Question of the Day: Do You Ever Read the Instruction Manual?

[wraggster]

I have this thing about instruction manuals. For some reason, I refuse to look at it when setting up a new gadget no matter how complicated things are. I break down eventually when I get stuck, but there is no reason why I shouldn't go to it right off the bat and save some time. Maybe it's a man thing, maybe it's because I'm not patient enough to read before digging into a new device—maybe it's both. Whatever the reason, I don't think I will ever change. But what about you? Do you read your gadget or Games instruction manuals?

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[Auriman1]

For games, I page through the manual for references when drawing. Otherwise, not too much.

For other gadgets, almost never, except for evil devices like watches that it's nigh-impossible to change settings on without proper instruction.

[paul3100]

Hmmm a tough one tbh.

Depends what it is though , if its a game i have bought then i usually read the manual and all the other stuff that come with them but not usually till i have played the game a while or stuck.

As for gadgets i read the manual if i get stuck with anything but other than that then totally NO.

paul

EDIT: damn you Auriman1 for beating me to the punch...my fault for pondering over the question for too long lol

[gutbub]

Well, I'll follow the order of the two before me.
For games, I might glance through the manual, and if I'm stuck, I'll seek help there first.

I don't normally read manuals for anything electronic, I'm good at figuring them out on my own.
For constructing something, I always use the manual, otherwise I tend to mess up and have to restart using the manual anyways.

[trugamer]

Most of the time I'll flick through it on purchase to see if it has any in game information (such as characters, items etc) but if it just contains controls and HUD display I'll just throw it to one side.

[Veskgar]

I have this weird obsessive compulsive thing where I won't play most games until I read the manual from cover to cover. Its really annoying.

But with most RPG / Strategy type games, reading the manual is very important.

[kjetil1991]

im a no reader guy I like to find out things myself

[Facho]

I always read them, sooner or later because I'm the kind of guy who always need bathroom reading material

[Aryn]

I only read the manual when there is no in game tutorial available, which is not a common case.

If there is no tutorial I will try to figure things out and then glance at the manual for anything I may have missed.

[davidcrew]

I only read the manual when there is no in game tutorial available, which is not a common case.

If there is no tutorial I will try to figure things out and then glance at the manual for anything I may have missed.

Agreed. Lots of the game already have tutorials spoon feeding us the instructions which in some games is necessary.

But my testosterone pulsating manliness constitution fights any urge to be a sissy sally girl and read the manual all the way through.

The pictures are colorful tho