No in-game guide spoils part of the game

[justonce01 2]

I started playing the game and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of things you can craft/combine/use. The issue is that it's nowhere explained in the game how to do it. Instead, judging by a look through the forums, it's encouraged to just look things up on the internet. I am not a fan of it, because it essentially strips you of the experience of figuring it out yourself. Since it's a a videogame, you're restricted by game-logic. You can't just apply real life knowledge. Example: to create a storage box I had to combine exactly 8 pieces of wood and some nails. If I hadn't read that online, it would have never been able to make it because there are so many item combinations to try out.

An immersive way would be to have crafting guides in the form of books that you can find in-game for example. The only meantion of something like that I could find on the forums is here.

How come it's acceptable for everyone to just look things up online while playing? There are countless video guides, texts and concise Wiki-like pages that explain everything. And we are supposed to just read that? It removes a big part of the exploration and takes a huge chunk out of the game experience.

People will say how one can just choose not to do that, but as mentioned before one will miss out on the majority of the content. It's plainly bad game-design.

[EzyStriderPS4 191]

That is the beauty of DayZ! I have had to experiment with item combinations, use my imagination, and best of all, I have learned many things from other survivors. If I had just shot those people mindlessly without remorse, I never would have gained their wisdom.

I would argue that it is quite the opposite of bad game design. You said that this design “flaw” strips you of the experience of discovering it for yourself which seems, at best, illogical. In fact, you negate your very argument with such rationale.

Use your brain, not Google.

Edited November 20, 2020 by EzyStriderPS4