FAQs

I'm playing through FFX just now and using an FAQ from GameFAQs to make sure I don't miss anything and to help with boss strategies.

A few things have came into my mind concerning this: what drives someone to type thousands of words into a text file, for free, for anyone to read, especially for massive games such as this? It must take a certain kind of person to go into so much detail, revising and editing a huge document just for other people to use for nothing.

Additionally people who use FAQs - me included obviously - must have different reasons to do so. I'm using a spoiler-free FAQ (even though I've played the game through before and am familiar with the main plot points), but spoiler-free as it is, you can still catch what's up ahead by glancing a few lines down, like the name of a Boss.

I guess some people use it because they can't be bothered figuring out puzzles and so on, but doesn't that take away the fun of playing a game?