I don’t know if there’s a way to make the journey interesting without removing wikis, influencers, and data-mining.
D2 had clear road-blocks that made progression interesting, because the player had to look at their build or ask for help. There wasn’t multiple “LOOK AT THIS SICK INSTA-OP BUILD, MINIMUM FARM, OP!!!” videos available and online FAQs were mostly guessing and uploading what worked for them.
Every facet of a game is revealed before it’s even released these days and the most efficient farming methods+best builds are already solved.
You can’t have a journey without the thrill of the unknown.
/boomerrant