Why do gamers need to use strategy guides?

I admit that I am guilty of committing this cheat tricks. But if I have any alternatives, I definitely won't want to do that. But there are times where I get stuck at the same place forever and I really can't get through that stage, that's when I would rely strategy guides.

There are a few reasons why some people use strategy guides when gaming. Personally, I don't. I can't justify spending an additional $10-$20 for instructions and would rather use that money to purchase dowloadable content for the game itself. Plus, a lot of gameplay cheats and guide can be found on Youtube. However, the reasons behind why certain hardcore gamers swear by using guides is to enhance the gaming experience and allow for 'completionists' to finish the game in its entirety. A friend of mine buys them only after he's finished a game once and then usually plays a game over with the guide to find everything he missed the first time through.

Thats true because gamers sometimes get stuck. Me, I am a gamer but just an average one not one of those pro gamers. Some gamers just know the usual mechanics of a game and know whats coming next. I sometimes just get stuck on a game and have to search for a way to get out of it. The only strategy guide I like is pokemon because it will help me catch all the pokemon lol. Finding all the pokemon in a game is hard work if you think about. I have only managed to college 200 in one game due to a game guide. That took me forever though.

I just reprimanded my son for being on his computer game all the time. I've been telling him that I don't like him to be just in front of his game all day without doing anyhing else. I said don't like this habit. And he also have strategy guides, cheat codes, etc. too! So, if this becomes a habit of his too, on how he deals with life, then all the more reasons that I don't want him playing his video games.

Yeah it is certainly kinda cheating. Honestly I'm was using walkthroughs whenever I'm stuck in a part of a video game. I do it because I only limit myself of playing. I'm only playing during weekends or holidays. So as much as possible I would like to somehow finish a game quickly so I could try more. That was my thought when I was in high school.

I agree to a point. I normally will not use a guide to help me in a game but there have been times that I have been stuck in one area for a week or more because the game designers decided to put some obscure hiding place or whatnot that is almost impossible to find without the guide. I think they do that so you have to buy the guide to. Many games my husband has you can not beat unless you have the guide due to way the game is designed. I normally will not buy a guide anyway I can do search for it and find it free if I need help on a certain part.

By strategy guides, do you mean cheats? Both my boys will go online and find cheats for certain video games when they get stuck. Why bother playing the game, I ask.

Gamers start out using strategy guides to further themselves in the game. After a while i think it just becomes a way to cheat the game and beat the odds of winning instead.

I only use YouTube videos when I get stuck on something, but I try not to use them if I can figure out the stuff.

I aggree, but then i also disagree. I only used to use strategy guides (and i have never purchased one, i use free online ones on IGN) to do certian things ing ames. If i am playing a game, and i am stuck on a level because i do not know where to go (this was a big thing on a game called red alert 2 that i used to have, as you would have to know which wlal to blow down in order to get to the next part of the level!). My brother also uses it on Tomb raider, as without it, it can take hours and hours just to find some silly little axle or whatever that you need ot open a door or whatever. The last reasons i do it is for GTA and mercanaries. I use the guides to find out where all the hiden items are, if i am in the mood for finding a few.

I guess gamers use strategy guides cause they are really stuck on a certain spot for days and can't figure anything out, they just suck on playing games and use any tips they get, or they just want to cheat. I'm the same way, I don't use strategy guides or cheats to beat the game cause I love to beat the game on my own without any help. Of course I do have some strategy guide, but that's just for a collection on the games I love and love the artwork they put on strategy guides.

I asked my husband about that. He told me it is not about cheating, it is about getting the most out of the game. He uses it to make sure he gets every item from a level before he goes on to the next. He does not use them anymore, but he did a ton in college. I think it was a patience issue.

most of the gamers are too lazy to play the game by themselves, so they heavily rely on "spoilers" like walkthroughs/guides, which i believe ruins the fun, thrill and essence of the game. it might also mean that if a player uses such guides, he is truly a low iq gamer (it hurts to hear it, but that is the truth about those who uses spoilers). do not play a game if you play it with guides.

I'll play the game first, try to see how far I can get, and then use a strategy guide if I can't get through. I'll also often use strategy guides on my replays though because there are so many hidden things that I couldn't otherwise find.