how do people feel about using guides for playing video games can we do polls here yet? i think no... if we could, my options would be: -never -when i'm stuck -active usage when playing -other (and explain in replies) - ThreadSky

ridiculous.chat • 143 days ago

how do people feel about using guides for playing video games

can we do polls here yet? i think no... if we could, my options would be:
-never
-when i'm stuck
-active usage when playing
-other (and explain in replies)

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diegocentric.bsky.social•143 days ago

If it’s a story driven game, I’ll only use them if I’m stuck because of how likely it is to have the story spoiled while looking for guides.

For competitive games I’m a lot less strict about avoiding guides, but I prefer to experience the game on its own for as long as I can.

multizord.bsky.social•142 days ago

Never

joy.bleak.life•142 days ago

Survival games: yes (eg, ark, don't starve)

joemarshall.bsky.social•142 days ago

I use guides all the time playing video games. I don’t see anything wrong with them.

urthshattr.bsky.social•142 days ago

If it’s my first playthrough, I try to play as blind as possible but after that, I look at guides to find stuff that I may have missed the first time (npc quests, endings, items/gear)

myntyphresh.bsky.social•141 days ago

I played half of Obra Dinn, got stuck bc im dumb, then used a guide for the rest of it. No shame in using a guide if you still had a good time (and i did)

xelayxes.bsky.social•142 days ago

I use guides to find specific items if i know they exist but cant find them myself.

segyges.bsky.social•142 days ago

it depends entirely on how difficult and/or unpleasant it is to find stuff without them.

i am not spending an hour walking across a featureless wilderness and looking in every hut

alucardbu.bsky.social•141 days ago

Sometimes I use it if I’m stuck doing 100% in a game.

xuspirahopte.bsky.social•142 days ago

"Active when playing" as long as I can be sure I won't spoil something I don't want to spoil. But more often I'm using them when it comes to multiplayer games so I can be sure I understand whether I'm playing well or not.

fetronic.bsky.social•142 days ago

I like guides after I've experienced games at least once, I like finding my owns style of play before I look into what I missed the first time around.

timbob.bsky.social•142 days ago

Ill use guides for diablo cuz no way i can figure out a paragon board on my own.

kurt50alien.bsky.social•143 days ago

Depends on the game. Most games would be when I'm stuck, especially Lego Games. Wizard101 though, that shit is up all the time so I can see boss cheats.

ivyfaedragon.bsky.social•142 days ago

for me it really depends on the game, but usually I pull up a guide when I get stuck on something to the point where I’m getting super frustrated and just want to progress!

otv98.bsky.social•143 days ago

I think sometimes in games it’s fine to get help from Google, I work 9-5, 5 days a week and I sometimes just don’t got time to figure out a complicated puzzle

dustinn.bsky.social•142 days ago

I use them a lot when playing older rpgs, especially if I get the sense that I’m expected to trial and error my way to a base understanding of the mechanics. I don’t have that kind of time any more

tomscud.bsky.social•142 days ago

When I downloaded ur quan masters and realized that to play the game normally I was going to have to write down all of those god damned six digit numbers and cross reference them with the star map and so on I grabbed a walk through in zero seconds and did not regret it one bit.

blumpo.bsky.social•143 days ago

I have someone else look at a guide and tell me if I'm being stupid or if the game is being stupid first

ridiculous.chat•142 days ago

this is next level

canthealz.com•143 days ago

Depends on the type of game…
ARPG - Build Guides Constantly
Wow - Build Guides
FPS - Never
RPG - got stuck and tried a few hundred times

sailorpeter.bsky.social•142 days ago

When I am stuck, or it is a game with a lot of missables I use guides

rebobson.bsky.social•142 days ago

It's usually when I feel like I'm at the banging my head against the wall point. Like I've given it a good crack or got most of the way there, and I'm at the point that continuing would just frustrate me more than actually getting me any closer

smileykris.bsky.social•140 days ago

It depends on my motivation for playing. If it’s an old game that I want to fully experience I might play with a guide so I don’t miss things. Otherwise I usually prefer to jump in and use guides when I’m either stuck or seeking additional knowledge that’s hard to gain solo from the game

busypeon.bsky.social•142 days ago

I'll try my best without a guide first.
Then I'll check a guide to get a clue if I'm seriously stuck.
Then I'll use a guide if I'm trying to complete a level/area if I have exhausted all my knowledge to find secrets.

busypeon.bsky.social•142 days ago

If my wife or kid is playing a game, I will follow a guide so I can assist with clues if they need help without giving too much away.

proptermalone.bsky.social•142 days ago

really depends on the game. if there's an expectation of encyclopedic knowledge of course I need a reference. for something like Disco Elysium, it'd ruin it.

wickedgood.bsky.social•142 days ago

Depends on the game, but if I feel like I have to have it in front of me at all times in order to make any progress, that's usually when I bounce off a game

jonnyrad.bsky.social•142 days ago

For souls games I use guides because three npc interactions are pretty unintuitive or not indicative of the reward.

aaronmarkowitz.bsky.social•143 days ago

When I'm trying something weird, like an level one run or a speed run

contig.bsky.social•142 days ago

Short answer is I use guides to save time, and/or learn from others experience.

I think there's a big benefit to letting developers unload some work on guide-makers too.

feriand.bsky.social•140 days ago

It depends from the game: if is single-player I usually check guides when I'm stuck or in the post-game, in a multiplayer game (with or without PvP) I check guides as soon as finishing the tutorial.

martianbuu.bsky.social•141 days ago

I used to like getting guides for old Pokemon games so I didnt miss any hidden items before I left an area. These days I mostly want to figure stuff out myself and only look something up if Im so stuck that my enthusiasm for the game is on the line.

dnas.is•143 days ago

I only really use guides for builds

riteorz.bsky.social•142 days ago

I use them after I complete a playthrough. Usually for completionist reasons.

jasonbwilson.bsky.social•143 days ago

Hey! About time you're posting more here, Hat!

(Answer is play games however you want -- it's your time, not mine, and it's not my place to tell you how to have fun.)

ridiculous.chat•143 days ago

hello jason! yeah, i'm trying to get back to how i used to engage before the stuff

how do YOU play? i don't judge either but i am curious!

jasonbwilson.bsky.social•143 days ago

I try without no help unless I get stuck then look for an answer ... or with the slower reactions of a 50 year old, ask my kids to do a tricky bit of jumping I can't do anymore.

astefansky.bsky.social•143 days ago

I find guides more useful as I’ve gotten older and don’t have the same time to dig deep into a game. Even more so in something like Diablo 4 where weird interactions yield multiplicative bonuses.

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