Current Events > When starting a new game, do you first search for guides/tips or do you just

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Play da game and learn as you go?
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Play and learn through trial and error.

I only look for guides and tips if I really suck at the game or Im stuck

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Depends on the game. Usually if I look stuff up it's for an RPG. I like to have an idea of which stats or skills are useless before going in.

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look up missables

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Just play usually, but if you can create your character I might look at a wiki for more information.

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Ill read the manual, but thats not an option anymore

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Play the game unless there are misables. I usually ask that question ahead of time. I dont actually look up guides beyond that because it takes the fun out of it

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I usually check to see if there's missables and gamebreaking glitches and maybe a couple of tips. But otherwise I go in blind >_>

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i Usually read a guide before I play so that I dont gimp myself sometimes I end up just reading guides and then never play the game lmao

remember watching like 6 hour shadow empire guide and then never played the game lmao

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Only look for guides if I'm stuck or off to a bad start

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Ibyse guides in YouTube in areas I get stuck

josifrees posted...

i Usually read a guide before I play so that I dont gimp myself sometimes I end up just reading guides and then never play the game lmao

remember watching like 6 hour shadow empire guide and then never played the game lmao

Lmao i do dis too, i remember doing it with total war warhammer and civilization 6
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If I get stuck or have a branching path, I look it up almost immediately. I min/max to optimize stuff a LOT too

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i read beginner tips right at the get go. i'm a busy man not a damn kid. i dont have time to flounder around and not 100% everything on the first run.

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I look up if games have very specific features like a block or parry before I buy them because I'm weird

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Ive been trying to be better about not looking at guides I only use it in RPGs with really convoluted systems like DnD

I do sometimes glance around for decisions or the best decisions but Ive been liking just rolling with the decisions and seeing how they play out.. I guess its cause I generally wont play a game twice in a row. I like the magic of the first pass, forgetting about it and letting desire sort of naturally build up until things arent as fresh in my mind

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also spend a lot of time reading forum posts and asking questions especially complicated games

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I look for guides because I dont want to miss anything important. I want to enjoy the entire game and not have to reset because I realized that I missed something.

Trial and error is the fun part. I get bored with most games as soon as the challenge is gone.

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Most games I just play.

RPGs kind of fuck me up.

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As Ive gotten older, Ive had a greater tendency to use a guide to ensure I dont miss anything. Which kind of takes a lot of fun out of stuff.

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StarDestroyer posted...

Play and learn through trial and error.

Also turn off tutorials if possible.

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Play till about half way before looking up a guide (unless I'm stuck for over and hour). Even then that guide is just to see if I missed anything, and a very brief skim over what to expect going forward.

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StarDestroyer posted...

Play and learn through trial and error.

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