[PvK]

Shrapnel does offer download sales of some other games.

There was a post from Shapnel saying they weren't including a digital manual with the demo to make it harder for pirates...

... it was also mentioned that buying Doms II gets you a manual, and someone mentioned full-color item catalog...

... so since we're just wildly conjecturing here, lemme suggest that part of the reason for the $45 price and lack of download is the physical manual. Just an idea.

On the other hand, SE4 Gold is still priced at $39.95. It comes with a pretty good manual, but I expect not as good as the Doms II manual. Dungeon Odyssey is available for $29.95 download... or $29.95 via CD (printable manual only).

I dunno. Personally, I think Doms II is a great deal at $45 if you like the game. It offer huge amounts of fun play time. If you like the game, but don't buy it because the price is $15 higher than you'd like to pay, it seems to me you're just talking yourself out of a lot of fun. There isn't really any similar game available... except Doms I - you can get that for $30, and it's quite good.

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