grantcv
Chieftain
Just to give Gelvan a bit of support here: I came across this thread by trying to find out if a printed manual came inside the box. I too am one of those people who hates reading something on screen and would much prefer to have a manual open on my desk as I'm playing to reference, rather than have to leave the game just so that I "scroll" through a pdf on my monitor.
BTW, it should be noted that paper consumption has BALLOONED worldwide since the internet and email came to be. Back in the nineties, all the experts where predicting a "paperless office". The very opposite came true. Working in an office, I can't tell you how many people mindlessly print copies upon copies of the same pdf or PowerPoint document, just because they can't be bothered to file and re-reference it a few days/weeks later or simply bother to select the one or two pages to print rather than the entire 100+ page pdf.
Also, you should note that printed manuals are about half the size of a standard letter-sized page (which your pdf/ppt document will scale up to when it's printed), and that manuals are printed on BOTH-SIDES of the smaller page size on usually much lighter paper stock (ie, less pulp used) than your standard laserwriter paper.
I'm a graphic designer by trade, and an environmentalist at heart. And I can tell you that the company's decision to nix the paper manual in their boxes has less to do with "saving trees" than it is to saving the bottom line. If they were so committed to lowering costs for the games for consumers, the game prices would come down would they not? And when I last checked, the digital download was the same price as the boxed. Now, they want you to sell out another $20-30 for a quazi manual/"strategy guide".
BTW, it should be noted that paper consumption has BALLOONED worldwide since the internet and email came to be. Back in the nineties, all the experts where predicting a "paperless office". The very opposite came true. Working in an office, I can't tell you how many people mindlessly print copies upon copies of the same pdf or PowerPoint document, just because they can't be bothered to file and re-reference it a few days/weeks later or simply bother to select the one or two pages to print rather than the entire 100+ page pdf.
Also, you should note that printed manuals are about half the size of a standard letter-sized page (which your pdf/ppt document will scale up to when it's printed), and that manuals are printed on BOTH-SIDES of the smaller page size on usually much lighter paper stock (ie, less pulp used) than your standard laserwriter paper.
I'm a graphic designer by trade, and an environmentalist at heart. And I can tell you that the company's decision to nix the paper manual in their boxes has less to do with "saving trees" than it is to saving the bottom line. If they were so committed to lowering costs for the games for consumers, the game prices would come down would they not? And when I last checked, the digital download was the same price as the boxed. Now, they want you to sell out another $20-30 for a quazi manual/"strategy guide".
