Quote Originally Posted by Rongway View Post
You're just viewing mechanics through the lens of sync and overgearing.

Of course they need to bother. Each piece of content has a time when it is current and relevant and not cheesable.
This is true but doesn't the main point stand though? That it teaches new players not to bother and wouldn't they be better off by learning both how and more importantly WHY to work the mechanics early on?