM

Buying the hard copy gives you a 300 page manual that is spiral bound (it can lay flat). A 300 page PDF file can be hard to reference on some machines at the same time that you are playing the game. Also the hard copy gives you all 3 versions Linux, Windows, Mac in case that matters.

But the manual does lack the tons of changes that have been patched into the game since its release.

parone · #5 February 4th, 2012, 09:54 PM

wow. you'd think if they wanted $60 for a game that was 4 years old, they might be abl to have some $9/hr temp update the manual...

brxbrx · #6 February 5th, 2012, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by parone

wow. you'd think if they wanted $60 for a game that was 4 years old, they might be abl to have some $9/hr temp update the manual...

You don't get it. The game has so much in it, nobody can give you the full rap on it. Even the devs have forgotten about functions they put in the game.

parone · #7 February 5th, 2012, 08:47 AM

hmm. me thinks my point stands none the less. besides, nobody said it had to have everything in it. just an up to date spell book and prerequisites for forging would be quite helpful.

i get it tho. they are hard at work on COE.

Flop · #8 February 5th, 2012, 08:53 AM

A lot of people play with the conceptual balance mod, which further changes spells and such. Even an updated manual would still be outdated by that mod.

Anyway, I still use the manual quite a bit, including the grimoire part. You can always double check on the wiki, or in the game.

If I were to buy the game again, I'd still choose a hard copy, just for manual. It's simply one of the best manuals I've ever read.

parone · #9 February 5th, 2012, 03:14 PM

thanks flop. that seals it

Flop · #10 February 5th, 2012, 03:51 PM

No problem. I hope you enjoy the game.