Hi Dark, Exactly. I'm sure some people do honestly get stuck and need help which is why this list and the forum exist in the first place. The problem is trying to distinguish who really does need the help and who is just being impatient and want to beat the game the first time they play it. In my opinion if someone is being impatient, use cheats just to beat the game first time through, and wine about the game being too easy etc then I don't feel a bit sorry for those types of people at all.
That said, there is a way of walkthrough proofing the game for serious gamers. Some games like GMA Tank Commander remain challenging even after you have played it many times. On "Today is a Good Day to Die" I would judge my chances of winning the game at 50/50 simply because there are so many random things that could go wrong, and some of the missions such as mission 3 are absolute hell at that level of play. I usually have to restart that mission a few times because I end up missing the train because I have to fight off a swarm of enemy tanks and helicopters getting there. My point being is no matter how well you know the game, no matter if someone writes a step by step walkthrough of that game, there are areas in the game where you either succeed or you don't. You win or lose based on your own skills or lack there of. Adding that sort of difficulty into a game helps put a stop to the walkthrough type of cheats, because knowing is only half the battle. Cheers! On 3/25/13, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > Well charlse, that is unfortunately true. For me at least, I actually enjoy > > reading the game instructions. I suppose it's because growing up, I never > got to read the manuals for games, being that they were always in print and > > thus inaccessible to me, indeed one of the first really fun uses I got out > of the internet was looking up info on some of the games I'd been playing, > and learning things like the names of enemies and weapons etc. So, even > though these days that is no longer an issue, for me reading a manual is all > > part of the anticipation of playing so it's something I always do, ---- > particularly in pc games where I need to learn the in game keys (it's not > like playing games on my Snes or mega drive where I could usually just hit > buttons to find out which were attack, jump, shoot etc). > > There are however other occasions when i've found game insturctions > inadequate, indeed I can think of several devs who, while great at > programming games don't find writing instruction files their main forte, and > > others where the instructions are unclear, (though in the latter case when > compiling entries for audiogames.net I do try to include appropriate > information there). > > As to people instantly asking questions, well while I agree there are people > > with little patience or ability to try, equally as you said yourself it's > their own fault that such people don't get as much enjoyment out of games, > and I can think of a couple of individuals I've encountered who either ask > for help at every opportunity or constantly play with cheats, then are the > first to winj about games being too short and easy, however I wouldn't want > > to generalize from a few people to the majority, especially as there are > also plenty of people who genuinely get stuck, or simply don't have the > experience or computer skills in games and so ask, ---- which is of course > fine. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
