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Frostmourne27 said:
However, if time spent enjoying your self per cent spent is your concern, I say two things:...2) Dominions 3 probably isn't worth it, but I doubt that ANY computer games really are.
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Actually, I think that on a time spent enjoying yourself per dollar scale, Dominions 3 will do very very well.
After playing Dominions 2, I'd be surprised if I got less than 55 hours of Dom3 goodness (and I expect much much more, but this number is obviously for example purposes).
For 55 hours of goodness I pay 55$, so that's 1$ for an hour of entertainment, which is much better than paying 5$ for two hours of fun at the movies, or I-don't-know-how-much-but-I-bet-its-more-than-one-dollar dollars for one hour of fun with a prostitute, and yet lots of people do both of those :O
As for Dominions3 VS. other computer games, I think Dominions3 wins by far on the time spent enjoying yourself per dollar scale, there's just so much content to explore that I'd expect several times the time playing Dominions3 than other full priced games (especially EA stuff
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Bloodstar, I REALLY doubt that anyone will spend 1000 hours playing Heroes 5 - that’s like three hours a day, FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR! (Do you have a life? A family? a job? Do you sleep?) That said, I doubt anyone will play Dominions 3 for 1000 hours either.
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Alternatively, its about 1 hour per weekday for about 4 years, which doesn't sound
that unreasonable. (Though I don't expect anyone but the most hard core to play for 4 years straight with no breaks)
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And about the manual - we really should shut up about it. No offence to Bruce, but really - were buying a game, not a book. It's nice to have a good manual, BUT ITS NOT A SELLING POINT! Very few people look at two strategy games and say Oooo- this one has a nicer manual, I think I'll take it. Evidence: EA sells games, and their manuals, like their games, are crap.
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Well, I think that a good manual
is a selling point, here are some explanations why:
1) As I understand it, there was some complaint regarding the Dom2 manual for not being that good, so an improved manual should make those complainers happier.
2) Dominions is a
very complex game, and as such, it needs a thorough manual.
3) The manual is the only difference between a legal copy, and an illegaly obtained copy.
4) Manuals are cool.
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Sorry if my tone is a little offensive, and my thoughts incoherent...
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That's just the Dreamlands dominion getting to you.