Ortorin Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I really feel like I missed out on a lot in this game because of it. Knowledge = game won, all I had to do to get that knowledge was read =/ *Edit*Woot woot, post 169 xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23rd Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Ugh, I totally feel you. The wiki is the first thing I get into with any new game, and I really wish I hadn't for this one. The first time I went into the Ruins, I wound up wandering into the Labyrinth. Running into Ornate Chests and dealing with Dangling Depth Dwellers, despite dying, was so exciting the first them since I had no idea what they were! Then I got bummed out because that's the first time I felt that in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadpanQuinkan Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I can definitely see that being a problem for some people, but it wasn't so much for me. Mostly because of the randomized nature. You can know the chips, but not how they will fall and they can sometimes fall in some pretty weird ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I feel you completely. I have this mentality where the first thing I do when I discover a game I like is to read about it on its wiki. It usually ends in me spoiling the entire story and learning too much about the game mechanics. Luckily, I found out the story of this game on my own. I just wish I could say the same about the game mechanics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felipe3214 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Yeah,sorry i will get out :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ortorin Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 uh thats great 169 posts,but i dint even know that i got more than 400 posts,i tought i got 100. Klei, can I have the power to delete posts from threads I start please? Well, I'm an introvert that tends to think more than talk. Also, you guys normally don't have interesting enough conversations that I wanna chip in on. Last but not least, take your smug face outta my thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felipe3214 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Ignore this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felipe3214 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Ignore this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDru Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 This is not a puzzle/adventure game. There's hardly anything to spoil. All this does is highlight the flaws with the game difficulty (or lack thereof). Once you have some basic knowledge, the game becomes total easymode. One should not be required to know nothing about a game to be given a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I wish I hadn't read some things but am glad I read others. There's certainly some aspects that should have been discovered through game play. However, there's also plenty of things in Don't Starve that simply aren't logical enough to be deduced from the sparse clues given during the game. Sometimes even direct observation can lead to the wrong conclusions. I learned a lot of tips just reading this forum that would have never occured to me otherwise. So I guess I'm saying I have mixed feeling about the wiki. Some things in DS just can't be discovered on their own. At least not without risking many hours worth of progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the truthseeker Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Generally speaking, for all games, i try to play it for a month without any hints. If by then I'm still stuck, then I read the wink/hints section. I respect my limitations, yet give myself a chance to accomplish things also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Letter W Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I read it all the time but it's like comparing text book theory to real world application; you won't get good at it unless you work at it. You don't learn these kinds of things just by reading about them. EDIT: I misinterpreted; I remember seeing things on the Wiki before I saw them in game but seeing them in game was still a new experience as no amount of words could tell me exactly what I could expect. I mean it told me Deerclops are kind of jerks but I had one just stomp around my camp for three days and nights without destroying anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the truthseeker Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I read it all the time but it's like comparing text book theory to real world application; you won't get good at it unless you work at it. You don't learn these kinds of things just by reading about them. EDIT: I misinterpreted; I remember seeing things on the Wiki before I saw them in game but seeing them in game was still a new experience as no amount of words could tell me exactly what I could expect. I mean it told me Deerclops are kind of jerks jerky providers but I had one just stomp around my camp for three days and nights without destroying anything. Fixed that for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user1464576869 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I think I already mentioned my feelings on the matter somewhere else, but they're pretty much like these here. The only little joy I have left is seeing others play and be as surprised over the game as I used to. Made my friend play it few days ago and she hasn't put it down since xP I remember being very careful reading the wiki towards the end though, anything I needed to learn about Spider silk for example I made sure not to even glance over at the other images in case they would spoil something really exciting.Never for any game have I felt the usual "I wish I could forget everything and replay it like the first time" so intensely ever before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Cynicist Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Well you don't necessarily feel like you're missing out...eventually, through lots of trial and error and accidentally clicking new buttons, you would figure everything out. By researching stuff on the wiki, you speed up that initial process and can start developing tactics and play-styles that much quicker. If you're so frustrated with learning recipes and game mechanics the first few days, there's a slight chance that you'll overlook the vast opportunities and depth already available to you, but just masked by ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I just read it to confirm things. Now I'm just confirming things myself and adding them there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplex Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I stopped reading the wiki when I figured out I could just read the game scripts, which is easier, faster and more detailed than checking a wiki page. That did spoil much of the game's fun, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d2r Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I both agree and disagree. While some things were spoiled, I would probably have given up on Adventure mode in irritation if I'd been ambushed off-guard by things like "Darkness" (if I hadn't known to bring gold and silk, I would have been done) or those thrice-damned obelisks in "King of Winter" (it's not obvious that they change states when you're <35 sanity). So, it CAN be helpful for some things. But in retrospect, I do think that knowing what's coming ahead comes with a heavy price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ortorin Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 When you first connect to the wiki there should be a pop-up that says, "Warning! The content in this wiki will ruin the game for many. Don't Starve is a game that should NOT be researched before it is played. If you want to play the game the way it was meant to be played, please turn back now."...or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 When you first connect to the wiki there should be a pop-up that says, "Warning! The content in this wiki will ruin the game for many. Don't Starve is a game that should NOT be researched before it is played. If you want to play the game the way it was meant to be played, please turn back now."...or something like that.Doesn't that go without saying for every wiki ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ortorin Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Doesn't that go without saying for every wiki ever? I believe it is an especially significant point to be made for this game in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d2r Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 It is not the Wiki's place to save people from themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish911 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Don't starve does generally seem to be a game that self-explains itself. However, for some games *coffcoff MINECRAFT coff*there is no shame in looking at the wiki, because the game itself provides no instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Cynicist Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 You've obviously never tried playing Dwarf Fortress without a wiki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senteliks Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Than don't read it,its simple as that ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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