Board 8 > If a game had crafting, no recipes, and you lose materials for faulty recipes...

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Raka_Putra 12/20/21 8:02:06 PM #1:	Would you... Look up the recipes online instead of blindly trying Just try out the combos until you figure out the right recipes Would you... - Results (96 votes) Look up the recipes online instead of blindly trying 94.79% (91 votes) 91 Just try out the combos until you figure out the right recipes 5.21% (5 votes) 5 I've been playing Virtual Villagers Origins 2 and oh boy, it's got a crafting system, no hints (well, to be fair we can see a list of potential results), and it takes time to both gather materials and for the crafting process itself. So after a few days of struggling with wasting a lot of materials and time, I just look up the recipes online. --- "So much love in his words." - RIP Stephen Sondheim, 1930-2021 <cite>Raka_Putra posted [p:961086413] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote> Would you... Look up the recipes online instead of blindly trying Just try out the combos until you figure out the right recipes Vote View Results Would you... - Results (96 votes) Look up the recipes online instead of blindly trying 94.79% (91 votes) 91 Just try out the combos until you figure out the right recipes 5.21% (5 votes) 5 Show Voting Form I've been playing Virtual Villagers Origins 2 and oh boy, it's got a crafting system, no hints (well, to be fair we can see a list of potential results), and it takes time to both gather materials and for the crafting process itself. So after a few days of struggling with wasting a lot of materials and time, I just look up the recipes online. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheArkOfTurus 12/20/21 8:03:14 PM #2:	Honestly, I'd look up recipes online if you stopped at "no recipes." --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety <cite>TheArkOfTurus posted [p:961086443] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>Honestly, I'd look up recipes online if you stopped at "no recipes." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KCF0107 12/20/21 8:04:36 PM #3:	Especially since it is time consuming to gather materials and make stuff out of them, I would definitely just look at a guide online to not waste my time and to spare myself from unnecessary frustration --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu <cite>KCF0107 posted [p:961086486] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>Especially since it is time consuming to gather materials and make stuff out of them, I would definitely just look at a guide online to not waste my time and to spare myself from unnecessary frustration </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shonen_Bat 12/20/21 8:05:44 PM #4:	If the materials aren't easy to find a lot of, then it's walkthrough time. --- Hello again. <cite>Shonen_Bat posted [p:961086508] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>If the materials aren't easy to find a lot of, then it's walkthrough time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KokoroAkechi 12/20/21 8:57:33 PM #5:	I'll be honest. I probably would not even play the game now. <cite>KokoroAkechi posted [p:961087817] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>I'll be honest. I probably would not even play the game now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bartzyx 12/20/21 9:04:07 PM #6:	KokoroAkechi posted... I'll be honest. I probably would not even play the game now. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! <cite>Bartzyx posted [p:961087987] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>KokoroAkechi posted... </cite> <quote>I'll be honest. I probably would not even play the game now.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Underleveled 12/20/21 9:19:19 PM #7:	TheArkOfTurus posted... Honestly, I'd look up recipes online if you stopped at "no recipes." --- darkx Games beaten in 2021 - 36; Most recent - Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories <cite>Underleveled posted [p:961088355] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>TheArkOfTurus posted... </cite> <quote>Honestly, I'd look up recipes online if you stopped at "no recipes."</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Team Rocket Elite 12/20/21 9:24:20 PM #8:	I would probably not both crafting anything at all. Maybe occasionally throw in a bunch of random materials and get what I get. --- My bracket looked like random picks compared to his. Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest! <cite>Team Rocket Elite posted [p:961088477] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>I would probably not both crafting anything at all. Maybe occasionally throw in a bunch of random materials and get what I get.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raka_Putra 12/20/21 9:27:31 PM #9:	I'm pleasantly surprised by the unanimous results so far. Thinking back on it, back in PS1 days I was okay with this in Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, but at least the cooking was more or less instantaneous and the materials can be plentiful. --- "So much love in his words." - RIP Stephen Sondheim, 1930-2021 <cite>Raka_Putra posted [p:961088564] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>I'm pleasantly surprised by the unanimous results so far. Thinking back on it, back in PS1 days I was okay with this in Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, but at least the cooking was more or less instantaneous and the materials can be plentiful. