What people forget is that the character is a farm boy, as green as grass with zero skills other than farming. Ever wondered why the military spend so much time and money on training new recruits?, it's so they don't kill or maim themselves before they've killed the enemy. He's probably never even seen a goblin let alone fought one. "The grind", which annoys so many, is an essential part of the game, it teaches you the value of things, how to use them, and your time, efficiently. I personally don't like the cheat mode as it short circuits the learning process, I use it now when starting the game afresh because I know the game inside out, but for the first dozen or so times I played I didn't use the cheat mode, I didn't even know it was there until I tried to pick the daffodils to sell, that's how you learn. I could write a walkthrough but that would ruin the whole point of the game for others. All the information you need is in the game, you just have to look for it.
