@KennyR
I got Tales of Tamar free with my Pegasos this May. I haven't gotten around to registering it and I probably won't ever.
That's fair enough. Easy come, easy go.
It's too daunting if you don't have the manuals.
Nah. The manual don't help much, trust me. Besides, the English manual is available for free download IIRC.
And I just don't like the idea of paying for a game I already own.
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You mean you don't like paying per turn? That's fair enough, but it is standard practice for play-by-mail games that dates back long before computers became popular.
Sorry. I toyed with the idea for a while but I've made up my mind.
Well, the copy you have is essentially a promotional freebie, like a Lite version of a commercial application included in a software bundle.
I don't see how the funding and payment model is something to complain about. If you didn't pay per turn, and all play was free after you bought the software, then the initial cost would have to be in three figures and there could be no promotional copies at all. This would be counter productive as many people would be put off by the high price, and the folks running the game would be signing on to an idefinite commitment to service their customers, even well after sales dry out. When you think about it, that would be unworkable.
Besides, if you look at it in terms of cost/playing time, you'll find that ToT is better value than games like Quake II or Shogo.