Video game lessons learned the hard way

Heh, heh. Welcome to Minecraft.

You're thinking of Peaceful Mode; in that difficulty mode, no hostile entities spawn at all, and your health constantly regenerates.

Protip: The bad things spawn in the dark. They don't disappear when the sun comes up, either, although undead do burn to redeath if they don't find cover or water. On a new Minecraft world on any setting other than Peaceful, your grace period only lasts until the first night.

EDIT: Also, spiders go neutral (as in, they don't attack you unless you attack them) in sunlight, although they don't always get the memo if they see you before they see sunlight (say, if they were under a tree or something).

edited 2nd Sep '14 3:23:29 PM by Knowlessman

Thanks. I know about the stuff you mentioned; I just didn't think I'd be encountering monsters in a tutorial. Now I have to figure out how to get anything done if I'm constantly looking around for Creepers.

Fences. Or 2-high walls, to keep skeletons from shooting you at night. Or a 4-high, 2-thick wall with an indent just under the top blocks, to keep spiders from climbing over it (They get stuck in overhangs, but regular overhangs provide shade for undead; also, apparently spiders can jump the gap in a 3-high indented wall. I'm pretty sure a 4-high will do it, though).

EDIT: Also, you can always pick a different difficulty when you load the world from the Play Game menu. Among other things, it's possible to mess around in a world in Creative Mode and then come back in Survival. A friend of mine makes adventure maps this way.

edited 3rd Sep '14 2:41:09 PM by Knowlessman

In the short amount of time I played Minecraft, I made a lava moat around my base, with a gatehouse'd bridge. That seemed to work pretty well.

I always build cave houses. Saves a lot of work and means I only need to fortify one direction.

Until you dig too deep...

Dwarf Fortress:

• Want to dig the roots away for that underground farm? Refrain! You will somehow cause light to get in if ya dig the roots! (0.40.10)

Skyrim:

Lurker Guardians eat elven arrows for breakfast. In fact they can finish a whole quiver of over 100 arrows in a sitting. You'll be there a while. (Shame they can't stomach paralysis enchants just as easily.)

Bethesda were smart enough to realize how broken the ability to open Black Books in the middle of a duel with a dragon would be, and made sure you can't read them during combat.

Nevertheless, Black Books are awesome for skill grinding. The only penalty for dying is getting tossed out of the book, so you're free to let Lurkers wail on you to get that armor skill up to snuff. Also the daedra are all apparently pretty decent level with good defense and health. You'll probably get multiple skill increases just killing one of them.

You cannot kill Master Neloth. Neither can anything else. Kite dragons to him and behold the power of House Telvanni.

Destruction is a bitch to level.

Any game with crafting:

NEVER SELL ANYTHING unless you have, like, 18 of it.

edited 4th Sep '14 10:13:47 AM by lalalei2001

I learned that the hard way when I sold important items in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.

Ace Attorney:

• Press every statement you can (unless it's that fucking clown). There is always new information to learn. Besides, it might be funny.
• Pay attention to the court record. If it's still in there, then it's probably going to be necessary later.
• You haven't lost until you see the "Guilty" screen. And sometimes, not even then...Well, okay, except for Case 2-4, but those were extraordinary circumstances.

edited 4th Sep '14 3:02:11 PM by KarkatTheDalek

There are a few exceptions it Press All Statements, but the game will warn you when you aren't allowed to needlessly press.

True enough. I suppose you could say "every statement you can" means "anything you won't get penalized for", in which case a good portion of Moe's testimonies are out.

Super Smash Bros.:

• Okay.
  We've been over this.
  Only characters from old NES games or popular/highly acclaimed franchises will get in.
  THAT MEANS LIP WILL NEVER BE IN THE GAME.
  The sooner you understand this and stop bitching about it, the more friends you will make.
  
• Don't even think about Mario Kart 8 DLC.
  • Don't.

edited 5th Sep '14 12:29:01 AM by Midna

How hard did you learn that?

I remember Lip! At least her Stick got in!

Have you ever been so hyped for something you just know disappointment will happen along and smash it against the rocks so hard you're left bitter, jaded, and disenfranchised? That, kinda.

Ah yes the humble Lip's Stick: an eternal consolation prize slash slap in the face to anyone who thought things would be different this time around.

edited 5th Sep '14 12:33:15 AM by Midna

Ahh. :( *hug*

Any game with crafting: Think very carefully about making a new recipe if you have only one of something.

Also, try to memorize or at least write down how to replenish your supplies of items and where you can do so. Even if the game tells you where, it's nice to have it all handy.

It kind of falls flat when you say "I really should stop bitching" then proceed to bitch some more, y'know.

edited 5th Sep '14 12:38:58 AM by Perseus

"Now you're learning it The Hard Way™!"

Strategy RPG + lack of sleep + lack of experience in the genre = a recipe for quick game over.

That middle one is the clincher. You will not play as well when you are tired compared to when you are wide awake.

Midna, I am really sick of the way you make every god damn thread about Panel De Pon

i ike how everyone has that ridley avatar

Guys please, lets not start anything, we're all here just to have fun, okay?