Hi Philip.
Sounds fun, here are my answers to your questions:
1: the only time I can see myself using cd ordering is if there was
something you got on the cd that you didn't get with the downloadable
version. One graphical indi game I ordered for instance had no music in the
downloadable version, but music on cd in the cd version hence why I ordered
that. If however the content were exactly the same, I'd choose download
every time hands down. No physical disks to keep, easy to backup, I get it
immediately etc. All things being equal, i don't really see the need for cd
ordering myself.
2: size of the download file doesn't matter a bit to me. I've just upgraded
to a bdsl fiberoptic connection at my flat, so I have uba fast speed there
anyway, but even in other places I never mind waiting, heck I recently
downloaded one of the darker projects free audio dramas on a free 56 kbps
connection I was forced to use. It was about 300 mb and took two hours, but
I just let it run.
3: I personally like reading manuals before I play the game, or alternately
flicking out of the game to check stuff in the manual (supernova can be
flicked on and off), therefore I tend to prefer text copies of manuals,
particularly since often in game manuals don't have the same review commands
as a screen reader if say I wanted to view a table of information slowly
line by line, or read the hole thing start to finish, or check a specific
fact by hitting ctrl f and finding a word. In game tutorials that play at
specific points, or help messages for set aspects of the game can be useful
as an on the spot guide, but for an entire manual, especially in a complex
game, I do like a text copy to brouse as I want.
4: I tend to like earning unlockables in game since it gives me something to
try for, I would not however be beyond paying for some special extra premium
content to change the game if it were available to buy, indeed I've done
this in brouser games, this is the reason I bought the addon for smugglers 3
which added the side quests, extra ship content etc, and if a similar addon
came out for smugglers 5 I'd pay for it too.
Indeed, I always think this is a nice way for a dev to get more out of their
game by selling extra content, such as extra levels, situations or
characters for an existing one at a reduced price, and for players to get
more to play out of a single game if they wish.
If however content were also unlockable, odds ae I'd prefer to unlock it
myself, ---- or at the least try to since that gives me a challenge in the
game.
I personally for example loved getting the Q9 cheat codes for completing the
game and likely would only have considdered buying them if there was
absolutely no other way to get them.
Beware the Grue!
dark.
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