Ruined the MMO genre, and compromise the integrity of discovery in other games.

When was the last time you stopped in-town to ask in General Chat about the whereabouts of an NPC? If you are one of the few people who still try to leverage the in-game community to solve problems, I bet you were met with the response, “Google It.”, or “Lol go to insert game wiki website here.“.

For a genre that’s typically intended to be more social than every other genre (aside from niche and experimental games), this is incredibly antisocial behavior.

“Given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of a game…” -Sid Meier