Is it a bad idea to collect [spoilers]??(Very minor spoilers)

[silver cloud]

no. the start of watcher is somewhat railroady

in fact (mild guidance) ||echos are the only way to progress||

they do not restrict content. pipeyard was never accessable

[river stag]

Oh ok

Also apparentky I glow now?- is odd.

[unreal lynx]

Reposted starting message

Basically, I beelined straight toward shaded citadel cuz my first instnct is to look for the moon,||(Yes, I was indeed on paincat recently. And yes, I did make the mistake of going right, and then getting extremely stuck after I used a flashbomb and a well placed egg to make it past.), || I stopped by the good ol echo there annnd now I found myself back at the start except there's now rot at places, and it seems the pipeyard is no longer accessible??, (Among other things.), ALSO, my karma didn't go up- That was uber weird. Anyway am I missing out on stuff if I keep focusing on collecting echoes??(I was gonna find moon first, then head through the exterior to see 5 pebbles and then get the next echo.). Oh, Also I have like 4 passages(Thank you sparky the cyan lizard.)