Originally posted by Danson:

Originally posted by Faustus:

This sounds rather self-righteous; play the game however you want and leave others to do the same.

It certainly isn’t “cheating” beyond perhaps an individual cheating themselves out of some of the fun of a game. I think of it more along the lines of the quote (whose originatior I don’t remember) that given the chance some players will optimise the fun out of their games if given the chance.

If given the chance being the important part. Dunno how you missed the fact that it's not about using the cheats, I really don't care how people play. I do care about how people give advice to new players experiencing everything for the first time. If someone asks how to find swamp crypts, the advice given shouldn't be "just look it up". If someone is stuck at sea and doesn't know what to do, the advice given shouldn't be "just enable cheats and fly back". That's giving some players the chance to optimize the fun out of their game, isn't it?

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.