[Karacan]

Only speaking for me, I love getting into the 'feel' of a game, and there's no manual I own I didn't read the background descriptions from (with the sole exception of the infamous Dragonfarm, probably the worst game out of Germany since Tamagochis... I won it, and couldn't get rid of it so far).

I like rich backgrounds, I still read through units' descriptions (especially the heroes), and I'd have liked a background story included in the manual.

But I sincerely believe that's something I can wait for until Dom III.