User blog comment:Mjb24v/Motivations/@comment-1687225-20121031185850

Using a wiki might certainly spoil the fun. Readers read at their own discretion. If they don&apos;t want the experience spoiled for them, they shouldn&apos;t read it, full stop. We shouldn&apos;t even have to have spoiler tags for that; it&apos;s just common sense. I consider cheating to be doing something to get an unfair advantage over others, so in a sense, yes. Using this wiki would be cheating.

However, in some cases a wiki might NOT spoil the fun. For example, if I really wanted to find a weapon, but after scouring Lordran for hours and I still can&apos;t find it, by then the search is no longer fun for me; I just want to find the damned weapon. That is the perfect time to consult a wiki.

It&apos;s also good to consult a wiki in case you want to make sure that you didn&apos;t miss everything.

I might also point out that since Dark Souls is so heavily skill-based, spoiling weapon statistics or tactics isn&apos;t as big of a deal as some other game wikis might be, since (for a large part) it is up to your own skill to make the most of situations and items.

One reason I contribute to Dark Souls wiki that I hadn&apos;t brought up before is the fact that there is so much in the game (both lore-wise and gameplay-wise) that you can miss at first glance. This is not a Michael Bay film; things are not shoved into your face. Dark Souls is much more coy when it comes to facts and lore, and it&apos;d be a shame if busier or less attentive players play through this amazing game and miss stuff. So I like to think that when I&apos;m writing here, particularly about elusive or esoteric lore or item facts, I am helping enlighten fellow gamers regarding this jewel of a game.