Article Containing Tips - Mostly For New Players (Updated)

Pretty well put together articles with some helpful info.

I don't like nit picking but one thing I'll say about the end of the review part,

In the con you put "HACKERS"

Obviously cheating is not pleasant to be around but it's in literally every comparable online game and casual players can realistically see little to no proven cheating the entire time they play this game.

Also, since Rare ended up catering the the "hackers everywhere" crowd by spending a lot of time and resources on not only their own anti-cheat strats, but also bringing in 3rd party support I think it's a fair opinion to personally hold but something that will often lead new players off course and is unfair to Rare's efforts on the topic.

A big issue in this game (I think far bigger than cheating itself) is the sus culture of the experience. Using sus accusations to create blame for losing rather than just embracing the humility of "we all lose fights sometimes and sometimes other players played better, not a big deal"

The obvious cheating stuff is very rare in random adventure when compared to the overall time people spend in the game.

I don't think new players or any player should even have cheating on their minds when playing the game. They will become one of the people that sus accuse all the time and that will backfire on them eventually, just like it has for many other players (including a lot of veteran players) in the game.

Use the support system as a tool and resource when necessary, don't let "cheater cheater" become your entire personality in SoT. Same for "sus" and "pvp bad" "Rare bad" etc etc.

Play, have fun, don't look to blame/accuse or to find something negative about someone else over a random happening in a video game. It's not good for the overall environment and it's not good for the individual journey.