You know what I miss? REAL instruction manuals. I'm talking ones from the older Civilization games (and the big, badass foldout poster of the tech tree and upgrades), the nwn and bouldar's gate manuals...all so badass and informative. I think I read some of those manuals more than I played the game. Yes, I'm that much of a dork.

Now...All we get are pidly little 10-pg manuals telling you how to attack, move, save, and the rest is taken up by ZOMG piracy, warranty, and liability sections. I mean, really, who needs an easy way to learn what random power x does or what exactly are the d20 battle mechanics. Will? Consitition? Plus stats? I'm assuming they're good...but beyond that, who knows unless I scour the interwebs.

Alas, my friends, it is now up to YOU to magically discover the secrets of games. To figure out if that power is useful by trial and error, rather just just being told straight up that it doesn't work against dwarves like days of old. At least it gives me a reason to visit gamefaqs.com beyond wanting cheats.