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterplum 12/20/21 9:29:13 PM #10:	I would either ignore the crafting system completely if its like BotWs food cooking system or not play the game at all if its integral to the plot. its either a waste of time if Im trying blindly or no longer a game if Im cheating --- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWiElvIQAAQpBt.jpg <cite>masterplum posted [p:961088604] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>I would either ignore the crafting system completely if its like BotWs food cooking system or not play the game at all if its integral to the plot. its either a waste of time if Im trying blindly or no longer a game if Im cheating </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 12/20/21 9:32:58 PM #11:	I tried in my last Skyrim run to not eat ingredients or look up recipes, thinking that they'd hidden recipe hints contextually all over the place. I was mistaken. This sounds so much worse --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:961088715] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>I tried in my last Skyrim run to not eat ingredients or look up recipes, thinking that they'd hidden recipe hints contextually all over the place. I was mistaken. This sounds so much worse </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ExThaNemesis 12/20/21 9:33:40 PM #12:	This sounds like FFXI, but not only that you could still lose your mats for a failed synthesis if your crafting level wasn't quite high enough for the item you were trying. --- "undertale hangs out with mido" - ZFS Smash Ultimate Switch Code: SW-6933-1523-8505 <cite>ExThaNemesis posted [p:961088730] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>This sounds like FFXI, but not only that you could still lose your mats for a failed synthesis if your crafting level wasn't quite high enough for the item you were trying. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
banananor 12/20/21 10:54:04 PM #13:	yeah, that kind of stuff makes me irrationally annoyed being punished for playing it naturally is a bad feeling. i'd put off crafting for as long as possible, and maybe go back to it after i beat the game --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. <cite>banananor posted [p:961090735] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>yeah, that kind of stuff makes me irrationally annoyed being punished for playing it naturally is a bad feeling. i'd put off crafting for as long as possible, and maybe go back to it after i beat the game </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red13n 12/20/21 11:28:27 PM #14:	ExThaNemesis posted... This sounds like FFXI, but not only that you could still lose your mats for a failed synthesis if your crafting level wasn't quite high enough for the item you were trying. Or if you faced the wrong direction at the wrong time of day on the wrong day of the week. --- "First thing that crosses my mind: I didn't get any GameFAQs Karma yesterday." Math Murderer after getting his appendix removed. <cite>red13n posted [p:961091560] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>ExThaNemesis posted... </cite> <quote>This sounds like FFXI, but not only that you could still lose your mats for a failed synthesis if your crafting level wasn't quite high enough for the item you were trying.</quote> Or if you faced the wrong direction at the wrong time of day on the wrong day of the week. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Isquen 12/20/21 11:37:12 PM #15:	If something ingame both provided and logged recipes, or you could infer from the missing spots on the log some experiments, I'd be okay with it unless 100% completion was a requirement. --- [The Artist Formerly Known as Earthshaker.] <cite>Isquen posted [p:961091750] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>If something ingame both provided and logged recipes, or you could infer from the missing spots on the log some experiments, I'd be okay with it unless 100% completion was a requirement. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lopen 12/20/21 11:55:30 PM #16:	Isquen posted... If something ingame both provided and logged recipes, or you could infer from the missing spots on the log some experiments, I'd be okay with it unless 100% completion was a requirement. This plus "failure recipes" giving you something and I'd just wing it I think Otherwise guide all day --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! <cite>Lopen posted [p:961092098] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>Isquen posted... </cite> <quote>If something ingame both provided and logged recipes, or you could infer from the missing spots on the log some experiments, I'd be okay with it unless 100% completion was a requirement.</quote> This plus "failure recipes" giving you something and I'd just wing it I think Otherwise guide all day </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Malenia 12/20/21 11:56:14 PM #17:	Look it up thats a shite system for a minigame thing at best <cite>Malenia posted [p:961092105] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>Look it up thats a shite system for a minigame thing at best </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pjbasis 12/21/21 4:39:41 AM #18:	I liked finding stuff on my own in paper mario cooking --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png <cite>pjbasis posted [p:961095384] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>I liked finding stuff on my own in paper mario cooking </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cavedweller2000 12/21/21 5:14:27 AM #19:	Ni No Kuni alchemy got it right --- Well done to azuarc for finishing 67 places above me in the 2020 GOTD Guru Contest! <cite>Cavedweller2000 posted [p:961095698] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>Ni No Kuni alchemy got it right </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Grand Kirby 12/21/21 5:21:22 AM #20:	When I saw the topic title I thought it was specifically talking about Mega Man Zero 4. That game had some of the worst crafting I'd ever seen. It didn't help that parts could only be dropped by specific enemies (this is a Mega Man game; there are enemies that like only show up three times in one screen in a single stage in the entire game!) and that they were all named weirdly confusing bullcrap like "EleDeserter" and "C-Hopper" so even if you did look up a guide for a recipe list you would have no clue what gave out parts you needed and where to find them. --- Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan <cite>Grand Kirby posted [p:961095756] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>When I saw the topic title I thought it was specifically talking about Mega Man Zero 4. That game had some of the worst crafting I'd ever seen. It didn't help that parts could only be dropped by specific enemies (this is a Mega Man game; there are enemies that like only show up three times in one screen in a single stage in the entire game!) and that they were all named weirdly confusing bullcrap like "EleDeserter" and "C-Hopper" so even if you did look up a guide for a recipe list you would have no clue what gave out parts you needed and where to find them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChichiriMuyo 12/21/21 5:58:03 AM #21:	Developers should probably know better than to not have a recipe list, but if they don't I don't consider it cheating at all to look it up. This site is about FAQs, why are if you here if you won't use them? --- "If you ever feel good about yourself, just look on the Internet." - Ryan Reynolds <cite>ChichiriMuyo posted [p:961096055] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>Developers should probably know better than to not have a recipe list, but if they don't I don't consider it cheating at all to look it up. This site is about FAQs, why are if you here if you won't use them? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
