Message Forum: Re: WHERES THE BEEF? i mean wheres the hammer?

Re: WHERES THE BEEF? i mean wheres the hammer?

Posted By: hfibonik, on host 209.240.222.131
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at 13:59:50
In Reply To: Re: WHERES THE BEEF? i mean wheres the hammer? posted by donotmockthepea on Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at 12:30:57:

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> > >
> > > title
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> > > INVENTORY
> > > nothing new, except the key to the shack
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> > Pea, even the Village Idiot wouldn't need help finding the hammer! (No, that's not a clue!)
> >
> > I will personally Fedex you a hammer if you'll just do some exploring on your own for a while without asking for things you're not even supposed to know exist yet!
>
> ok fine with me, uhh please i want my hammer fedxed soon.
> P.S a simple you cant get it yet would of worked

No, a simple "you can't get it yet" would've been a totally wrong thing for me to say and the opposite of helpful. Maybe you *can* get the hammer now -- that's not the point. Sorry I didn't make it clear. I just wanted my hint to say, in a non-serious way, that it's really really helpful if you know what's important to worry about and what's totally off-track. And it's really really important to trust in your own abilities until you're really truly stuck.

I think one of the things that gets many people stuck in general is when they stop playing the game and start playing the hints board. In the case of the hammer, I just couldn't see anyone needing help finding it. Getting it, maybe, but not finding it. There's always something else you can do until you run across it. It's just one of those items you don't need to worry about until the time comes to snag it.

All through this game, the hero gets lectured about how important it is to rely on himself instead of turning to magic to solve all his problems. So when I saw someone turn to this board looking for a specific answer to a question that he would've shortly answered for himself anyway (and really easily, 'cuz he's smarter than he thinks), I didn't think it would be at all helpful to anyone to just blurt out where it was when there are so many more important things to worry about.

(Like, how come I can tote the Boulder of Doom around with me but can't carry more than six apples at a time, hmmmm? ... No, maybe that's not a good example.)

Here's a better one: I think "How do I *get* the hammer once I've spotted it" is a decent question. "Where's that freakin' secret area" is a REALLY good question. I'm not a genius at these games and get stuck a lot. So when I come to this board to get unstuck, I would hate to stumble across lots of messages that spelled out the answers to a skillion easy situations I haven't even come to yet -- I guess that's what I'm really *hinting* at.

Now, do you still want me to Fedex a hammer to you?

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Message:	> > > > > > > > > > > title > > > > > > > > INVENTORY > > > > nothing new, except the key to the shack > > > > > > Pea, even the Village Idiot wouldn't need help finding the hammer! (No, that's not a clue!) > > > > > > I will personally Fedex you a hammer if you'll just do some exploring on your own for a while without asking for things you're not even supposed to know exist yet! > > > > ok fine with me, uhh please i want my hammer fedxed soon. > > P.S a simple you cant get it yet would of worked > > No, a simple "you can't get it yet" would've been a totally wrong thing for me to say and the opposite of helpful. Maybe you can get the hammer now -- that's not the point. Sorry I didn't make it clear. I just wanted my hint to say, in a non-serious way, that it's really really helpful if you know what's important to worry about and what's totally off-track. And it's really really important to trust in your own abilities until you're really truly stuck. > > I think one of the things that gets many people stuck in general is when they stop playing the game and start playing the hints board. In the case of the hammer, I just couldn't see anyone needing help finding it. Getting it, maybe, but not finding it. There's always something else you can do until you run across it. It's just one of those items you don't need to worry about until the time comes to snag it. > > All through this game, the hero gets lectured about how important it is to rely on himself instead of turning to magic to solve all his problems. So when I saw someone turn to this board looking for a specific answer to a question that he would've shortly answered for himself anyway (and really easily, 'cuz he's smarter than he thinks), I didn't think it would be at all helpful to anyone to just blurt out where it was when there are so many more important things to worry about. > > (Like, how come I can tote the Boulder of Doom around with me but can't carry more than six apples at a time, hmmmm? ... No, maybe that's not a good example.) > > Here's a better one: I think "How do I get the hammer once I've spotted it" is a decent question. "Where's that freakin' secret area" is a REALLY good question. I'm not a genius at these games and get stuck a lot. So when I come to this board to get unstuck, I would hate to stumble across lots of messages that spelled out the answers to a skillion easy situations I haven't even come to yet -- I guess that's what I'm really hinting at. > > Now, do you still want me to Fedex a hammer to you?
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