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Post by paddy649 on Nov 8, 2017 17:25:58 GMT
As the title says I have a problem with the Purple Book and want to know if anyone else has had a similar experience and is similarly irritated by the issue.
My problem is the paper it is printed on....yes it is high quality, lovely glossy paper that is nice to the touch, smells like a rulebook should and flicks lightly over the thumb when searching for an Army List. However, if you ever have the temerity to stick a Post-it note on the paper it forms a bond second only to cyano-acetate that only allows the to be removed after it deposits all the "pressure sensitive adhesive" onto the page, sticking the pages of the Purple Book together with an irritating tenacity for the rest of the books existence. Then if you try and remove the pressure sensitive adhesive with an eraser you find that doing so erases the ink off the page and leaves a horrible grey smear across the page.
Now as an addicted Post-it user I covered the book in in Post-its to mark my favourite armies, key rules pages and important diagrams long before I realised the damage I was doing s I now own a book that is more stuck together than the wife's cook books.....I'm not happy. The moral of the tale is "Never Post-it the Purple!"
Hope this qualifies as a "Rant and Rave!"
Paddy
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Nov 8, 2017 20:44:25 GMT
My condolences. I pride myself on taking care of my books, but very early on I accidentally ripped the bottom of one of the pages in the army list section and it took me a while to get over it. Luckily it was towards the beginning on Book 1 so I do not frequent that area much.  |
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Post by macbeth on Nov 8, 2017 21:22:29 GMT
I take my preferred rulebook with me many places, you never know when you might need to look up a rule or an army list or similar Such a habit began in my teens with Traveller Later on WRG6th went to school with me Champions RPG in my early work years WRG7th and finally DBA Over time the rulebook does get a bit of "Character" - which at least makes it easy to say "that one is definitely mine " With the Purple book the plastic over the hardcover started to peel almost immediately Cheers |
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Post by Haardrada on Nov 8, 2017 21:25:54 GMT
Mine follows me round the house and is rarely far from reach during my spare time., but I do admit the spine ends are a little frayed.
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Post by Simon on Nov 8, 2017 21:39:47 GMT
We are indeed fortunate that we have the luxury of worrying about such little things!
Simon
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Post by timurilank on Nov 8, 2017 22:15:04 GMT
I take my preferred rulebook with me many places, you never know when you might need to look up a rule or an army list or similar Over time the rulebook does get a bit of "Character" - which at least makes it easy to say "that one is definitely mine " With the Purple book the plastic over the hardcover started to peel almost immediately Cheers Ah, and I thought my purple was a unique case. Plastic cover is completely gone, a number of pages in book II and book III are 'closing ranks' and refusing to open, plus the spine is weakening. Somewhere there is a hidden message, perhaps it is time to buy a replacement or move on to book IV. 
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Nov 8, 2017 22:21:50 GMT
I take my preferred rulebook with me many places, you never know when you might need to look up a rule or an army list or similar Such a habit began in my teens with Traveller Later on WRG6th went to school with me Champions RPG in my early work years WRG7th and finally DBA Over time the rulebook does get a bit of "Character" - which at least makes it easy to say "that one is definitely mine " With the Purple book the plastic over the hardcover started to peel almost immediately Cheers This was certainly the case with my copy of 2.2. |
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Post by lkmjbc on Nov 8, 2017 22:45:58 GMT
As the title says I have a problem with the Purple Book and want to know if anyone else has had a similar experience and is similarly irritated by the issue. My problem is the paper it is printed on....yes it is high quality, lovely glossy paper that is nice to the touch, smells like a rulebook should and flicks lightly over the thumb when searching for an Army List. However, if you ever have the temerity to stick a Post-it note on the paper it forms a bond second only to cyano-acetate that only allows the to be removed after it deposits all the "pressure sensitive adhesive" onto the page, sticking the pages of the Purple Book together with an irritating tenacity for the rest of the books existence. Then if you try and remove the pressure sensitive adhesive with an eraser you find that doing so erases the ink off the page and leaves a horrible grey smear across the page. Now as an addicted Post-it user I covered the book in in Post-its to mark my favourite armies, key rules pages and important diagrams long before I realised the damage I was doing s I now own a book that is more stuck together than the wife's cook books.....I'm not happy. The moral of the tale is "Never Post-it the Purple!" Hope this qualifies as a "Rant and Rave!" Paddy Just don't read it whilst eating a plate of spaghetti! Little red dots...everywhere! Joe Collins |
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Post by felixs on Nov 9, 2017 7:37:15 GMT
My copy is holding up fine, seems quite sturdy.
But: I find the glossiness of the pages an odd choice. Very hard to read if lighting does not come from exactly the right angle.
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Post by jim1973 on Nov 9, 2017 10:42:16 GMT
I have the play copy and the "museum" copy. Just in case the Attila and his hordes visit...
Jim
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Nov 9, 2017 11:49:23 GMT
My copy is holding up fine, seems quite sturdy. But: I find the glossiness of the pages an odd choice. Very hard to read if lighting does not come from exactly the right angle. I totally agree and they seem less durable than if they were not glossy. |
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Post by wjhupp on Nov 9, 2017 20:18:45 GMT
Mine is also getting dog-eared and I snatched a second copy that came my way. The post-its are less useful in it than index cards. The colored page tabs seem to work better with the post its.
The book gets used for two reasons, one good and one not so good. On the positive side, no better reference exists for looking up armies quickly to see composisition and read the summary information. (Sue's book with matched armies is also a help here and I use the e version most often.) In understanding the complexities of the Thistle & Rose figure line it has been invaluable. The indexes in the back of the book for the lists are very useful.
The negative of course is when you have to parse rules language (see Tony re: Period or comma location) particularly in the middle of game play.
With a book that they have had a hard time keeping in stock, it does make me worry a bit.
Bill
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Post by medievalthomas on Nov 10, 2017 17:25:52 GMT
Someday every designer will go with electronic publishing and just let the players print out a pdf on whatever type of paper they wish and print out a new one when the other wears out (or gets pasta spots).
Also helps with updates (ie designer screw ups), correcting typos etc., as you can just have players "subcribe" to lifetime updates issued electronically.
I did this with Combat Command years ago and some players now just keep the rules on electornic devices with no print costs at all.
(Yes I know why other companies don't do this - its much more profitable to sell you another $50 rule book than send out a free electronic update. But we live in a capitalist system where, theoritically, the consumer is king and a product that meets their needs at the lowest cost will push out those that don't. I'm also a hopeless optimist.)
Thomas J. Thomas
Fame and Glory Games
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Post by Simon on Nov 10, 2017 18:01:35 GMT
There is, however, something deeply satisfying about a well-bound hardback book!
Simon
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Post by goragrad on Nov 11, 2017 6:15:53 GMT
My copy is showing cover wear a bit earlier than I would have expected.
A little bit of ghosting on a couple pages from the facing pages. Other than that holding up well enough.
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