Minecraft is interesting in this regard since for the longest time there was no in-game recipe guide. It would be absolutely unreasonable to expect the players

Minecraft is interesting in this regard since for the longest time there was no in-game recipe guide. It would be absolutely unreasonable to expect the players to figure out the crafting recipes on their own (perhaps beyond a few basic ones). So of course everyone used a wiki from the very start. I wonder if Notch ever spoke about this and what were his thoughts. Did he design the game already with a wiki in mind? It made it problematic for new players to play offline, so there are some downsides.