azuarc 12/21/21 11:42:30 AM #22:	I wouldn't go near a game that you describe. I hate games where crafting is a central component to begin with. --- Only the exceptions can be exceptional. <cite>azuarc posted [p:961101319] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>I wouldn't go near a game that you describe. I hate games where crafting is a central component to begin with. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuessMyUserName 12/21/21 11:45:20 AM #23:	TheArkOfTurus posted... Honestly, I'd look up recipes online if you stopped at "no recipes." --- I request affiliated many pipes. Been a bad girl, I know I am. And I'm so hot, I need a fan. I don't want a boy, I need a man. <cite>GuessMyUserName posted [p:961101402] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>TheArkOfTurus posted... </cite> <quote>Honestly, I'd look up recipes online if you stopped at "no recipes."</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fiop 12/21/21 11:48:59 AM #24:	Personally, if it's possible to save scum, I'd probably play around with it to see if I could get anywhere on my own. If it's really that obtuse, or if save scumming is not possible, I'd use a guide. Though really, if the mechanic were that hard to work with, I also might completely ignore it if possible too. --- "so is my word...It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." - Isaiah 55:11 <cite>Fiop posted [p:961101512] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>Personally, if it's possible to save scum, I'd probably play around with it to see if I could get anywhere on my own. If it's really that obtuse, or if save scumming is not possible, I'd use a guide. Though really, if the mechanic were that hard to work with, I also might completely ignore it if possible too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Steiner 12/21/21 11:49:13 AM #25:	TheArkOfTurus posted... Honestly, I'd look up recipes online if you stopped at "no recipes." i'd stop at crafting, you know they be hiding shit --- Born to bear and bring to all the details of our ending To write it down for all the world to see <cite>Steiner posted [p:961101515] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>TheArkOfTurus posted... </cite> <quote>Honestly, I'd look up recipes online if you stopped at "no recipes."</quote> i'd stop at crafting, you know they be hiding shit </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xtlm 12/21/21 12:00:04 PM #26:	Isn't this BotW cooking --- I'd Rather Be A Savage Little Elephant, than be a big Bald Bull "I claim one line in your sig" = TheKnightOfNee <cite>Xtlm posted [p:961101819] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>Isn't this BotW cooking </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
demonfang178 12/21/21 2:33:53 PM #27:	Depends on how good the rest of the game is. Grand Kirby posted... When I saw the topic title I thought it was specifically talking about Mega Man Zero 4. That game had some of the worst crafting I'd ever seen. It didn't help that parts could only be dropped by specific enemies (this is a Mega Man game; there are enemies that like only show up three times in one screen in a single stage in the entire game!) and that they were all named weirdly confusing bullcrap like "EleDeserter" and "C-Hopper" so even if you did look up a guide for a recipe list you would have no clue what gave out parts you needed and where to find them. To be fair, only like 2-3 are actually useful. I think I beat the game only using the one that lets you double jump and quick charge. <cite>demonfang178 posted [p:961105890] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>Depends on how good the rest of the game is. Grand Kirby posted... </cite> <quote>When I saw the topic title I thought it was specifically talking about Mega Man Zero 4. That game had some of the worst crafting I'd ever seen. It didn't help that parts could only be dropped by specific enemies (this is a Mega Man game; there are enemies that like only show up three times in one screen in a single stage in the entire game!) and that they were all named weirdly confusing bullcrap like "EleDeserter" and "C-Hopper" so even if you did look up a guide for a recipe list you would have no clue what gave out parts you needed and where to find them.</quote> To be fair, only like 2-3 are actually useful. I think I beat the game only using the one that lets you double jump and quick charge. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Grand Kirby 12/21/21 4:12:40 PM #28:	demonfang178 posted... To be fair, only like 2-3 are actually useful. I think I beat the game only using the one that lets you double jump and quick charge. That made it even worse for me, because I actually tried to invest in the system and to go through all that work just to get stuff that was completely useless was almost insulting. And the only ones that were truly worth using were the ones the game gave absolutely no hints existed. --- Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan <cite>Grand Kirby posted [p:961108470] in If a game ... [t:79819392]...</cite> <quote>demonfang178 posted... </cite> <quote>To be fair, only like 2-3 are actually useful. I think I beat the game only using the one that lets you double jump and quick charge.</quote>That made it even worse for me, because I actually tried to invest in the system and to go through all that work just to get stuff that was completely useless was almost insulting. And the only ones that were truly worth using were the ones the game gave absolutely no hints existed. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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