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Just so it's out there, I thought of this idea by watching super mario maker, but what if you could post comments, in-game, on the tactical puzzles (like hints)? Your comment would get shuffled in with the rest for that specific puzzle, and if anyone asks for a hint on the puzzle, they'll see a random comment. If a player doesn't like a certain comment, they can report it, giving a reason such as "inappropriate" or "unhelpful." I would like to see this implemented in the game, but also want to hear what other people think of the idea and how it could be made better.

I like figuring out the puzzles on my own :3 I solved all the tactile puzzles on my own and love trying to figure out how a specific oak can be met using the resources at hand. If you can't figure out how to do it yourself then how will you be able to pull of something in the game that requires you to think through all possibilities in the time machine?

As for your idea. hints can be a good idea, but if put directly into the puzzle's page I think it might be an issue. I can see trolls who submit hints that tell people exactly how to solve a puzzle and they won't be reported because they are useful hints. But if you don't want to know exactly how to solve the puzzle but just get a pointer, and you click the hint button and get instructions on how to solve it... I wouldn't be very happy because I would think "why didn't I figure that out myself!". For that reason I like keeping puzzle hints on the forums or wiki pages rather than in-app but that's my personal preference.