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Originally Posted by Zechnophobe
I think most copies of KBTL that were sold, were done so via electronic means. The 4 or 5 people who actually need a 'hard copy' are simply the pariahs. No need to be so angry about it.
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Pariahs? That`s really helpful, NOT!
What is wrong with wanting a physical copy of something you have purchased?
Have you never lost a downloaded item thanks to Micro$oft`s inability to write a stable OS?
Besides, just look at the release strategy for "The Legend". I bought my DVD version very early on, then later find that a `collectors edition` comes out with added goodies. I would have loved that, despite the added cost, but as I already have the game, I`m not going to buy a second copy, cheaper to make my own T-shirt. Thus, the publishers lost the chance of earning some extra income if the collectors edition had been available at around the same time as the vanilla release.
I`ve been a fan of the genre since the original KB (probably before that even , if you consider something like `Lords of Midnight` as a forerunner. I`ve never seen a publisher so hell-bent on hacking off its (potential) customers.
I only knew about "The Legend" when I saw a physical copy of it in the shops, and couldn`t believe my luck that a favourite game had been brought back to life. Just think how many potential sales may be missed when somebody walks into Game with 30 odd quid to spend, would those same people be browsing download sites? I think not.
Or perhaps you`re one of those people who are happy with a hard drive full of MP3 downloads, until it fails. At least if a cd fails, you only lose that one`s content, not the whole collection. Besides, there`s a kind of pride in ownership, especially with good box art and manuals (unfortunately, the manuals leave a lot to be desired, anybody else remember the fantastic `thick` manuals that accompanied the early HOMM games?)