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Subject: Pointless Poll - Online Guides
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:04:35 +0000
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With the abundance of information available online how much do you use 
online guides when playing a game.

a) Real gamers don't use guides they let their stronk skillz carry the 
day. Get back to playing Tetris if you're not good enough.

b) Try and use them as little as possible as I want to learn how to play 
myself but some times beginner tips can be useful if you feel like 
you're floundering.

c) Knowing a lot of the in-an-outs of the game is really helpful but 
only so I can then play the game the way I want to and not just follow 
what someone else has said.

d) You want me to actually learn how to play a game on my own, why do 
that when you might miss out on having a maximally powerful character. 
Who doesn't like an archer that can one-shoot anything you meet?

e) Who doesn't have a full walk-through playing on the second screen so 
they can faithfully follow it?

I'm mostly in the b) category although it does depend on the game. So 
strategy ones I prefer a bit more in-depth advice but for say RPGs I 
just try and look for the most basic one available. If I can really get 
away with it I'll only refer to them if I get total stuck on either just 
not understanding the mechanics or part of the game.