Do you prefer a pure random map or to check first?

[Eyndric]

Just wondering how the community likes to play. Do you prefer to know where the bosses and biomes, etc are and where the trader is before you start a new game or do you prefer to know as little as possible?

1. I am going in blind.
   
2. I like to plan and thus check upfront.

[Suzaku]

1

[Eyndric]

I tend to be weak and go 2, but I really should go 1 :)

[M.Red]

just moving in without checking anything
define a seed and jump in head on

[Kalysm]

1 here

[Eyndric]

Tbh, I regret going 2 in my latest gameplay since the distances were far closer than expected. :)

I haven't gone 1 since early release, but tempted atm.

edit: typo

[Eyndric]

Btw, is there an option to add an actual poll in a steam post?

[WingT74]

So much of the enjoyment of the game is exploration....and finding that awesome/perfect area to build a base, or that massive swamp, or massive Mtn....would be like reading the last chapter of a book before starting the book officially. But to each their own.

[Eyndric]

Originally posted by Reften:

So much of the enjoyment of the game is exploration....and finding that awesome/perfect area to build a base, or that massive swamp, or massive Mtn....would be like reading the last chapter of a book before starting the book officially. But to each their own.

To be perfectly honest: probably why I lost a little bit of interest in the game since I started planning, hmm...

[OctoberSky]

I check the seed in the world generator before starting to insure that it does indeed have all of the points of interest I'll be hunting for when the game starts. But I don't go back or use console to explore the map. My memory isn't that good anyway so I'll end up blundering around to find crypts or infested mines regardless. But the preview at least tells me that it's me and not a bad map seed.

[Jogo]

Always 1, never 2.

Exploration and taking on the challenge, however hard, that the world presents, is what does it for me. Not being able to find large enough swamps or, say, Yagluth's vegvisir, or collect that last remaining black core, just makes me wanna play more. #2 would ruin most of that.

[Warrax]

Some seeds deserve a repeat ... so I guess that makes me a 1 and a 2.
However, with a repeat, its possible to add in "extra players" into my solo game to make the repeat more difficult than the first.

[Eyndric]

Originally posted by OctoberSky:

I check the seed in the world generator before starting to insure that it does indeed have all of the points of interest I'll be hunting for when the game starts. But I don't go back or use console to explore the map. My memory isn't that good anyway so I'll end up blundering around to find crypts or infested mines regardless. But the preview at least tells me that it's me and not a bad map seed.

It has beyond my first play been my way to go, I have the same awful memory so it generally doesn't cause much problems, but...

Originally posted by Jogo:

Always 1, never 2.

Exploration and taking on the challenge, however hard, that the world presents, is what does it for me. Not being able to find large enough swamps or, say, Yagluth's vegvisir, or collect that last remaining black core, just makes me wanna play more. #2 would ruin most of that.

This take is so valuable, I am inclined to return to it. The old unknown, the adventure and frustration... but the chance the map/seed just plain sucks... hmm...

[Eyndric]

Originally posted by Warrax:

Some seeds deserve a repeat ... so I guess that makes me a 1 and a 2.
However, with a repeat, its possible to add in "extra players" into my solo game to make the repeat more difficult than the first.

The first part I agree with, the second: Never ever evah! Sorry, too much of a loner. :)

[Faceplant]

1 for sure, and no map during play either, which makes finding the bosses challenging and finding the trader near impossible, but sometimes you get lucky.

In my current playthrough I'm looking for bonemass, and think I'm getting close. I found a great place for a base that is in meadows, with black forest, swamp, mountain, and plains all very close. I climbed the mountain and found the moder circle just up the hill from my temporary base!

Those are the moments that make walking around blind fun. Had I "peeked", I probably would have gone there sooner, but what would be the fun in that?

[Quintium]

1 - multiple times. About to start up my second "Permadeath" attempt as well.