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Originally posted by Modo44
What I meant was, I find it less fun to use all the knowledge and do "perfect" calculations. While I could still learn a great deal about the game (and pay more attention, while playing
), I do not want to. Many technical details are not included in the manual. You will not find the flip-risk percentages written down, as you will not find the chance for a resource to disappear. Those are small details, not very important, and not fun to keep detailed track of (too tedious, no?). And, most definately, not needed to win the game on all but the hardest difficulty levels.
Perhaps that is not clear, because those are game mechanics closely under player's control. But what about the AI? It is governed by rules, that are not described in the manual with full detail. To win on Demigod, I must know how to trade well, and how to push them to actions favourable for me. That is no different, than the game mechanics of resources, or flips, or whatever other things were left out of the manual. Still, the manual is very short on that subject.
So, should it all be put in the book? I think not, for it would certainly take much fun out of the game. The very fun of discovering it all by myself. I really prefer to be given the information I need to play the game, and not all the details. Then, I can go and explore.
Having said all thet, I do agree, that the manual is messed up. It had many errors, with more included with the expansions, and that is not acceptable.
What I meant was, I find it less fun to use all the knowledge and do "perfect" calculations. While I could still learn a great deal about the game (and pay more attention, while playing
), I do not want to. Many technical details are not included in the manual. You will not find the flip-risk percentages written down, as you will not find the chance for a resource to disappear. Those are small details, not very important, and not fun to keep detailed track of (too tedious, no?). And, most definately, not needed to win the game on all but the hardest difficulty levels.Perhaps that is not clear, because those are game mechanics closely under player's control. But what about the AI? It is governed by rules, that are not described in the manual with full detail. To win on Demigod, I must know how to trade well, and how to push them to actions favourable for me. That is no different, than the game mechanics of resources, or flips, or whatever other things were left out of the manual. Still, the manual is very short on that subject.
So, should it all be put in the book? I think not, for it would certainly take much fun out of the game. The very fun of discovering it all by myself. I really prefer to be given the information I need to play the game, and not all the details. Then, I can go and explore.
Having said all thet, I do agree, that the manual is messed up. It had many errors, with more included with the expansions, and that is not acceptable.
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