Originally posted by ChinoValley:

If players come into the forums asking for help I think it's reasonable to suggest they look around first before posting the Xth post and issue Y when it's been answered scores of times previously. And yes, suggesting in-game options to resolve a situation is beneficial but it doesn't hurt to know about devcommands/mods either. Take the player police hat off and let the individuals decide how they want to play their game--give them the info, all of it, so they know their options, then let it go at that point. PSA to monitor the forum advice given by players is presumptive.

You're being very hypocritical by saying nobody should try to influence others' decisions in the game while simultaneously saying the right thing to do is to try to influence others' decisions by ensuring they have ALL of the info available. Then you say nobody should try to police what others post, which is exactly what you're doing right now. The point of this post is that too many people are ONLY suggesting cheats, so that's not all of the information.

You must have missed the topic (now locked) where a guy asked for suggestions on retrieving his body and the first FOUR replies, and the majority thereafter, were to cheat. Or the other dozens of topics that go the same way. It's not unreasonable at all to suggest new players experience this game the way we all did a year ago.

You're seriously defending the idea that everyone playing every game should know which cheats they have available to them? That's HELPING the experience? Any time someone wants advice on how to beat a level in a game, it's appropriate to suggest turning on god mode? C'mon, you're clearly just here to argue.