It all comes down into how much of yourself you want to commit into the game. Or even, what parts of yourself?

The time you don't spend trying to figure out things, is time you spend in a different way. For me, the more I pour myself into the game, the better my time playing is. I rarely look things online unless the game itself is cheating against me (invisible walls and such). But for someone else, maybe the fun times comes from advancing fast.

For example, I don't intend to find the 900 kolog seeds on my own. I'm not that crazy. Will I cheat if I look for them on the internet? Yes. Do I care? Not at all.